Oxy fuel burning machine operator to metal sawing machine operator
An oxy fuel burning machine operator already meets 73% of what the metal sawing machine operator role asks for. The move turns on 5 required skills not yet in the profile.
34.3/ 100
1 How much of what a metal sawing machine operator is expected to do is already part of an oxy fuel burning machine operator’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 metal sawing machine operator role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.
Why this move works
A metal sawing machine operator role treats 17 of its required skills as things an oxy fuel burning machine operator already does. You would walk in with these on day one.
- dispose of cutting waste material
- ensure equipment availability
- monitor automated machines
- operate precision measuring equipment
- program a CNC controller
- quality and cycle time optimisation
What stands in the way is 5 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 37 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A metal sawing machine operator role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of an oxy fuel burning machine operator background worth leading with.
- already held apply cross-reference tools for product identification handling and moving
- already held replace machines information skills
- already held manufacturing of doors from metal engineering, manufacturing and construction
- already held statistical process control natural sciences, mathematics and statistics
- already held manufacturing of metal structures engineering, manufacturing and construction
- already held manufacturing of heating equipment engineering, manufacturing and construction
All 37 carried skills, including the 17 the metal sawing machine operator role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you may need to learn
The 16 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 manufacturing processes required
- still to learn types of sawing blades required
- optional, not held manufacture of small metal parts optional
- optional, not held manufacturing of cutlery optional
- optional, not held manufacturing of light metal packaging optional
- optional, not held manufacturing of metal assembly products optional
- optional, not held manufacturing of metal household articles optional
- optional, not held manufacturing of steel drums and similar containers optional
- optional, not held manufacturing of tools optional
- still to learn supply machine with appropriate tools required
- optional, not held replace sawing blade on machine optional
- still to learn use automatic programming required
- still to learn tend metal sawing machine required
- optional, not held work ergonomically optional
- optional, not held advise on machinery malfunctions optional
1 further area in the appendix
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries a metal sawing machine operator role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 use automatic programming practise this
- 02 manufacturing processes study this
- 03 supply machine with appropriate tools 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 37 skills that carry over
- already held dispose of cutting waste material skill
- already held ensure equipment availability skill
- already held monitor automated machines skill
- already held operate precision measuring equipment skill
- already held program a CNC controller skill
- already held quality and cycle time optimisation knowledge
- already held quality standards knowledge
- already held read standard blueprints skill
- already held remove inadequate workpieces skill
- already held remove processed workpiece skill
- already held set up the controller of a machine skill
- already held statistical process control knowledge
- already held supply machine skill
- already held troubleshoot skill
- already held types of metal knowledge
- already held use CAM software skill
- already held wear appropriate protective gear skill
- already held apply cross-reference tools for product identification skill
- already held consult technical resources skill
- already held cutting technologies knowledge
- already held electrical engineering knowledge
- already held ferrous metal processing knowledge
- already held inspect quality of products skill
- already held manufacturing of doors from metal knowledge
- already held manufacturing of heating equipment knowledge
- already held manufacturing of metal containers knowledge
- already held manufacturing of metal structures knowledge
- already held manufacturing of steam generators knowledge
- already held manufacturing of weapons and ammunition knowledge
- already held mark processed workpiece skill
- already held mechanics knowledge
- already held perform machine maintenance skill
- already held perform product testing skill
- already held perform test run skill
- already held record production data for quality control skill
- already held replace machines skill
- already held types of metal manufacturing processes knowledge
The 1 learning area not shown above
- optional, not held monitor conveyor belt optional
11 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held manufacture of small metal parts optional
- optional, not held manufacturing of cutlery optional
- optional, not held manufacturing of light metal packaging optional
- optional, not held manufacturing of metal assembly products optional
- optional, not held manufacturing of metal household articles optional
- optional, not held manufacturing of steel drums and similar containers optional
- optional, not held manufacturing of tools optional
- optional, not held advise on machinery malfunctions optional
- optional, not held monitor conveyor belt optional
- optional, not held replace sawing blade on machine optional
- optional, not held work ergonomically optional
10 held skills the metal sawing machine operator role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role apply control process statistical methods skill
- not needed by the target role chemistry knowledge
- not needed by the target role flammable fluids knowledge
- not needed by the target role fuel gas knowledge
- not needed by the target role interpret geometric dimensions and tolerances skill
- not needed by the target role keep records of work progress skill
- not needed by the target role monitor gauge skill
- not needed by the target role monitor stock level skill
- not needed by the target role operate oxy-fuel cutting torch skill
- not needed by the target role torch temperature for metal processes knowledge
9 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 manufacturing processes required
- still to learn types of sawing blades required
- optional, not held manufacture of small metal parts optional
- optional, not held manufacturing of cutlery optional
- optional, not held manufacturing of light metal packaging optional
- optional, not held manufacturing of metal assembly products optional
- optional, not held manufacturing of metal household articles optional
- optional, not held manufacturing of steel drums and similar containers optional
- optional, not held manufacturing of tools optional
Other moves recorded from oxy fuel burning machine operator
Common questions about this move
Can an oxy fuel burning machine operator become a metal sawing machine operator?
Yes, and it is a moderate move. An oxy fuel burning machine operator already covers 73% of what a metal sawing machine operator is expected to do: 37 skills carry over, 17 of which the metal sawing machine operator role treats as required.
What skills does an oxy fuel burning machine operator need to become a metal sawing machine operator?
5 required skills are missing, plus 11 optional ones. They fall into 7 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by engineering, manufacturing and construction. The single most important is use automatic programming.
How hard is the move from oxy fuel burning machine operator to metal sawing machine operator?
Its learning distance is 34.3 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.