welding engineertowelding coordinator
A welding engineer already meets 61% of what the welding coordinator role asks for. The move turns on 7 required skills not yet in the profile.
61%
44.8/ 100
1 Share of the welding coordinator role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the welding engineer 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 this move works
A welding coordinator role treats 15 of its required skills as things a welding engineer already does. These are the ones it depends on most.
- apply arc welding techniques
- ensure finished product meet requirements
- evaluate employees work
- follow company standards
- identify hazards in the workplace
- inspect quality of products
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 · What you already bring
Of the 28 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A welding coordinator role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a welding engineer background worth leading with.
- already held perform welding inspection information skills
- already held perform tungsten inert gas welding constructing
- already held operate brazing equipment constructing
- already held perform metal active gas welding constructing
- already held perform metal inert gas welding constructing
- already held ensure fulfilment of legal requirements assisting and caring
All 28 carried skills, including the 15 the welding coordinator role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you would need to learn
The 22 missing skills fall into 6 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 analyse staff capacity required
- required, not held create a work atmosphere of continuous improvement required
- required, not held ensure equipment availability required
- optional, not held manage discarded products optional
- optional, not held manage emergency procedures optional
- optional, not held manage supplies optional
- optional, not held oversee pre-assembly operations optional
- optional, not held plan shifts of employees optional
- optional, not held recruit employees optional
- required, not held record production data for quality control required
- optional, not held monitor stock level optional
- optional, not held write records for repairs optional
- optional, not held keep records of work progress optional
- optional, not held monitor manufacturing quality standards optional
- optional, not held monitor production developments optional
- required, not held coordinate communication within a team required
- optional, not held communicate schedules to the people concerned optional
- optional, not held train employees optional
- required, not held flammable fluids required
- optional, not held types of metal manufacturing processes optional
- required, not held adhere to organisational guidelines required
- optional, not held first aid optional
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries a welding coordinator role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 coordinate communication within a team skill · sector specific
- 02 adhere to organisational guidelines skill · cross sector
- 03 analyse staff capacity skill · 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 28 skills that carry over
- already held apply arc welding techniques skill
- already held ensure finished product meet requirements skill
- already held evaluate employees work skill
- already held follow company standards skill
- already held identify hazards in the workplace skill
- already held inspect quality of products skill
- already held liaise with managers skill
- already held operate soldering equipment skill
- already held operate welding equipment skill
- already held perform welding inspection skill
- already held select filler metal skill
- already held spot metal imperfections skill
- already held supervise staff skill
- already held types of metal knowledge
- already held welding techniques knowledge
- already held apply brazing techniques skill
- already held consult technical resources skill
- already held draw design sketches skill
- already held ensure correct gas pressure skill
- already held ensure fulfilment of legal requirements skill
- already held ferrous metal processing knowledge
- already held identify customer's needs skill
- already held liaise with quality assurance skill
- already held operate brazing equipment skill
- already held perform metal active gas welding skill
- already held perform metal inert gas welding skill
- already held perform test run skill
- already held perform tungsten inert gas welding skill
15 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held communicate schedules to the people concerned optional
- optional, not held manage discarded products optional
- optional, not held monitor stock level optional
- optional, not held types of metal manufacturing processes optional
- optional, not held write records for repairs optional
- optional, not held first aid optional
- optional, not held keep records of work progress optional
- optional, not held manage emergency procedures optional
- optional, not held manage supplies optional
- optional, not held monitor manufacturing quality standards optional
- optional, not held monitor production developments optional
- optional, not held oversee pre-assembly operations optional
- optional, not held plan shifts of employees optional
- optional, not held recruit employees optional
- optional, not held train employees optional
25 held skills the welding coordinator role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role CAD software knowledge
- not needed by the target role adjust engineering designs skill
- not needed by the target role analyse test data skill
- not needed by the target role apply technical communication skills skill
- not needed by the target role approve engineering design skill
- not needed by the target role coordinate engineering teams skill
- not needed by the target role define manufacturing quality criteria skill
- not needed by the target role define technical requirements skill
- not needed by the target role design drawings knowledge
- not needed by the target role develop new welding techniques skill
- not needed by the target role engineering principles knowledge
- not needed by the target role engineering processes knowledge
- not needed by the target role ensure equipment maintenance skill
- not needed by the target role industrial engineering knowledge
- not needed by the target role maintain safe engineering watches skill
- not needed by the target role manufacturing processes knowledge
- not needed by the target role mathematics knowledge
- not needed by the target role operate oxy-fuel welding torch skill
- not needed by the target role perform scientific research skill
- not needed by the target role prepare production prototypes skill
- not needed by the target role production processes knowledge
- not needed by the target role record test data skill
- not needed by the target role research welding techniques skill
- not needed by the target role technical drawings knowledge
- not needed by the target role use technical drawing software 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 flammable fluids required
- optional, not held types of metal manufacturing processes optional
- optional, not held first aid optional
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.