Wave soldering machine operator to precision device inspector
A wave soldering machine operator already meets 31% of what the precision device inspector role asks for. The move turns on 8 required skills not yet in the profile.
67.3/ 100
1 How much of what a precision device inspector is expected to do is already part of a wave soldering 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 precision device inspector role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.
Why this move works
A precision device inspector role treats 6 of its required skills as things a wave soldering machine operator already does. You would walk in with these on day one.
- ensure conformity to specifications
- monitor machine operations
- quality standards
- read assembly drawings
- read standard blueprints
- report defective manufacturing materials
What stands in the way is 8 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 10 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A precision device inspector role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a wave soldering machine operator background worth leading with.
- already held interpret circuit diagrams information skills
- already held read assembly drawings information skills
- already held ensure conformity to specifications assisting and caring
- already held monitor machine operations information skills
- already held write records for repairs information skills
- already held resolve equipment malfunctions communication, collaboration and creativity
All 10 carried skills, including the 6 the precision device inspector role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you may need to learn
The 33 missing skills fall into 11 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 precision engineering required
- still to learn precision measuring instruments required
- still to learn precision mechanics required
- optional, not held MOEM optional
- optional, not held mechanical engineering optional
- optional, not held microelectromechanical systems optional
- optional, not held micromechatronic engineering optional
- optional, not held electrical engineering optional
- optional, not held electronics optional
- optional, not held instrument performance elements optional
- optional, not held microelectronics optional
- optional, not held micromechanics optional
- still to learn communicate test results to other departments required
- still to learn troubleshoot required
- optional, not held research equipment needs optional
- optional, not held write inspection reports optional
- still to learn conduct quality control analysis required
- optional, not held check system parameters against reference values optional
- optional, not held interpret electrical diagrams optional
- optional, not held measure electrical characteristics optional
- still to learn quality assurance procedures required
- still to learn meet deadlines required
- optional, not held calibrate electronic instruments optional
- optional, not held calibrate precision instrument optional
- optional, not held operate precision machinery optional
- optional, not held operate precision measuring equipment optional
5 further areas in the appendix
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries a precision device inspector role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 communicate test results to other departments practise this
- 02 conduct quality control analysis practise this
- 03 meet deadlines 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 10 skills that carry over
- already held ensure conformity to specifications skill
- already held monitor machine operations skill
- already held quality standards knowledge
- already held read assembly drawings skill
- already held read standard blueprints skill
- already held report defective manufacturing materials skill
- already held interpret circuit diagrams skill
- already held keep records of work progress skill
- already held resolve equipment malfunctions skill
- already held write records for repairs skill
The 5 learning areas not shown above
- optional, not held remove defective products optional
- optional, not held send faulty equipment back to assembly line optional
- optional, not held use precision tools optional
- optional, not held maintain test equipment optional
- optional, not held microprocessors optional
- optional, not held microoptics optional
- optional, not held waste removal regulations optional
25 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held MOEM optional
- optional, not held mechanical engineering optional
- optional, not held microelectromechanical systems optional
- optional, not held micromechatronic engineering optional
- optional, not held microoptics optional
- optional, not held waste removal regulations optional
- optional, not held calibrate electronic instruments optional
- optional, not held calibrate precision instrument optional
- optional, not held check system parameters against reference values optional
- optional, not held electrical engineering optional
- optional, not held electronics optional
- optional, not held instrument performance elements optional
- optional, not held interpret electrical diagrams optional
- optional, not held maintain test equipment optional
- optional, not held measure electrical characteristics optional
- optional, not held microelectronics optional
- optional, not held micromechanics optional
- optional, not held microprocessors optional
- optional, not held operate precision machinery optional
- optional, not held operate precision measuring equipment optional
- optional, not held remove defective products optional
- optional, not held research equipment needs optional
- optional, not held send faulty equipment back to assembly line optional
- optional, not held use precision tools optional
- optional, not held write inspection reports optional
23 held skills the precision device inspector role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role IPC standards knowledge
- not needed by the target role apply health and safety standards skill
- not needed by the target role apply technical communication skills skill
- not needed by the target role assemble printed circuit boards skill
- not needed by the target role check for solder defects skill
- not needed by the target role clean printed circuit board skill
- not needed by the target role dispose of soldering waste skill
- not needed by the target role ensure public safety and security skill
- not needed by the target role inspect quality of products skill
- not needed by the target role maintain furnace temperature skill
- not needed by the target role measure furnace temperature skill
- not needed by the target role operate wave soldering machine skill
- not needed by the target role oversee logistics of finished products skill
- not needed by the target role prepare board for soldering skill
- not needed by the target role printed circuit boards knowledge
- not needed by the target role printed circuit boards testing methods knowledge
- not needed by the target role repair electronic components skill
- not needed by the target role solder components onto electronic board skill
- not needed by the target role surface-mount technology knowledge
- not needed by the target role temperature scales knowledge
- not needed by the target role test printed circuit boards skill
- not needed by the target role through-hole technology knowledge
- not needed by the target role use CAM software skill
16 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 precision engineering required
- still to learn precision measuring instruments required
- still to learn precision mechanics required
- still to learn quality assurance procedures required
- optional, not held MOEM optional
- optional, not held mechanical engineering optional
- optional, not held microelectromechanical systems optional
- optional, not held micromechatronic engineering optional
- optional, not held microoptics optional
- optional, not held waste removal regulations optional
- optional, not held electrical engineering optional
- optional, not held electronics optional
- optional, not held instrument performance elements optional
- optional, not held microelectronics optional
- optional, not held micromechanics optional
- optional, not held microprocessors optional
Other moves recorded from wave soldering machine operator
Common questions about this move
Can a wave soldering machine operator become a precision device inspector?
Yes, and it is a substantial move. A wave soldering machine operator already covers 31% of what a precision device inspector is expected to do: 10 skills carry over, 6 of which the precision device inspector role treats as required.
What skills does a wave soldering machine operator need to become a precision device inspector?
8 required skills are missing, plus 25 optional ones. They fall into 11 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by engineering, manufacturing and construction. The single most important is communicate test results to other departments.
How hard is the move from wave soldering machine operator to precision device inspector?
Its learning distance is 67.3 out of 100, which is the substantial 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.