Table 1Transition record

blow moulding machine operatortoplastic rolling machine operator

A blow moulding machine operator already meets 65% of what the plastic rolling machine operator role asks for. The move turns on 4 required skills not yet in the profile.

From blow moulding machine operator

65%

Overlap1

To plastic rolling machine operator

19 Skills carried over

4 Required, not held

33.3 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 33.3

This move: 33.3 of 100 · moderate

1 Share of the plastic rolling machine operator role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the blow moulding 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.

Table 2

Table 2 · What you already bring

Of the 19 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A plastic rolling machine operator role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a blow moulding machine operator background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held mix moulding and casting material handling and moving
already held feed hoppers handling and moving
already held plastic resins natural sciences, mathematics and statistics
already held add colour constructing
already held monitor valves information skills
already held solve technical problems working with computers

All 19 carried skills, including the 6 the plastic rolling machine operator role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 9 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.

Skill to acquire Tier

01 handling and moving 2 required

required, not held position straightening rolls required
required, not held remove processed workpiece required

02 working with machinery and specialised equipment 1 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held supply machine required

optional, not held maintain furnace temperature optional
optional, not held operate furnace optional

03 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 required

required, not held optimise production processes parameters required

04 engineering, manufacturing and construction 1 supplementary

optional, not held types of plastic optional

05 information skills 1 supplementary

optional, not held measure materials optional

06 working with computers 1 supplementary

optional, not held control production flow remotely optional

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a plastic rolling 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 19 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held consult technical resources skill
already held monitor automated machines skill
already held quality standards knowledge
already held set up the controller of a machine skill
already held troubleshoot skill
already held use personal protection equipment skill
already held add colour skill
already held feed hoppers skill
already held inspect quality of products skill
already held keep records of work progress skill
already held maintain equipment skill
already held mechanics knowledge
already held mix moulding and casting material skill
already held monitor gauge skill
already held monitor valves skill
already held perform test run skill
already held plastic resins knowledge
already held report defective manufacturing materials skill
already held solve technical problems skill

5 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held maintain furnace temperature optional
optional, not held operate furnace optional
optional, not held types of plastic optional
optional, not held control production flow remotely optional
optional, not held measure materials optional

14 held skills the plastic rolling machine operator role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role assemble moulds skill
not needed by the target role blow moulding knowledge
not needed by the target role blow moulding machine parts knowledge
not needed by the target role extract products from moulds skill
not needed by the target role finish plastic products skill
not needed by the target role grind wasted plastic skill
not needed by the target role maintain moulds skill
not needed by the target role manage waste skill
not needed by the target role operate lifting equipment skill
not needed by the target role select mould types skill
not needed by the target role tend blow moulding machine skill
not needed by the target role tend injection moulding machine skill
not needed by the target role trim excess material skill
not needed by the target role types of moulding knowledge

1 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

optional, not held types of plastic optional

Index

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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.