Optical instrument production supervisor to electrical equipment production supervisor
An optical instrument production supervisor already meets 69% of what the electrical equipment production supervisor role asks for. The move turns on 4 required skills not yet in the profile.
36.4/ 100
1 How much of what an electrical equipment production supervisor is expected to do is already part of an optical instrument production supervisor’s work. Directional: the figure for the reverse move differs, because moving into a speciality is not the same problem as moving out of one. 2 Every skill the electrical equipment production supervisor role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.
Why this move works
An electrical equipment production supervisor role treats 17 of its required skills as things an optical instrument production supervisor already does. You would walk in with these on day one.
- electrical engineering
- evaluate employees work
- follow production schedule
- inspect quality of products
- keep records of work progress
- meet deadlines
What stands in the way is 4 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 30 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. An electrical equipment production supervisor role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of an optical instrument production supervisor background worth leading with.
- already held chair a meeting communication, collaboration and creativity
- already held loading charts for transportation of goods services
- already held meet productivity targets management skills
- already held manage distribution channels management skills
- already held maintain safe engineering watches assisting and caring
- already held oversee logistics of finished products management skills
All 30 carried skills, including the 17 the electrical equipment production supervisor role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you may need to learn
The 20 missing skills fall into 5 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, numbered in the order worth working in. Areas carrying the most required skills come first, and inside each one the required skills sit above the optional ones. Nothing here is a verdict on you: it is a list of what this particular job asks for that your current one does not.
- still to learn electrical discharge required
- still to learn electrical wiring diagrams required
- still to learn electricity principles required
- optional, not held electric drives optional
- optional, not held electric motors optional
- optional, not held manufacture of electrical wire products optional
- optional, not held electrical equipment regulations optional
- optional, not held electrical machines optional
- optional, not held electromechanics optional
- optional, not held power engineering optional
- still to learn interpret electrical diagrams required
- optional, not held measure electrical characteristics optional
- optional, not held process incoming electrical supplies optional
- optional, not held adjust manufacturing equipment optional
- optional, not held adjust voltage optional
- optional, not held maintain electrical equipment optional
- optional, not held replace defect components optional
- optional, not held order electrical supplies optional
- optional, not held resolve equipment malfunctions optional
- optional, not held inspect electrical supplies optional
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries an electrical equipment production supervisor role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 electrical discharge study this
- 02 electrical wiring diagrams study this
- 03 electricity principles study this
Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.
Appendix · The rest of the record
All 30 skills that carry over
- already held electrical engineering knowledge
- already held evaluate employees work skill
- already held follow production schedule skill
- already held inspect quality of products skill
- already held keep records of work progress skill
- already held meet deadlines skill
- already held meet productivity targets skill
- already held monitor manufacturing quality standards skill
- already held monitor stock level skill
- already held perform resource planning skill
- already held plan shifts of employees skill
- already held read assembly drawings skill
- already held read standard blueprints skill
- already held supervise staff skill
- already held supervise work skill
- already held supply chain management knowledge
- already held troubleshoot skill
- already held chair a meeting skill
- already held communicate with customers skill
- already held liaise with engineers skill
- already held liaise with managers skill
- already held loading charts for transportation of goods knowledge
- already held maintain safe engineering watches skill
- already held manage distribution channels skill
- already held mechanical engineering knowledge
- already held monitor machine operations skill
- already held oversee logistics of finished products skill
- already held provide technical documentation skill
- already held recruit employees skill
- already held train employees skill
16 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held electric drives optional
- optional, not held electric motors optional
- optional, not held manufacture of electrical wire products optional
- optional, not held order electrical supplies optional
- optional, not held adjust manufacturing equipment optional
- optional, not held adjust voltage optional
- optional, not held electrical equipment regulations optional
- optional, not held electrical machines optional
- optional, not held electromechanics optional
- optional, not held inspect electrical supplies optional
- optional, not held maintain electrical equipment optional
- optional, not held measure electrical characteristics optional
- optional, not held power engineering optional
- optional, not held process incoming electrical supplies optional
- optional, not held replace defect components optional
- optional, not held resolve equipment malfunctions optional
21 held skills the electrical equipment production supervisor role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role cut glass skill
- not needed by the target role glass tempering knowledge
- not needed by the target role grind glass skill
- not needed by the target role inspect optical supplies skill
- not needed by the target role maintain optical equipment skill
- not needed by the target role manipulate glass skill
- not needed by the target role microoptics knowledge
- not needed by the target role mount optical components on frames skill
- not needed by the target role operate optical assembly equipment skill
- not needed by the target role optical components knowledge
- not needed by the target role optical engineering knowledge
- not needed by the target role optical manufacturing process knowledge
- not needed by the target role optics knowledge
- not needed by the target role order optical supplies skill
- not needed by the target role precision engineering knowledge
- not needed by the target role process incoming optical supplies skill
- not needed by the target role quality standards knowledge
- not needed by the target role repair optical equipment skill
- not needed by the target role test optical components skill
- not needed by the target role types of optical instruments knowledge
- not needed by the target role wear cleanroom suit skill
10 gaps that are knowledge rather than practice
Knowledge gaps usually close through study. Practical skill gaps usually need something you can point at.
- still to learn electrical discharge required
- still to learn electrical wiring diagrams required
- still to learn electricity principles required
- optional, not held electric drives optional
- optional, not held electric motors optional
- optional, not held manufacture of electrical wire products optional
- optional, not held electrical equipment regulations optional
- optional, not held electrical machines optional
- optional, not held electromechanics optional
- optional, not held power engineering optional
Other moves recorded from optical instrument production supervisor
- electronics production supervisor 60% covered · moderate
- optical instrument assembler 47% covered · substantial
- optical instrument repairer 40% covered · substantial
- machinery assembly supervisor 37% covered · substantial
Full index of moves from optical instrument production supervisor
Common questions about this move
Can an optical instrument production supervisor become an electrical equipment production supervisor?
Yes, and it is a moderate move. An optical instrument production supervisor already covers 69% of what an electrical equipment production supervisor is expected to do: 30 skills carry over, 17 of which the electrical equipment production supervisor role treats as required.
What skills does an optical instrument production supervisor need to become an electrical equipment production supervisor?
4 required skills are missing, plus 16 optional ones. They fall into 5 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by engineering, manufacturing and construction. The single most important is electrical discharge.
How hard is the move from optical instrument production supervisor to electrical equipment production supervisor?
Its learning distance is 36.4 out of 100, which is the moderate band. That accounts for both how much is missing and how specialised those skills are.
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.