Table 1Transition record

plodder operatortokiln firer

A plodder operator already meets 22% of what the kiln firer role asks for. The move turns on 6 required skills not yet in the profile.

From plodder operator

22%

Overlap1

To kiln firer

3 Skills carried over

6 Required, not held

65.6 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 65.6

This move: 65.6 of 100 · substantial

1 Share of the kiln firer role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the plodder 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 3 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A kiln firer role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a plodder operator background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held manage waste handling and moving
already held optimise production processes parameters communication, collaboration and creativity
already held inspect quality of products information skills

All 3 carried skills, including the 2 the kiln firer role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 13 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 3 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held maintain furnace temperature required
required, not held prepare kiln firebox required
required, not held control kiln firing required

optional, not held manage kiln ventilation optional
optional, not held maintain equipment optional

02 handling and moving 2 required

required, not held store products required
required, not held transfer glaze required

03 information skills 1 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held observe products' behaviour under processing conditions required

optional, not held validate raw materials optional
optional, not held write batch record documentation optional

04 constructing 1 supplementary

optional, not held perform kiln maintenance optional

05 engineering, manufacturing and construction 1 supplementary

optional, not held kiln types optional

06 services 1 supplementary

optional, not held health, safety and hygiene legislation optional

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a kiln firer 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 3 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held inspect quality of products skill
already held optimise production processes parameters skill
already held manage waste skill

7 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held manage kiln ventilation optional
optional, not held health, safety and hygiene legislation optional
optional, not held kiln types optional
optional, not held maintain equipment optional
optional, not held perform kiln maintenance optional
optional, not held validate raw materials optional
optional, not held write batch record documentation optional

11 held skills the kiln firer role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role basic chemicals knowledge
not needed by the target role change soap filter skill
not needed by the target role chemical processes knowledge
not needed by the target role electrical instrumentation engineering knowledge
not needed by the target role handle bulk transfer of raw material skill
not needed by the target role monitor chemical process condition skill
not needed by the target role monitor manufacturing impact skill
not needed by the target role monitor valves skill
not needed by the target role select soap shaping plate skill
not needed by the target role tend plodder machines skill
not needed by the target role transfer chemicals skill

2 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

optional, not held health, safety and hygiene legislation optional
optional, not held kiln types optional

Index

Other moves recorded from plodder operator

Full index of moves from plodder 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.