wood boring machine operatortoplaner thicknesser operator
A wood boring machine operator already meets 66% of what the planer thicknesser operator role asks for. The move turns on 6 required skills not yet in the profile.
66%
43.5/ 100
1 Share of the planer thicknesser operator role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the wood boring 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 this move works
A planer thicknesser operator role treats 15 of its required skills as things a wood boring machine operator already does. These are the ones it depends on most.
- cutting technologies
- dispose of cutting waste material
- ensure conformity to specifications
- ensure equipment availability
- manipulate wood
- perform test run
What stands in the way is 6 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 29 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A planer thicknesser operator role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a wood boring machine operator background worth leading with.
- already held apply wood finishes constructing
- already held woodworking processes engineering, manufacturing and construction
- already held mechanical systems engineering, manufacturing and construction
- already held sand wood handling and moving
- already held prepare wood production reports information skills
- already held manipulate wood handling and moving
All 29 carried skills, including the 15 the planer thicknesser operator role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you would need to learn
The 18 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 adjust planer required
- required, not held maintain wood thickness required
- required, not held set up the cutter head required
- required, not held operate thickness planer machine required
- optional, not held operate board slotting machine optional
- optional, not held conduct routine machinery checks optional
- required, not held adjust cut sizes required
- optional, not held sharpen edged tools optional
- optional, not held clean wood surface optional
- optional, not held operate manual planer optional
- required, not held wear appropriate protective gear required
- optional, not held sawing techniques optional
- optional, not held sanding techniques optional
- optional, not held types of planing cutters optional
- optional, not held woodworking tools optional
- optional, not held inspect planed woodstock optional
- optional, not held identify hazards in the workplace optional
- optional, not held program a CNC controller optional
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries a planer thicknesser operator role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 adjust planer skill · occupation specific
- 02 maintain wood thickness skill · occupation specific
- 03 set up the cutter head skill · occupation specific
Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.
Appendix · The rest of the record
All 29 skills that carry over
- already held cutting technologies knowledge
- already held dispose of cutting waste material skill
- already held ensure conformity to specifications skill
- already held ensure equipment availability skill
- already held manipulate wood 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 set up the controller of a machine skill
- already held supply machine skill
- already held troubleshoot skill
- already held types of wood knowledge
- already held woodworking processes knowledge
- already held work safely with machines skill
- already held advise on machinery malfunctions skill
- already held apply wood finishes skill
- already held check quality of raw materials skill
- already held consult technical resources skill
- already held keep records of work progress skill
- already held measure parts of manufactured products skill
- already held mechanical systems knowledge
- already held monitor conveyor belt skill
- already held monitor stock level skill
- already held pack goods skill
- already held perform machine maintenance skill
- already held prepare wood production reports skill
- already held record production data for quality control skill
- already held sand wood skill
12 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held inspect planed woodstock optional
- optional, not held operate board slotting machine optional
- optional, not held sawing techniques optional
- optional, not held sharpen edged tools optional
- optional, not held clean wood surface optional
- optional, not held conduct routine machinery checks optional
- optional, not held identify hazards in the workplace optional
- optional, not held operate manual planer optional
- optional, not held program a CNC controller optional
- optional, not held sanding techniques optional
- optional, not held types of planing cutters optional
- optional, not held woodworking tools optional
12 held skills the planer thicknesser operator role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role CAD software knowledge
- not needed by the target role inspect quality of products skill
- not needed by the target role manufacturing of daily use goods knowledge
- not needed by the target role manufacturing of furniture knowledge
- not needed by the target role manufacturing of sports equipment knowledge
- not needed by the target role monitor automated machines skill
- not needed by the target role perform product testing skill
- not needed by the target role supply machine with appropriate tools skill
- not needed by the target role tend CNC drilling machine skill
- not needed by the target role tend boring machine skill
- not needed by the target role types of boring heads knowledge
- not needed by the target role types of drill bits knowledge
4 gaps that are knowledge rather than practice
Knowledge gaps usually close through study. Practical skill gaps usually need something you can point at.
- optional, not held sawing techniques optional
- optional, not held sanding techniques optional
- optional, not held types of planing cutters optional
- optional, not held woodworking tools optional
Other moves recorded from wood boring machine operator
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.