Swaging machine operator to upsetting machine operator
A swaging machine operator already meets 78% of what the upsetting machine operator role asks for. The move turns on 3 required skills not yet in the profile.
29.6/ 100
1 How much of what an upsetting machine operator is expected to do is already part of a swaging 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 upsetting machine operator role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.
Why this move works
An upsetting machine operator role treats 13 of its required skills as things a swaging machine operator already does. You would walk in with these on day one.
- ensure correct metal temperature
- ensure equipment availability
- forging processes
- hold metal work piece in machine
- monitor moving workpiece in a machine
- perform test run
What stands in the way is 3 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 upsetting machine operator role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a swaging machine operator background worth leading with.
- already held hold metal work piece in machine handling and moving
- already held hot forging engineering, manufacturing and construction
- already held cold forging engineering, manufacturing and construction
- already held forging processes engineering, manufacturing and construction
- already held replace die working with machinery and specialised equipment
- already held dies engineering, manufacturing and construction
All 34 carried skills, including the 13 the upsetting machine operator role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you may need to learn
The 11 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.
- still to learn types of upsetting machines required
- still to learn upsetting machine parts required
- optional, not held types of metal manufacturing processes optional
- optional, not held types of forging press optional
- still to learn tend upsetting machine required
- optional, not held operate lifting equipment optional
- optional, not held remove scale from metal workpiece optional
- optional, not held monitor gauge optional
- optional, not held operate forging tongs optional
- optional, not held monitor conveyor belt optional
- optional, not held set up automotive robot optional
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries an upsetting machine operator role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 tend upsetting machine practise this
- 02 types of upsetting machines study this
- 03 upsetting machine parts study 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 ensure correct metal temperature skill
- already held ensure equipment availability skill
- already held forging processes knowledge
- already held hold metal work piece in machine skill
- already held monitor moving workpiece in a machine 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 supply machine skill
- already held troubleshoot skill
- already held types of metal knowledge
- already held wear appropriate protective gear skill
- already held advise on machinery malfunctions skill
- already held cold forging knowledge
- already held consult technical resources skill
- already held dies knowledge
- already held ferrous metal processing knowledge
- already held hot forging knowledge
- already held inspect quality of products skill
- already held manufacture of small metal parts knowledge
- already held manufacturing of cutlery knowledge
- already held manufacturing of door furniture from metal knowledge
- already held manufacturing of doors from metal knowledge
- already held manufacturing of light metal packaging knowledge
- already held manufacturing of metal assembly products knowledge
- already held manufacturing of metal household articles knowledge
- already held manufacturing of weapons and ammunition knowledge
- already held metal forming technologies knowledge
- already held monitor automated machines skill
- already held perform machine maintenance skill
- already held record production data for quality control skill
- already held replace die skill
- already held set up the controller of a machine skill
8 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held types of metal manufacturing processes optional
- optional, not held monitor conveyor belt optional
- optional, not held monitor gauge optional
- optional, not held operate forging tongs optional
- optional, not held operate lifting equipment optional
- optional, not held remove scale from metal workpiece optional
- optional, not held set up automotive robot optional
- optional, not held types of forging press optional
13 held skills the upsetting machine operator role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role apply precision metalworking techniques skill
- not needed by the target role characteristics of precious metals knowledge
- not needed by the target role keep records of work progress skill
- not needed by the target role manufacturing of metal structures knowledge
- not needed by the target role manufacturing of tools knowledge
- not needed by the target role mark processed workpiece skill
- not needed by the target role non-ferrous metal processing knowledge
- not needed by the target role operate precision measuring equipment skill
- not needed by the target role precious metal processing knowledge
- not needed by the target role quality and cycle time optimisation knowledge
- not needed by the target role swaging machine types knowledge
- not needed by the target role swaging processes knowledge
- not needed by the target role tend swaging machine skill
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 types of upsetting machines required
- still to learn upsetting machine parts required
- optional, not held types of metal manufacturing processes optional
- optional, not held types of forging press optional
Other moves recorded from swaging machine operator
Common questions about this move
Can a swaging machine operator become an upsetting machine operator?
Yes, and it is an adjacent move. A swaging machine operator already covers 78% of what an upsetting machine operator is expected to do: 34 skills carry over, 13 of which the upsetting machine operator role treats as required.
What skills does a swaging machine operator need to become an upsetting machine operator?
3 required skills are missing, plus 8 optional ones. They fall into 6 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by engineering, manufacturing and construction. The single most important is tend upsetting machine.
How hard is the move from swaging machine operator to upsetting machine operator?
Its learning distance is 29.6 out of 100, which is the adjacent 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.