Table 1Transition record

concrete products machine operatortorubber products machine operator

A concrete products machine operator already meets 30% of what the rubber products machine operator role asks for. The move turns on 9 required skills not yet in the profile.

From concrete products machine operator

30%

Overlap1

To rubber products machine operator

14 Skills carried over

9 Required, not held

68.5 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 68.5

This move: 68.5 of 100 · substantial

1 Share of the rubber products machine operator role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the concrete products 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 14 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A rubber products machine operator role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a concrete products machine operator background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held clean mixer handling and moving
already held handle delivery of raw materials handling and moving
already held measure materials information skills
already held report test findings information skills
already held optimise production processes parameters communication, collaboration and creativity
already held perform product testing information skills

All 14 carried skills, including the 2 the rubber products machine operator role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 25 missing skills fall into 9 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 4 required, 6 supplementary

required, not held fill the rubber processing machine required
required, not held monitor rubber processing conditions required
required, not held adjust the rubber machines required
required, not held work safely with machines required

optional, not held prepare rubber sheets optional
optional, not held operate rubber mixing machine optional
optional, not held stir rubber cement mixture optional
optional, not held monitor automated machines optional
optional, not held operate machines for the rubber extrusion process optional
optional, not held perform laboratory tests optional

02 assisting and caring 1 required, 3 supplementary

required, not held avoid contamination required

optional, not held ensure stock storage safety optional
optional, not held work safely with chemicals optional
optional, not held wear appropriate protective gear optional

03 handling and moving 1 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held select material to process required

optional, not held insert bladders in sport balls optional
optional, not held segregate raw materials optional

04 constructing 1 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held perform test run required

optional, not held add colour optional

05 business, administration and law 1 required

required, not held quality standards required

06 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 required

required, not held troubleshoot required

3 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a rubber products 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 14 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held measure materials skill
already held optimise production processes parameters skill
already held clean mixer skill
already held ensure compliance with environmental legislation skill
already held handle delivery of raw materials skill
already held inspect quality of products skill
already held monitor stock level skill
already held perform machine maintenance skill
already held perform product testing skill
already held record production data for quality control skill
already held record test data skill
already held report defective manufacturing materials skill
already held report test findings skill
already held work ergonomically skill

The 3 learning areas not shown above

Skill to acquire Tier

07 information skills 2 supplementary

optional, not held monitor storage space optional
optional, not held read standard blueprints optional

08 engineering, manufacturing and construction 1 supplementary

optional, not held quality and cycle time optimisation optional

09 working with computers 1 supplementary

optional, not held program a CNC controller optional

16 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held prepare rubber sheets optional
optional, not held ensure stock storage safety optional
optional, not held insert bladders in sport balls optional
optional, not held monitor storage space optional
optional, not held operate rubber mixing machine optional
optional, not held segregate raw materials optional
optional, not held stir rubber cement mixture optional
optional, not held work safely with chemicals optional
optional, not held add colour optional
optional, not held monitor automated machines optional
optional, not held operate machines for the rubber extrusion process optional
optional, not held perform laboratory tests optional
optional, not held program a CNC controller optional
optional, not held quality and cycle time optimisation optional
optional, not held read standard blueprints optional
optional, not held wear appropriate protective gear optional

19 held skills the rubber products machine operator role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role adjust curing ovens skill
not needed by the target role build rebar cages skill
not needed by the target role discharge cement skill
not needed by the target role feed concrete mixer skill
not needed by the target role fill moulds skill
not needed by the target role follow standards for machinery safety skill
not needed by the target role form moulding mixture skill
not needed by the target role inspect batches of mixed products skill
not needed by the target role load heavy items on pallets skill
not needed by the target role maintain mixer truck skill
not needed by the target role maintain moulds skill
not needed by the target role match product moulds skill
not needed by the target role move filled moulds skill
not needed by the target role operate lifting equipment skill
not needed by the target role pack goods skill
not needed by the target role select mould types skill
not needed by the target role settle concrete skill
not needed by the target role use moulding techniques skill
not needed by the target role write batch record documentation skill

2 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 quality standards required
optional, not held quality and cycle time optimisation optional

Index

Other moves recorded from concrete products machine operator

Full index of moves from concrete products 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.