Table 1Transition record

plastic heat treatment equipment operatortopultrusion machine operator

A plastic heat treatment equipment operator already meets 47% of what the pultrusion machine operator role asks for. The move turns on 7 required skills not yet in the profile.

From plastic heat treatment equipment operator

47%

Overlap1

To pultrusion machine operator

13 Skills carried over

7 Required, not held

52.9 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 52.9

This move: 52.9 of 100 · moderate

1 Share of the pultrusion 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 13 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A pultrusion 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 plastic resins natural sciences, mathematics and statistics
already held optimise production processes parameters communication, collaboration and creativity
already held report defective manufacturing materials information skills
already held maintain equipment working with machinery and specialised equipment
already held use personal protection equipment assisting and caring
already held consult technical resources information skills

All 13 carried skills, including the 7 the pultrusion machine operator role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 16 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 engineering, manufacturing and construction 3 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held pultrusion process required
required, not held types of fibre for polymer reinforcement required
required, not held coating substances required

optional, not held manufacturing of daily use goods optional
optional, not held manufacturing of sports equipment optional

02 information skills 2 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held control temperature required
required, not held monitor processing environment conditions required

optional, not held measure materials optional
optional, not held perform product testing optional

03 handling and moving 1 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held feed glass fibre into pultrusion machine required

optional, not held clean equipment optional
optional, not held manage waste optional

04 constructing 1 required

required, not held monitor gauge required

05 natural sciences, mathematics and statistics 2 supplementary

optional, not held polymerisation optional
optional, not held composite materials optional

06 working with computers 1 supplementary

optional, not held control production flow remotely optional

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a pultrusion 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 13 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 inspect quality of products skill
already held keep records of work progress skill
already held maintain equipment skill
already held perform test run skill
already held plastic resins knowledge
already held report defective manufacturing materials skill

9 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held manufacturing of daily use goods optional
optional, not held manufacturing of sports equipment optional
optional, not held polymerisation optional
optional, not held clean equipment optional
optional, not held composite materials optional
optional, not held control production flow remotely optional
optional, not held manage waste optional
optional, not held measure materials optional
optional, not held perform product testing optional

20 held skills the pultrusion 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 feed hoppers 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 maintain furnace temperature skill
not needed by the target role measure furnace temperature skill
not needed by the target role mechanics knowledge
not needed by the target role mix moulding and casting material 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 solve technical problems 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
not needed by the target role types of plastic knowledge

7 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 pultrusion process required
required, not held types of fibre for polymer reinforcement required
required, not held coating substances required
optional, not held manufacturing of daily use goods optional
optional, not held manufacturing of sports equipment optional
optional, not held polymerisation optional
optional, not held composite materials optional

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.