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

vessel assembly supervisortoprecision mechanics supervisor

A vessel assembly supervisor already meets 56% of what the precision mechanics supervisor role asks for. The move turns on 7 required skills not yet in the profile.

From vessel assembly supervisor
56%
Overlap1
To precision mechanics supervisor
20 Skills carried over
7 Required, not held
44.5 Difficulty2
Career overlap Partial match

56%

Learning distance Real move, short list to learn

44.5/ 100

1 Share of the precision mechanics supervisor role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the vessel assembly supervisor 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 precision mechanics supervisor role treats 9 of its required skills as things a vessel assembly supervisor already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • analyse the need for technical resources
  • coordinate communication within a team
  • create solutions to problems
  • ensure finished product meet requirements
  • liaise with managers
  • mechanics

What stands in the way is 7 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 20 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A precision mechanics supervisor role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a vessel assembly supervisor background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held coordinate communication within a team communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held oversee production requirements management skills
  • already held report on production results information skills
  • already held check material resources management skills
  • already held schedule regular machine maintenance management skills
  • already held oversee logistics of finished products management skills

All 20 carried skills, including the 9 the precision mechanics supervisor role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 16 missing skills fall into 8 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 micromechanics required
  • required, not held precision mechanics required
  • optional, not held electronics optional
02 information skills 2 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held consult technical resources required
  • required, not held oversee assembly operations required
  • optional, not held undertake inspections optional
03 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 required, 3 supplementary
  • required, not held communicate problems to senior colleagues required
  • optional, not held demonstrate products' features optional
  • optional, not held apply technical communication skills optional
  • optional, not held write inspection reports optional
04 business, administration and law 1 required
  • required, not held quality standards required
05 management skills 1 required
  • required, not held plan shifts of employees required
06 working with machinery and specialised equipment 2 supplementary
  • optional, not held operate precision measuring equipment optional
  • optional, not held perform technically demanding tasks optional

2 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a precision mechanics supervisor 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 20 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held analyse the need for technical resources skill
  • already held coordinate communication within a team skill
  • already held create solutions to problems skill
  • already held ensure finished product meet requirements skill
  • already held liaise with managers skill
  • already held mechanics knowledge
  • already held oversee production requirements skill
  • already held read standard blueprints skill
  • already held report on production results skill
  • already held advise on machinery malfunctions skill
  • already held check material resources skill
  • already held evaluate employees work skill
  • already held identify hazards in the workplace skill
  • already held liaise with quality assurance skill
  • already held monitor manufacturing quality standards skill
  • already held oversee logistics of finished products skill
  • already held oversee quality control skill
  • already held schedule regular machine maintenance skill
  • already held train employees skill
  • already held wear appropriate protective gear skill
The 2 learning areas not shown above
Skill to acquire Tier
07 handling and moving 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held use precision tools optional
08 working with computers 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held set up the controller of a machine optional
9 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held demonstrate products' features optional
  • optional, not held apply technical communication skills optional
  • optional, not held electronics optional
  • optional, not held operate precision measuring equipment optional
  • optional, not held perform technically demanding tasks optional
  • optional, not held set up the controller of a machine optional
  • optional, not held undertake inspections optional
  • optional, not held use precision tools optional
  • optional, not held write inspection reports optional
34 held skills the precision mechanics supervisor role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role analyse production processes for improvement skill
  • not needed by the target role aviation meteorology knowledge
  • not needed by the target role civil aviation regulations knowledge
  • not needed by the target role comply with air traffic control operations skill
  • not needed by the target role defense system knowledge
  • not needed by the target role digital camera sensors knowledge
  • not needed by the target role electromechanics knowledge
  • not needed by the target role ensure compliance with civil aviation regulations skill
  • not needed by the target role ensure vessel compliance with regulations skill
  • not needed by the target role guidance, navigation and control knowledge
  • not needed by the target role have spatial awareness skill
  • not needed by the target role integrate new products in manufacturing skill
  • not needed by the target role keep records of work progress skill
  • not needed by the target role manage health and safety standards skill
  • not needed by the target role maritime law knowledge
  • not needed by the target role mechanics of vessels knowledge
  • not needed by the target role operate a camera skill
  • not needed by the target role operate control systems skill
  • not needed by the target role operate radio navigation instruments skill
  • not needed by the target role procure mechanical machinery skill
  • not needed by the target role program a CNC controller skill
  • not needed by the target role recruit personnel skill
  • not needed by the target role supervise staff skill
  • not needed by the target role supervise work skill
  • not needed by the target role tend CNC drilling machine skill
  • not needed by the target role tend CNC grinding machine skill
  • not needed by the target role tend CNC laser cutting machine skill
  • not needed by the target role tend CNC metal punch press skill
  • not needed by the target role tend CNC milling machine skill
  • not needed by the target role tend computer numerical control lathe machine skill
  • not needed by the target role unmanned air systems knowledge
  • not needed by the target role use CAM software skill
  • not needed by the target role use meteorological information skill
  • not needed by the target role use remote control equipment 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.

Skill to acquire Tier
  • required, not held micromechanics required
  • required, not held precision mechanics required
  • required, not held quality standards required
  • optional, not held electronics 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.