Wooden furniture machine operator to wood boring machine operator
A wooden furniture machine operator already meets 39% of what the wood boring machine operator role asks for. The move turns on 9 required skills not yet in the profile.
62.3/ 100
1 How much of what a wood boring machine operator is expected to do is already part of a wooden furniture 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 wood boring machine operator role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.
Why this move works
A wood boring machine operator role treats 9 of its required skills as things a wooden furniture machine operator already does. You would walk in with these on day one.
- dispose of cutting waste material
- monitor automated machines
- quality standards
- remove inadequate workpieces
- remove processed workpiece
- set up the controller of a machine
What stands in the way is 9 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 12 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A wood boring machine operator role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a wooden furniture machine operator background worth leading with.
- already held woodworking processes engineering, manufacturing and construction
- already held cutting technologies engineering, manufacturing and construction
- already held dispose of cutting waste material handling and moving
- already held supply machine with appropriate tools handling and moving
- already held types of wood engineering, manufacturing and construction
- already held remove inadequate workpieces handling and moving
All 12 carried skills, including the 9 the wood boring machine operator role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you may need to learn
The 29 missing skills fall into 10 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 types of boring heads required
- still to learn types of drill bits required
- optional, not held manufacturing of daily use goods optional
- optional, not held manufacturing of furniture optional
- optional, not held manufacturing of sports equipment optional
- optional, not held mechanical systems optional
- still to learn tend boring machine required
- still to learn work safely with machines required
- optional, not held perform machine maintenance optional
- still to learn manipulate wood required
- optional, not held pack goods optional
- optional, not held sand wood optional
- still to learn troubleshoot required
- optional, not held advise on machinery malfunctions optional
- still to learn perform test run required
- optional, not held apply wood finishes optional
- still to learn ensure conformity to specifications required
4 further areas in the appendix
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries a wood boring machine operator role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 tend boring machine practise this
- 02 ensure conformity to specifications practise this
- 03 ensure equipment availability 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 12 skills that carry over
- already held dispose of cutting waste material skill
- already held monitor automated machines 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 supply machine with appropriate tools skill
- already held types of wood knowledge
- already held consult technical resources skill
- already held cutting technologies knowledge
- already held woodworking processes knowledge
The 4 learning areas not shown above
- still to learn ensure equipment availability required
- optional, not held measure parts of manufactured products optional
- optional, not held monitor stock level optional
- optional, not held prepare wood production reports optional
- optional, not held check quality of raw materials optional
- optional, not held inspect quality of products optional
- optional, not held keep records of work progress optional
- optional, not held monitor conveyor belt optional
- optional, not held perform product testing optional
- optional, not held record production data for quality control optional
- optional, not held CAD software optional
- optional, not held tend CNC drilling machine optional
20 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held manufacturing of daily use goods optional
- optional, not held manufacturing of furniture optional
- optional, not held manufacturing of sports equipment optional
- optional, not held measure parts of manufactured products optional
- optional, not held monitor stock level optional
- optional, not held prepare wood production reports optional
- optional, not held CAD software optional
- optional, not held advise on machinery malfunctions optional
- optional, not held apply wood finishes optional
- optional, not held check quality of raw materials optional
- optional, not held inspect quality of products optional
- optional, not held keep records of work progress optional
- optional, not held mechanical systems optional
- optional, not held monitor conveyor belt optional
- optional, not held pack goods optional
- optional, not held perform machine maintenance optional
- optional, not held perform product testing optional
- optional, not held record production data for quality control optional
- optional, not held sand wood optional
- optional, not held tend CNC drilling machine optional
23 held skills the wood boring machine operator role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role apply spraying techniques skill
- not needed by the target role clean furniture skill
- not needed by the target role create smooth wood surface skill
- not needed by the target role furniture industry knowledge
- not needed by the target role furniture trends knowledge
- not needed by the target role glassworking knowledge
- not needed by the target role handle delivery of furniture goods skill
- not needed by the target role join metals skill
- not needed by the target role join wood elements skill
- not needed by the target role machine tools knowledge
- not needed by the target role maintain furniture machinery skill
- not needed by the target role metal smoothing technologies knowledge
- not needed by the target role metalworking knowledge
- not needed by the target role operate furniture machinery skill
- not needed by the target role organic building materials knowledge
- not needed by the target role paint with a paint gun skill
- not needed by the target role prepare furniture for application of paint skill
- not needed by the target role program a CNC controller skill
- not needed by the target role repair furniture machinery skill
- not needed by the target role sell furniture skill
- not needed by the target role sell household goods skill
- not needed by the target role use CAM software skill
- not needed by the target role wear appropriate protective gear skill
7 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 types of boring heads required
- still to learn types of drill bits required
- optional, not held manufacturing of daily use goods optional
- optional, not held manufacturing of furniture optional
- optional, not held manufacturing of sports equipment optional
- optional, not held CAD software optional
- optional, not held mechanical systems optional
Other moves recorded from wooden furniture machine operator
Common questions about this move
Can a wooden furniture machine operator become a wood boring machine operator?
Yes, and it is a substantial move. A wooden furniture machine operator already covers 39% of what a wood boring machine operator is expected to do: 12 skills carry over, 9 of which the wood boring machine operator role treats as required.
What skills does a wooden furniture machine operator need to become a wood boring machine operator?
9 required skills are missing, plus 20 optional ones. They fall into 10 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by engineering, manufacturing and construction. The single most important is tend boring machine.
How hard is the move from wooden furniture machine operator to wood boring machine operator?
Its learning distance is 62.3 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.