Career Overlap Transition record
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Product development manager to metal production manager

A product development manager already meets 24% of what the metal production manager role asks for. The move turns on 19 required skills not yet in the profile.

Fig. 1 · Skill transfer ESCO v1.2.1 · directional
From product development manager
24 % overlap
Distant match
To metal production manager
11 You already bring
19 Still to learn
47 Skills in the target role2
Learning distance A rebuild

76.9/ 100

1 How much of what a metal production manager is expected to do is already part of a product development manager’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 production manager role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.

Why

Why this move works

A metal production manager role treats 6 of its required skills as things a product development manager already does. You would walk in with these on day one.

  • follow company standards
  • improve business processes
  • liaise with managers
  • manage budgets
  • optimise financial performance
  • types of metal manufacturing processes

What stands in the way is 19 required skills the profile does not yet cover. Table 3 groups them; Table 4 says which to take first.

Table 2

Table 2 · What you already bring

Of the 11 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A metal production manager role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a product development manager background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held optimise financial performance management skills
  • already held improve business processes management skills
  • already held identify market niches management skills
  • already held innovation processes business, administration and law
  • already held types of metal manufacturing processes engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • already held measure customer feedback information skills

All 11 carried skills, including the 6 the metal production manager role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you may need to learn

The 36 missing skills fall into 6 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.

Skill to pick up Tier
01 management skills 8 required, 7 supplementary
  • still to learn define manufacturing quality criteria required
  • still to learn control production required
  • still to learn create manufacturing guidelines required
  • still to learn develop manufacturing policies required
  • still to learn manage staff required
  • still to learn manage supplies required
  • still to learn meet deadlines required
  • still to learn strive for company growth required
  • optional, not held manage discarded products optional
  • optional, not held ensure finished product meet requirements optional
  • optional, not held manage company transport strategy optional
  • optional, not held manage emergency procedures optional
  • optional, not held plan health and safety procedures optional
  • optional, not held plan shifts of employees optional
  • optional, not held recruit employees optional
02 information skills 5 required, 4 supplementary
  • still to learn analyse goal progress required
  • still to learn forecast organisational risks required
  • still to learn manage commercial risks required
  • still to learn manage stocked company material required
  • still to learn replace machines required
  • optional, not held ensure correct goods labelling optional
  • optional, not held analyse production processes for improvement optional
  • optional, not held apply control process statistical methods optional
  • optional, not held file claims with insurance companies optional
03 communication, collaboration and creativity 2 required, 5 supplementary
  • still to learn implement strategic planning required
  • still to learn procure mechanical machinery required
  • optional, not held communicate commercial and technical issues in foreign languages optional
  • optional, not held communicate production plan optional
  • optional, not held liaise with quality assurance optional
  • optional, not held negotiate supplier arrangements optional
  • optional, not held negotiate with stakeholders optional
04 engineering, manufacturing and construction 2 required, 1 supplementary
  • still to learn manufacturing processes required
  • still to learn types of metal required
  • optional, not held ferrous metal processing optional
05 assisting and caring 1 required
  • still to learn adhere to organisational guidelines required
06 working with computers 1 required
  • still to learn use IT tools required
Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a metal production manager 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 11 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held follow company standards skill
  • already held improve business processes skill
  • already held liaise with managers skill
  • already held manage budgets skill
  • already held optimise financial performance skill
  • already held types of metal manufacturing processes knowledge
  • already held identify market niches skill
  • already held innovation processes knowledge
  • already held maintain relationship with customers skill
  • already held measure customer feedback skill
  • already held perform market research skill
17 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to pick up Tier
  • optional, not held ensure correct goods labelling optional
  • optional, not held ferrous metal processing optional
  • optional, not held manage discarded products optional
  • optional, not held analyse production processes for improvement optional
  • optional, not held apply control process statistical methods optional
  • optional, not held communicate commercial and technical issues in foreign languages optional
  • optional, not held communicate production plan optional
  • optional, not held ensure finished product meet requirements optional
  • optional, not held file claims with insurance companies optional
  • optional, not held liaise with quality assurance optional
  • optional, not held manage company transport strategy optional
  • optional, not held manage emergency procedures optional
  • optional, not held negotiate supplier arrangements optional
  • optional, not held negotiate with stakeholders optional
  • optional, not held plan health and safety procedures optional
  • optional, not held plan shifts of employees optional
  • optional, not held recruit employees optional
45 held skills the metal production manager role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role analyse consumer buying trends skill
  • not needed by the target role analyse cultural trends skill
  • not needed by the target role analyse data about clients skill
  • not needed by the target role analyse economic trends skill
  • not needed by the target role apply systemic design thinking skill
  • not needed by the target role calculate design costs skill
  • not needed by the target role calculate production costs skill
  • not needed by the target role chemistry knowledge
  • not needed by the target role combine business technology with user experience skill
  • not needed by the target role conduct metallurgical structural analysis skill
  • not needed by the target role consult with technical staff skill
  • not needed by the target role cost management knowledge
  • not needed by the target role create technical plans skill
  • not needed by the target role define technical requirements skill
  • not needed by the target role design customer experiences skill
  • not needed by the target role design drawings knowledge
  • not needed by the target role design management knowledge
  • not needed by the target role design metal components skill
  • not needed by the target role design prototypes skill
  • not needed by the target role develop new products skill
  • not needed by the target role develop product design skill
  • not needed by the target role develop promotional tools skill
  • not needed by the target role draw conclusions from market research results skill
  • not needed by the target role engineering processes knowledge
  • not needed by the target role ensure compliance with environmental legislation skill
  • not needed by the target role ensure products meet regulatory requirements skill
  • not needed by the target role industrial research and development knowledge
  • not needed by the target role lead a team skill
  • not needed by the target role legal requirements of ICT products knowledge
  • not needed by the target role liaise with engineers skill
  • not needed by the target role liaise with industry experts skill
  • not needed by the target role manage product testing skill
  • not needed by the target role manage the customer experience skill
  • not needed by the target role market research knowledge
  • not needed by the target role marketing mix knowledge
  • not needed by the target role marketing principles knowledge
  • not needed by the target role perform product testing skill
  • not needed by the target role physics knowledge
  • not needed by the target role plan product management skill
  • not needed by the target role prepare market research reports skill

5 further entries not listed here

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 pick up Tier
  • still to learn manufacturing processes required
  • still to learn types of metal required
  • optional, not held ferrous metal processing optional
Index

Other moves recorded from product development manager

Full index of moves from product development manager

FAQ

Common questions about this move

Can a product development manager become a metal production manager?

Yes, and it is a career change move. A product development manager already covers 24% of what a metal production manager is expected to do: 11 skills carry over, 6 of which the metal production manager role treats as required.

What skills does a product development manager need to become a metal production manager?

19 required skills are missing, plus 17 optional ones. They fall into 6 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by management skills. The single most important is define manufacturing quality criteria.

How hard is the move from product development manager to metal production manager?

Its learning distance is 76.9 out of 100, which is the career change band. That accounts for both how much is missing and how specialised those skills are.

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.