Optical instrument production supervisor to electronics production supervisor
An optical instrument production supervisor already meets 60% of what the electronics production supervisor role asks for. The move turns on 9 required skills not yet in the profile.
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1 How much of what an electronics 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 electronics production supervisor role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.
Why this move works
An electronics production supervisor role treats 18 of its required skills as things an optical instrument production supervisor already does. You would walk in with these on day one.
- evaluate employees work
- follow production schedule
- inspect quality of products
- keep records of work progress
- meet deadlines
- meet productivity targets
What stands in the way is 9 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 29 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. An electronics 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 oversee logistics of finished products management skills
- already held provide technical documentation management skills
All 29 carried skills, including the 18 the electronics production supervisor role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you may need to learn
The 25 missing skills fall into 7 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 battery management systems required
- still to learn electrical discharge required
- still to learn electrical equipment regulations required
- still to learn electronic equipment standards required
- still to learn electronics required
- still to learn integrated circuits required
- still to learn types of electronics required
- optional, not held consumer electronics optional
- optional, not held mechatronics optional
- optional, not held microelectronics optional
- optional, not held optoelectronics optional
- optional, not held power electronics optional
- optional, not held sensors optional
- optional, not held telecommunications engineering optional
- still to learn interpret circuit diagrams required
- still to learn interpret electronic design specifications required
- optional, not held process incoming electronics supplies optional
- optional, not held measure electrical characteristics optional
- optional, not held inspect electronics supplies optional
- optional, not held test electronic units optional
- optional, not held maintain electronic equipment optional
- optional, not held repair electronic components optional
- optional, not held order electronics supplies optional
- optional, not held assemble electronic units optional
1 further area in the appendix
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries an electronics production supervisor role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 battery management systems study this
- 02 interpret circuit diagrams practise this
- 03 interpret electronic design specifications practise this
Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.
Appendix · The rest of the record
All 29 skills that carry over
- 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 machine operations 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 quality standards knowledge
- 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 electrical engineering knowledge
- already held liaise with engineers skill
- already held liaise with managers skill
- already held loading charts for transportation of goods knowledge
- already held manage distribution channels 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
The 1 learning area not shown above
- optional, not held biomedical engineering optional
16 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held order electronics supplies optional
- optional, not held process incoming electronics supplies optional
- optional, not held consumer electronics optional
- optional, not held assemble electronic units optional
- optional, not held biomedical engineering optional
- optional, not held inspect electronics supplies optional
- optional, not held maintain electronic equipment optional
- optional, not held measure electrical characteristics optional
- optional, not held mechatronics optional
- optional, not held microelectronics optional
- optional, not held optoelectronics optional
- optional, not held power electronics optional
- optional, not held repair electronic components optional
- optional, not held sensors optional
- optional, not held telecommunications engineering optional
- optional, not held test electronic units optional
22 held skills the electronics 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 maintain safe engineering watches skill
- not needed by the target role manipulate glass skill
- not needed by the target role mechanical engineering knowledge
- 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 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
15 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 battery management systems required
- still to learn electrical discharge required
- still to learn electrical equipment regulations required
- still to learn electronic equipment standards required
- still to learn electronics required
- still to learn integrated circuits required
- still to learn types of electronics required
- optional, not held consumer electronics optional
- optional, not held biomedical engineering optional
- optional, not held mechatronics optional
- optional, not held microelectronics optional
- optional, not held optoelectronics optional
- optional, not held power electronics optional
- optional, not held sensors optional
- optional, not held telecommunications engineering optional
Other moves recorded from optical instrument production supervisor
- electrical equipment production supervisor 69% 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 electronics production supervisor?
Yes, and it is a moderate move. An optical instrument production supervisor already covers 60% of what an electronics production supervisor is expected to do: 29 skills carry over, 18 of which the electronics production supervisor role treats as required.
What skills does an optical instrument production supervisor need to become an electronics production supervisor?
9 required skills are missing, plus 16 optional ones. They fall into 7 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by engineering, manufacturing and construction. The single most important is battery management systems.
How hard is the move from optical instrument production supervisor to electronics production supervisor?
Its learning distance is 49 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.