Straightening machine operator to extrusion machine operator
A straightening machine operator already meets 69% of what the extrusion machine operator role asks for. The move turns on 5 required skills not yet in the profile.
36.8/ 100
1 How much of what an extrusion machine operator is expected to do is already part of a straightening machine operator’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 extrusion machine operator role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.
Why this move works
An extrusion machine operator role treats 9 of its required skills as things a straightening machine operator already does. You would walk in with these on day one.
- consult technical resources
- ensure equipment availability
- monitor automated machines
- perform test run
- quality standards
- remove inadequate workpieces
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 · What you already bring
Of the 34 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. An extrusion machine operator role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a straightening machine operator background worth leading with.
- already held interpret geometric dimensions and tolerances information skills
- already held manufacturing of tools engineering, manufacturing and construction
- already held manufacturing of metal household articles engineering, manufacturing and construction
- already held statistical process control natural sciences, mathematics and statistics
- already held manufacturing of cutlery engineering, manufacturing and construction
- already held manufacturing of light metal packaging engineering, manufacturing and construction
All 34 carried skills, including the 9 the extrusion machine operator role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you may need to learn
The 14 missing skills fall into 7 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.
- still to learn extrusion processes required
- still to learn dies required
- optional, not held manufacturing of metal assembly products optional
- optional, not held types of plastic optional
- still to learn monitor moving workpiece in a machine required
- still to learn replace die required
- optional, not held tend cold extrusion machine optional
- optional, not held tend hot extrusion machine optional
- still to learn troubleshoot required
- optional, not held monitor conveyor belt optional
- optional, not held perform product testing optional
- optional, not held wear appropriate protective gear optional
- optional, not held monitor gauge optional
1 further area in the appendix
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries an extrusion machine operator role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 extrusion processes study this
- 02 dies study this
- 03 monitor moving workpiece in a machine practise this
Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.
Appendix · The rest of the record
All 34 skills that carry over
- already held consult technical resources skill
- already held ensure equipment availability skill
- already held monitor automated machines skill
- already held perform test run skill
- already held quality standards knowledge
- already held remove inadequate workpieces skill
- already held remove processed workpiece skill
- already held set up the controller of a machine skill
- already held supply machine skill
- already held advise on machinery malfunctions skill
- already held check quality of raw materials skill
- already held ferrous metal processing knowledge
- already held interpret geometric dimensions and tolerances skill
- already held manufacturing of cutlery knowledge
- already held manufacturing of door furniture from metal knowledge
- already held manufacturing of light metal packaging knowledge
- already held manufacturing of metal household articles knowledge
- already held manufacturing of steam generators knowledge
- already held manufacturing of tools knowledge
- already held manufacturing of weapons and ammunition knowledge
- already held mark processed workpiece skill
- already held metal forming technologies knowledge
- already held monitor stock level skill
- already held operate lifting equipment skill
- already held perform machine maintenance skill
- already held program a CNC controller skill
- already held quality and cycle time optimisation knowledge
- already held read standard blueprints skill
- already held record production data for quality control skill
- already held statistical process control knowledge
- already held types of metal knowledge
- already held types of metal manufacturing processes knowledge
- already held use CAM software skill
- already held work ergonomically skill
The 1 learning area not shown above
- optional, not held solve technical problems optional
9 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held tend cold extrusion machine optional
- optional, not held tend hot extrusion machine optional
- optional, not held manufacturing of metal assembly products optional
- optional, not held types of plastic optional
- optional, not held monitor conveyor belt optional
- optional, not held monitor gauge optional
- optional, not held perform product testing optional
- optional, not held solve technical problems optional
- optional, not held wear appropriate protective gear optional
13 held skills the extrusion machine operator role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role inspect quality of products skill
- not needed by the target role keep records of work progress skill
- not needed by the target role manufacturing of doors from metal knowledge
- not needed by the target role manufacturing of heating equipment knowledge
- not needed by the target role manufacturing of metal containers knowledge
- not needed by the target role manufacturing of metal structures knowledge
- not needed by the target role manufacturing of steel drums and similar containers knowledge
- not needed by the target role measure flatness of a surface skill
- not needed by the target role mechanics knowledge
- not needed by the target role position straightening rolls skill
- not needed by the target role tend straightening press skill
- not needed by the target role types of stamping press knowledge
- not needed by the target role types of straightening machine knowledge
4 gaps that are knowledge rather than practice
Knowledge gaps usually close through study. Practical skill gaps usually need something you can point at.
- still to learn extrusion processes required
- still to learn dies required
- optional, not held manufacturing of metal assembly products optional
- optional, not held types of plastic optional
Other moves recorded from straightening machine operator
Common questions about this move
Can a straightening machine operator become an extrusion machine operator?
Yes, and it is a moderate move. A straightening machine operator already covers 69% of what an extrusion machine operator is expected to do: 34 skills carry over, 9 of which the extrusion machine operator role treats as required.
What skills does a straightening machine operator need to become an extrusion machine operator?
5 required skills are missing, plus 9 optional ones. They fall into 7 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by engineering, manufacturing and construction. The single most important is extrusion processes.
How hard is the move from straightening machine operator to extrusion machine operator?
Its learning distance is 36.8 out of 100, which is the moderate band. That accounts for both how much is missing and how specialised those skills are.
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.