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

winding machine operatortotwisting machine operator

A winding machine operator already meets 43% of what the twisting machine operator role asks for. The move turns on 7 required skills not yet in the profile.

From winding machine operator
43%
Overlap1
To twisting machine operator
13 Skills carried over
7 Required, not held
56.4 Difficulty2
Career overlap Partial match

43%

Learning distance Substantial retraining

56.4/ 100

1 Share of the twisting machine operator role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the winding 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.

Why

Why this move works

A twisting machine operator role treats 5 of its required skills as things a winding machine operator already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • adjust filament tension
  • cut filament
  • maintain equipment
  • set the operation speed of manufacturing machines
  • tend spinning machines

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 13 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A twisting machine operator role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a winding machine operator background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held set the operation speed of manufacturing machines working with computers
  • already held cut filament handling and moving
  • already held adjust filament tension working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • already held organise wires handling and moving
  • already held rope manipulation engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • already held tend spinning machines working with machinery and specialised equipment

All 13 carried skills, including the 5 the twisting machine operator role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 17 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.

Skill to acquire Tier
01 working with machinery and specialised equipment 2 required, 3 supplementary
  • required, not held tend twisting machines required
  • required, not held convert textile fibres into sliver required
  • optional, not held covert slivers into thread optional
  • optional, not held manufacture non-woven filament products optional
  • optional, not held manufacture texturised filament yarns optional
02 engineering, manufacturing and construction 2 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held staple spinning machine technology required
  • required, not held types of textile fibres required
  • optional, not held functionalities of machinery optional
03 handling and moving 2 required
  • required, not held prepare raw materials for man-made fibres manufacturing required
  • required, not held prepare raw materials required
04 information skills 1 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held check quality of raw materials required
  • optional, not held report defective manufacturing materials optional
05 assisting and caring 2 supplementary
  • optional, not held follow work procedures optional
  • optional, not held identify with the company's goals optional
06 communication, collaboration and creativity 2 supplementary
  • optional, not held adapt to changing situations optional
  • optional, not held cooperate with colleagues optional

1 further area in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a twisting machine operator 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 13 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held adjust filament tension skill
  • already held cut filament skill
  • already held maintain equipment skill
  • already held set the operation speed of manufacturing machines skill
  • already held tend spinning machines skill
  • already held execute working instructions skill
  • already held measure yarn count skill
  • already held organise wires skill
  • already held perform sample testing skill
  • already held process man-made fibres skill
  • already held remove defective products skill
  • already held rope manipulation knowledge
  • already held use communication techniques skill
The 1 learning area not shown above
Skill to acquire Tier
07 management skills 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held ensure equipment maintenance optional
10 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held covert slivers into thread optional
  • optional, not held manufacture non-woven filament products optional
  • optional, not held manufacture texturised filament yarns optional
  • optional, not held adapt to changing situations optional
  • optional, not held cooperate with colleagues optional
  • optional, not held ensure equipment maintenance optional
  • optional, not held follow work procedures optional
  • optional, not held functionalities of machinery optional
  • optional, not held identify with the company's goals optional
  • optional, not held report defective manufacturing materials optional
18 held skills the twisting machine operator 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 collect samples for analysis skill
  • not needed by the target role ensure conformity to specifications skill
  • not needed by the target role inspect industrial equipment skill
  • not needed by the target role manufacture ornamental braided cord skill
  • not needed by the target role meet deadlines skill
  • not needed by the target role production processes knowledge
  • not needed by the target role quality assurance methodologies knowledge
  • not needed by the target role resolve equipment malfunctions skill
  • not needed by the target role rope lashing knowledge
  • not needed by the target role set up machine controls skill
  • not needed by the target role supply machine with appropriate tools skill
  • not needed by the target role tend winding machines skill
  • not needed by the target role types of strings knowledge
  • not needed by the target role types of thread knowledge
  • not needed by the target role use precision tools skill
  • not needed by the target role work in textile manufacturing teams skill
  • not needed by the target role wrap yarn around bobbins 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.

Skill to acquire Tier
  • required, not held staple spinning machine technology required
  • required, not held types of textile fibres required
  • optional, not held functionalities of machinery optional
Index

Other moves recorded from winding machine operator

Full index of moves from winding machine operator

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.