surface-mount technology machine operatortowave soldering machine operator
A surface-mount technology machine operator already meets 78% of what the wave soldering machine operator role asks for. The move turns on 3 required skills not yet in the profile.
This move: 25.5 of 100 · adjacent
1 Share of the wave soldering machine operator role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the surface-mount technology 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.
Table 2 · What you already bring
Of the 25 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A wave soldering machine operator role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a surface-mount technology machine operator background worth leading with.
- already held operate wave soldering machine working with machinery and specialised equipment
- already held prepare board for soldering handling and moving
- already held clean printed circuit board handling and moving
- already held IPC standards engineering, manufacturing and construction
- already held assemble printed circuit boards handling and moving
- already held solder components onto electronic board constructing
All 25 carried skills, including the 13 the wave soldering machine operator role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you would need to learn
The 8 missing skills fall into 7 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.
- required, not held measure furnace temperature required
- optional, not held write records for repairs optional
- required, not held temperature scales required
- required, not held maintain furnace temperature required
- optional, not held test printed circuit boards optional
- optional, not held through-hole technology optional
- optional, not held dispose of soldering waste optional
1 further area in the appendix
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries a wave soldering machine operator role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 maintain furnace temperature skill · sector specific
- 02 measure furnace temperature skill · sector specific
- 03 temperature scales knowledge · cross sector
Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.
Appendix · The rest of the record
All 25 skills that carry over
- already held assemble printed circuit boards skill
- already held ensure conformity to specifications skill
- already held ensure public safety and security skill
- already held inspect quality of products skill
- already held interpret circuit diagrams skill
- already held monitor machine operations skill
- already held operate wave soldering machine skill
- already held prepare board for soldering skill
- already held printed circuit boards knowledge
- already held quality standards knowledge
- already held read assembly drawings skill
- already held read standard blueprints skill
- already held solder components onto electronic board skill
- already held IPC standards knowledge
- already held apply health and safety standards skill
- already held apply technical communication skills skill
- already held check for solder defects skill
- already held clean printed circuit board skill
- already held keep records of work progress skill
- already held oversee logistics of finished products skill
- already held repair electronic components skill
- already held report defective manufacturing materials skill
- already held resolve equipment malfunctions skill
- already held surface-mount technology knowledge
- already held use CAM software skill
The 1 learning area not shown above
- optional, not held printed circuit boards testing methods optional
5 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held dispose of soldering waste optional
- optional, not held test printed circuit boards optional
- optional, not held through-hole technology optional
- optional, not held write records for repairs optional
- optional, not held printed circuit boards testing methods optional
11 held skills the wave soldering machine operator role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role carry out shipping orders for parts skill
- not needed by the target role coat printed circuit board skill
- not needed by the target role dispose of hazardous waste skill
- not needed by the target role electronics knowledge
- not needed by the target role maintain electronic systems skill
- not needed by the target role microelectronics knowledge
- not needed by the target role operate SMT placement equipment skill
- not needed by the target role operate automated optical inspection machine skill
- not needed by the target role provide power connection from bus bars skill
- not needed by the target role replace defect components skill
- not needed by the target role use diagnostic tools for electronic repairs skill
3 gaps that are knowledge rather than practice
Knowledge gaps usually close through study. Practical skill gaps usually need something you can point at.
- required, not held temperature scales required
- optional, not held through-hole technology optional
- optional, not held printed circuit boards testing methods optional
Other moves recorded from surface-mount technology machine operator
- printed circuit board assembler 54% covered · moderate
- automated optical inspection operator 52% covered · moderate
- semiconductor processor 37% covered · substantial
- printed circuit board test technician 36% covered · substantial
Full index of moves from surface-mount technology machine operator
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.