Table 1Transition record

paper machine operatortowash deinking operator

A paper machine operator already meets 60% of what the wash deinking operator role asks for. The move turns on 6 required skills not yet in the profile.

From paper machine operator

60%

Overlap1

To wash deinking operator

22 Skills carried over

6 Required, not held

44.2 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 44.2

This move: 44.2 of 100 · moderate

1 Share of the wash deinking operator role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the paper machine operator 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.

Table 2

Table 2 · What you already bring

Of the 22 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A wash deinking operator role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a paper machine operator background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held tend bleacher working with machinery and specialised equipment
already held concentrate pulp slurry information skills
already held types of bleach natural sciences, mathematics and statistics
already held carry out waste water treatment working with machinery and specialised equipment
already held monitor pulp quality information skills
already held types of pulp natural sciences, mathematics and statistics

All 22 carried skills, including the 9 the wash deinking operator role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 15 missing skills fall into 6 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.

Skill to acquire Tier

01 working with machinery and specialised equipment 4 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held separate ink required
required, not held tend deinking tank required
required, not held use deinking chemicals required
required, not held monitor chemical process condition required

optional, not held wash fibres optional

02 engineering, manufacturing and construction 1 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held deinking processes required

optional, not held froth flotation processes optional

03 assisting and caring 1 required

required, not held work safely with chemicals required

04 information skills 4 supplementary

optional, not held test paper production samples optional
optional, not held check quality of raw materials optional
optional, not held inspect quality of products optional
optional, not held maintain recycling records optional

05 management skills 2 supplementary

optional, not held develop recycling programs optional
optional, not held coordinate shipments of recycling materials optional

06 services 1 supplementary

optional, not held waste management optional

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a wash deinking operator role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.

Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.

Appendix

Appendix · The rest of the record

All 22 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held concentrate pulp slurry skill
already held monitor automated machines skill
already held quality standards knowledge
already held set up the controller of a machine skill
already held supply machine skill
already held types of paper knowledge
already held types of pulp knowledge
already held wear appropriate protective gear skill
already held work safely with machines skill
already held carry out waste water treatment skill
already held clean equipment skill
already held dispose of hazardous waste skill
already held dispose of non-hazardous waste skill
already held keep records of work progress skill
already held monitor gauge skill
already held monitor pulp quality skill
already held perform machine maintenance skill
already held prepare wood production reports skill
already held record production data for quality control skill
already held report defective manufacturing materials skill
already held tend bleacher skill
already held types of bleach knowledge

9 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held develop recycling programs optional
optional, not held froth flotation processes optional
optional, not held test paper production samples optional
optional, not held wash fibres optional
optional, not held check quality of raw materials optional
optional, not held coordinate shipments of recycling materials optional
optional, not held inspect quality of products optional
optional, not held maintain recycling records optional
optional, not held waste management optional

12 held skills the wash deinking operator role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role adjust cut sizes skill
not needed by the target role apply paper coating skill
not needed by the target role carry out work-related measurements skill
not needed by the target role check paper quality skill
not needed by the target role consult technical resources skill
not needed by the target role monitor conveyor belt skill
not needed by the target role monitor paper reel skill
not needed by the target role operate headbox skill
not needed by the target role operate paper drying cylinders skill
not needed by the target role operate paper press skill
not needed by the target role troubleshoot skill
not needed by the target role types of wood knowledge

3 gaps that are knowledge rather than practice

Knowledge gaps usually close through study. Practical skill gaps usually need something you can point at.

Skill to acquire Tier

required, not held deinking processes required
optional, not held froth flotation processes optional
optional, not held waste management optional

Index

Other moves recorded from paper machine operator

Full index of moves from paper machine operator

Note

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.