Career Overlap Transition record Edition 1 · ESCO v1.2.1
Table 1Transition record

spinning machine operatortowinding machine operator

A spinning machine operator already meets 57% of what the winding machine operator role asks for. The move turns on 5 required skills not yet in the profile.

From spinning machine operator
57%
Overlap1
To winding machine operator
16 Skills carried over
5 Required, not held
43.9 Difficulty2
Career overlap Partial match

57%

Learning distance Real move, short list to learn

43.9/ 100

1 Share of the winding machine operator role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the spinning machine 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.

Why

Why this move works

A winding machine operator role treats 9 of its required skills as things a spinning machine operator already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • adjust filament tension
  • cut filament
  • maintain equipment
  • measure yarn count
  • set the operation speed of manufacturing machines
  • set up machine controls

What stands in the way is 5 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 16 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A winding machine operator role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a spinning machine operator background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held set the operation speed of manufacturing machines working with computers
  • already held types of thread engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • already held wrap yarn around bobbins working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • already held cut filament handling and moving
  • already held adjust filament tension working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • already held tend spinning machines working with machinery and specialised equipment

All 16 carried skills, including the 9 the winding machine operator role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 15 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 engineering, manufacturing and construction 2 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held rope manipulation required
  • required, not held rope lashing required
  • optional, not held production processes optional
02 working with machinery and specialised equipment 1 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held tend winding machines required
  • optional, not held manufacture ornamental braided cord optional
03 arts and humanities 1 required
  • required, not held types of strings required
04 handling and moving 1 required
  • required, not held organise wires required
05 communication, collaboration and creativity 2 supplementary
  • optional, not held execute working instructions optional
  • optional, not held use communication techniques optional
06 information skills 2 supplementary
  • optional, not held analyse production processes for improvement optional
  • optional, not held perform sample testing optional

4 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a winding 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 16 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held adjust filament tension skill
  • already held cut filament skill
  • already held maintain equipment skill
  • already held measure yarn count skill
  • already held set the operation speed of manufacturing machines skill
  • already held set up machine controls skill
  • already held tend spinning machines skill
  • already held types of thread knowledge
  • already held wrap yarn around bobbins skill
  • already held collect samples for analysis skill
  • already held process man-made fibres skill
  • already held remove defective products skill
  • already held resolve equipment malfunctions skill
  • already held supply machine with appropriate tools skill
  • already held use precision tools skill
  • already held work in textile manufacturing teams skill
The 4 learning areas not shown above
Skill to acquire Tier
07 assisting and caring 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held ensure conformity to specifications optional
08 business, administration and law 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held quality assurance methodologies optional
09 constructing 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held inspect industrial equipment optional
10 management skills 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held meet deadlines optional
10 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held manufacture ornamental braided cord optional
  • optional, not held analyse production processes for improvement optional
  • optional, not held ensure conformity to specifications optional
  • optional, not held execute working instructions optional
  • optional, not held inspect industrial equipment optional
  • optional, not held meet deadlines optional
  • optional, not held perform sample testing optional
  • optional, not held production processes optional
  • optional, not held quality assurance methodologies optional
  • optional, not held use communication techniques optional
13 held skills the winding machine operator role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role conduct textile testing operations skill
  • not needed by the target role convert textile fibres into sliver skill
  • not needed by the target role covert slivers into thread skill
  • not needed by the target role ensure health and safety in manufacturing skill
  • not needed by the target role evaluate textile characteristics skill
  • not needed by the target role finish processing of man-made fibres skill
  • not needed by the target role maintain work standards skill
  • not needed by the target role manufacture staple yarns skill
  • not needed by the target role mechanics knowledge
  • not needed by the target role monitor machine operations skill
  • not needed by the target role staple spinning machine technology knowledge
  • not needed by the target role test physical properties of textiles skill
  • not needed by the target role textile technologies knowledge
5 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 rope manipulation required
  • required, not held types of strings required
  • required, not held rope lashing required
  • optional, not held production processes optional
  • optional, not held quality assurance methodologies optional
Index
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.