motor vehicle assemblertomotor vehicle engine assembler
A motor vehicle assembler already meets 80% of what the motor vehicle engine assembler role asks for. The move turns on 3 required skills not yet in the profile.
80%
24.1/ 100
1 Share of the motor vehicle engine assembler role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the motor vehicle assembler profile. Required skills count in full, supplementary skills at 0.35. Directional: the figure for the reverse move differs. 2 Combines what is missing with how specialised it is, so a gap of general skills scores easier than the same number of narrow ones.
Why this move works
A motor vehicle engine assembler role treats 15 of its required skills as things a motor vehicle assembler already does. These are the ones it depends on most.
- align components
- bolt engine parts
- electromechanics
- engine components
- ensure equipment availability
- fasten components
What stands in the way is 3 required skills the profile does not yet cover. Table 3 groups them; Table 4 says which to take first.
Table 2 · What you already bring
Of the 39 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A motor vehicle engine assembler role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a motor vehicle assembler background worth leading with.
- already held vehicle type-approval services
- already held bolt engine parts working with machinery and specialised equipment
- already held use automotive diagnostic equipment constructing
- already held tend riveting machine working with machinery and specialised equipment
- already held diagnose defective engines information skills
- already held operate handheld riveting equipment handling and moving
All 39 carried skills, including the 15 the motor vehicle engine assembler role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you would need to learn
The 11 missing skills fall into 8 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, numbered below in the order worth working in: the areas carrying the most required skills come first, and inside each one the required skills sit above the supplementary ones.
- required, not held apply health and safety standards required
- required, not held wear appropriate protective gear required
- required, not held apply preliminary treatment to workpieces required
- optional, not held position engine on test stand optional
- optional, not held write records for repairs optional
- optional, not held recognise signs of corrosion optional
- optional, not held liaise with engineers optional
- optional, not held lubricate engines optional
- optional, not held electronics principles optional
2 further areas in the appendix
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries a motor vehicle engine assembler role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 apply health and safety standards skill · cross sector
- 02 apply preliminary treatment to workpieces skill · cross sector
- 03 wear appropriate protective gear skill · cross sector
Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.
Appendix · The rest of the record
All 39 skills that carry over
- already held align components skill
- already held bolt engine parts skill
- already held electromechanics knowledge
- already held engine components knowledge
- already held ensure equipment availability skill
- already held fasten components skill
- already held mechanics knowledge
- already held mechanics of motor vehicles knowledge
- already held operation of different engines knowledge
- already held quality standards knowledge
- already held read engineering drawings skill
- already held read standard blueprints skill
- already held troubleshoot skill
- already held use power tools skill
- already held use technical documentation skill
- already held calibrate electronic instruments skill
- already held conduct performance tests skill
- already held diagnose defective engines skill
- already held disassemble engines skill
- already held electricity knowledge
- already held electronics knowledge
- already held engineering principles knowledge
- already held engineering processes knowledge
- already held inspect quality of products skill
- already held keep records of work progress skill
- already held operate handheld riveting equipment skill
- already held operate lifting equipment skill
- already held operate precision measuring equipment skill
- already held operate soldering equipment skill
- already held operate welding equipment skill
- already held re-assemble engines skill
- already held record test data skill
- already held rivet types knowledge
- already held send faulty equipment back to assembly line skill
- already held set up automotive robot skill
- already held tend riveting machine skill
- already held use automotive diagnostic equipment skill
- already held use testing equipment skill
- already held vehicle type-approval knowledge
The 2 learning areas not shown above
- optional, not held use CAM software optional
- optional, not held repair engines optional
8 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held electronics principles optional
- optional, not held position engine on test stand optional
- optional, not held write records for repairs optional
- optional, not held liaise with engineers optional
- optional, not held lubricate engines optional
- optional, not held recognise signs of corrosion optional
- optional, not held repair engines optional
- optional, not held use CAM software optional
18 held skills the motor vehicle engine assembler role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role apply soldering techniques skill
- not needed by the target role assemble electrical components skill
- not needed by the target role assemble electronic units skill
- not needed by the target role assemble metal parts skill
- not needed by the target role clean components during assembly skill
- not needed by the target role drive motor vehicle prototypes skill
- not needed by the target role electrical wiring plans knowledge
- not needed by the target role evaluate engine performance skill
- not needed by the target role install low voltage wiring skill
- not needed by the target role monitor manufacturing quality standards skill
- not needed by the target role motor vehicle parts drawings knowledge
- not needed by the target role prepare pieces for joining skill
- not needed by the target role quality assurance procedures knowledge
- not needed by the target role supervise motor vehicles manufacture skill
- not needed by the target role test motor vehicles under demanding conditions skill
- not needed by the target role vehicle manufacturing process knowledge
- not needed by the target role work in assembly line teams skill
- not needed by the target role write inspection reports skill
1 gaps that are knowledge rather than practice
Knowledge gaps usually close through study. Practical skill gaps usually need something you can point at.
- optional, not held electronics principles optional
How this record was compiled
Both occupations are taken from ESCO, which lists the skills and knowledge each occupation is expected to have and marks every one required or optional. Nothing here is a prediction about hiring, and nothing here knows that a particular employer wants a particular certificate. Treat Table 3 as a starting point for your own research rather than a syllabus. The full method states what these figures can and cannot tell you.