Optical instrument production supervisor to optical instrument repairer
An optical instrument production supervisor already meets 40% of what the optical instrument repairer role asks for. The move turns on 15 required skills not yet in the profile.
62.6/ 100
1 How much of what an optical instrument repairer 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 optical instrument repairer role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.
Why this move works
An optical instrument repairer role treats 9 of its required skills as things an optical instrument production supervisor already does. You would walk in with these on day one.
- cut glass
- glass tempering
- manipulate glass
- meet deadlines
- operate optical assembly equipment
- quality standards
What stands in the way is 15 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 17 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. An optical instrument repairer 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 glass tempering engineering, manufacturing and construction
- already held repair optical equipment handling and moving
- already held order optical supplies communication, collaboration and creativity
- already held maintain optical equipment working with machinery and specialised equipment
- already held operate optical assembly equipment working with machinery and specialised equipment
- already held test optical components information skills
All 17 carried skills, including the 9 the optical instrument repairer role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you may need to learn
The 22 missing skills fall into 8 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 operate automated optical inspection machine required
- still to learn operate optical measuring equipment required
- still to learn operate optical equipment required
- still to learn perform minor repairs to equipment required
- still to learn replace defect components required
- optional, not held colour glass optional
- still to learn use tools for construction and repair required
- still to learn remove defective products required
- still to learn smooth glass surface required
- still to learn use precision tools required
- optional, not held cut lenses for eyeglasses optional
- still to learn blueprints required
- still to learn optical glass characteristics required
- optional, not held optomechanical devices optional
- optional, not held optoelectronic devices optional
- still to learn read engineering drawings required
- still to learn verify lenses compliance required
- still to learn ensure conformity to specifications required
- optional, not held apply health and safety standards optional
- still to learn optical equipment standards required
2 further areas in the appendix
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries an optical instrument repairer role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 operate automated optical inspection machine practise this
- 02 operate optical measuring equipment practise this
- 03 use tools for construction and repair 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 17 skills that carry over
- already held cut glass skill
- already held glass tempering knowledge
- already held manipulate glass skill
- already held meet deadlines skill
- already held operate optical assembly equipment skill
- already held quality standards knowledge
- already held read standard blueprints skill
- already held repair optical equipment skill
- already held types of optical instruments knowledge
- already held communicate with customers skill
- already held keep records of work progress skill
- already held maintain optical equipment skill
- already held microoptics knowledge
- already held optical engineering knowledge
- already held optics knowledge
- already held order optical supplies skill
- already held test optical components skill
The 2 learning areas not shown above
- optional, not held resolve equipment malfunctions optional
- optional, not held refractive power optional
7 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held cut lenses for eyeglasses optional
- optional, not held optomechanical devices optional
- optional, not held apply health and safety standards optional
- optional, not held colour glass optional
- optional, not held optoelectronic devices optional
- optional, not held refractive power optional
- optional, not held resolve equipment malfunctions optional
34 held skills the optical instrument repairer role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role chair a meeting skill
- not needed by the target role electrical engineering knowledge
- not needed by the target role evaluate employees work skill
- not needed by the target role follow production schedule skill
- 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 inspect quality of products skill
- not needed by the target role liaise with engineers skill
- not needed by the target role liaise with managers skill
- not needed by the target role loading charts for transportation of goods knowledge
- not needed by the target role maintain safe engineering watches skill
- not needed by the target role manage distribution channels skill
- not needed by the target role mechanical engineering knowledge
- not needed by the target role meet productivity targets skill
- not needed by the target role monitor machine operations skill
- not needed by the target role monitor manufacturing quality standards skill
- not needed by the target role monitor stock level skill
- not needed by the target role mount optical components on frames skill
- not needed by the target role optical components knowledge
- not needed by the target role optical manufacturing process knowledge
- not needed by the target role oversee logistics of finished products skill
- not needed by the target role perform resource planning skill
- not needed by the target role plan shifts of employees 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 provide technical documentation skill
- not needed by the target role read assembly drawings skill
- not needed by the target role recruit employees skill
- not needed by the target role supervise staff skill
- not needed by the target role supervise work skill
- not needed by the target role supply chain management knowledge
- not needed by the target role train employees skill
- not needed by the target role troubleshoot skill
- not needed by the target role wear cleanroom suit skill
6 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 blueprints required
- still to learn optical equipment standards required
- still to learn optical glass characteristics required
- optional, not held optomechanical devices optional
- optional, not held optoelectronic devices optional
- optional, not held refractive power optional
Other moves recorded from optical instrument production supervisor
- electrical equipment production supervisor 69% covered · moderate
- electronics production supervisor 60% covered · moderate
- optical instrument assembler 47% 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 optical instrument repairer?
Yes, and it is a substantial move. An optical instrument production supervisor already covers 40% of what an optical instrument repairer is expected to do: 17 skills carry over, 9 of which the optical instrument repairer role treats as required.
What skills does an optical instrument production supervisor need to become an optical instrument repairer?
15 required skills are missing, plus 7 optional ones. They fall into 8 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by working with machinery and specialised equipment. The single most important is operate automated optical inspection machine.
How hard is the move from optical instrument production supervisor to optical instrument repairer?
Its learning distance is 62.6 out of 100, which is the substantial 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.