Table 1Transition record

plastic heat treatment equipment operatortoplastic rolling machine operator

A plastic heat treatment equipment operator already meets 69% of what the plastic rolling machine operator role asks for. The move turns on 3 required skills not yet in the profile.

From plastic heat treatment equipment operator

69%

Overlap1

To plastic rolling machine operator

19 Skills carried over

3 Required, not held

29.3 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 29.3

This move: 29.3 of 100 · adjacent

1 Share of the plastic rolling machine operator role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the plastic heat treatment equipment 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 19 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A plastic rolling machine operator role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a plastic heat treatment equipment operator background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held mix moulding and casting material handling and moving
already held feed hoppers handling and moving
already held plastic resins natural sciences, mathematics and statistics
already held maintain furnace temperature working with machinery and specialised equipment
already held solve technical problems working with computers
already held types of plastic engineering, manufacturing and construction

All 19 carried skills, including the 7 the plastic rolling machine operator role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 9 missing skills fall into 5 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 handling and moving 2 required

required, not held position straightening rolls required
required, not held remove processed workpiece required

02 working with machinery and specialised equipment 1 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held supply machine required

optional, not held operate furnace optional

03 constructing 2 supplementary

optional, not held add colour optional
optional, not held monitor gauge optional

04 information skills 2 supplementary

optional, not held measure materials optional
optional, not held monitor valves optional

05 working with computers 1 supplementary

optional, not held control production flow remotely optional

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a plastic rolling machine 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 19 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held consult technical resources skill
already held monitor automated machines skill
already held optimise production processes parameters skill
already held quality standards knowledge
already held set up the controller of a machine skill
already held troubleshoot skill
already held use personal protection equipment skill
already held feed hoppers skill
already held inspect quality of products skill
already held keep records of work progress skill
already held maintain equipment skill
already held maintain furnace temperature skill
already held mechanics knowledge
already held mix moulding and casting material skill
already held perform test run skill
already held plastic resins knowledge
already held report defective manufacturing materials skill
already held solve technical problems skill
already held types of plastic knowledge

6 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held operate furnace optional
optional, not held add colour optional
optional, not held control production flow remotely optional
optional, not held measure materials optional
optional, not held monitor gauge optional
optional, not held monitor valves optional

14 held skills the plastic rolling machine operator role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role check quality of raw materials skill
not needed by the target role cool materials skill
not needed by the target role extract materials from furnace skill
not needed by the target role keep stock records skill
not needed by the target role load materials into furnace skill
not needed by the target role measure furnace temperature skill
not needed by the target role operate heat treatment furnace skill
not needed by the target role operate lifting equipment skill
not needed by the target role prevent damage in a furnace skill
not needed by the target role record furnace operations skill
not needed by the target role tend discharge conveyor skill
not needed by the target role test chemical samples skill
not needed by the target role types of metal knowledge
not needed by the target role types of metal manufacturing processes knowledge

Index

Other moves recorded from plastic heat treatment equipment operator

Full index of moves from plastic heat treatment equipment 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.