Table 1Transition record

product quality controllertomotor vehicle assembly inspector

A product quality controller already meets 36% of what the motor vehicle assembly inspector role asks for. The move turns on 10 required skills not yet in the profile.

From product quality controller

36%

Overlap1

To motor vehicle assembly inspector

13 Skills carried over

10 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 motor vehicle assembly inspector role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the product quality controller 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 motor vehicle assembly inspector role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a product quality controller background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held recommend product improvements communication, collaboration and creativity
already held maintain test equipment constructing
already held monitor manufacturing quality standards information skills
already held quality assurance procedures business, administration and law
already held conduct performance tests constructing
already held write inspection reports communication, collaboration and creativity

All 13 carried skills, including the 8 the motor vehicle assembly inspector role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 30 missing skills fall into 10 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 information skills 4 required, 3 supplementary

required, not held supervise motor vehicles manufacture required
required, not held inspect quality of products required
required, not held read engineering drawings required
required, not held read standard blueprints required

optional, not held apply statistical analysis techniques optional
optional, not held execute analytical mathematical calculations optional
optional, not held lead inspections optional

02 engineering, manufacturing and construction 3 required, 4 supplementary

required, not held engineering processes required
required, not held mechanics required
required, not held mechanics of motor vehicles required

optional, not held automotive diagnostic equipment optional
optional, not held vehicle electrical systems optional
optional, not held electromechanics optional
optional, not held engineering principles optional

03 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held notify supervisor required

optional, not held liaise with engineers optional

04 services 1 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held vehicle type-approval required

optional, not held defense system optional

05 business, administration and law 1 required

required, not held European vehicle type-approval legislation required

06 management skills 5 supplementary

optional, not held provide homologation management services optional
optional, not held manage maintenance operations optional
optional, not held prepare audit activities optional
optional, not held supervise staff optional
optional, not held supervise work optional

4 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a motor vehicle assembly inspector 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 conduct performance tests skill
already held create solutions to problems skill
already held manage health and safety standards skill
already held monitor manufacturing quality standards skill
already held quality assurance procedures knowledge
already held quality standards knowledge
already held use technical documentation skill
already held write inspection reports skill
already held analyse production processes for improvement skill
already held maintain test equipment skill
already held operate precision measuring equipment skill
already held recommend product improvements skill
already held record test data skill

The 4 learning areas not shown above

Skill to acquire Tier

07 assisting and caring 2 supplementary

optional, not held act as contact person during equipment incident optional
optional, not held issue licences optional

08 constructing 2 supplementary

optional, not held use automotive diagnostic equipment optional
optional, not held perform test run optional

09 handling and moving 1 supplementary

optional, not held send faulty equipment back to assembly line optional

10 working with machinery and specialised equipment 1 supplementary

optional, not held use testing equipment optional

20 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held automotive diagnostic equipment optional
optional, not held defense system optional
optional, not held provide homologation management services optional
optional, not held use automotive diagnostic equipment optional
optional, not held vehicle electrical systems optional
optional, not held act as contact person during equipment incident optional
optional, not held apply statistical analysis techniques optional
optional, not held electromechanics optional
optional, not held engineering principles optional
optional, not held execute analytical mathematical calculations optional
optional, not held issue licences optional
optional, not held lead inspections optional
optional, not held liaise with engineers optional
optional, not held manage maintenance operations optional
optional, not held perform test run optional
optional, not held prepare audit activities optional
optional, not held send faulty equipment back to assembly line optional
optional, not held supervise staff optional
optional, not held supervise work optional
optional, not held use testing equipment optional

13 held skills the motor vehicle assembly inspector role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role check quality of products on the production line skill
not needed by the target role define quality standards skill
not needed by the target role develop procedures in case of defects skill
not needed by the target role identify process improvements skill
not needed by the target role monitor the production line skill
not needed by the target role oversee quality control skill
not needed by the target role perform quality audits skill
not needed by the target role quality control systems knowledge
not needed by the target role revise quality control systems documentation skill
not needed by the target role set quality assurance objectives skill
not needed by the target role support implementation of quality management systems skill
not needed by the target role track key performance indicators skill
not needed by the target role work in assembly line teams skill

10 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 European vehicle type-approval legislation required
required, not held engineering processes required
required, not held vehicle type-approval required
required, not held mechanics required
required, not held mechanics of motor vehicles required
optional, not held automotive diagnostic equipment optional
optional, not held defense system optional
optional, not held vehicle electrical systems optional
optional, not held electromechanics optional
optional, not held engineering principles optional

Index

Other moves recorded from product quality controller

Full index of moves from product quality controller

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.