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

cutting machine operatortofootwear finishing and packing operator

A cutting machine operator already meets 65% of what the footwear finishing and packing operator role asks for. The move turns on 3 required skills not yet in the profile.

From cutting machine operator
65%
Overlap1
To footwear finishing and packing operator
9 Skills carried over
3 Required, not held
32.3 Difficulty2
Career overlap Strong match

65%

Learning distance Real move, short list to learn

32.3/ 100

1 Share of the footwear finishing and packing operator role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the cutting 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 footwear finishing and packing operator role treats 8 of its required skills as things a cutting machine operator already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • apply basic rules of maintenance to leather goods and footwear machinery
  • apply footwear and leather goods quality control techniques
  • footwear components
  • footwear equipments
  • footwear machinery
  • footwear manufacturing technology

What stands in the way is 3 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 9 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A footwear finishing and packing operator role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a cutting machine operator background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held apply footwear and leather goods quality control techniques information skills
  • already held apply basic rules of maintenance to leather goods and footwear machinery working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • already held footwear equipments engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • already held footwear machinery engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • already held footwear manufacturing technology engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • already held footwear components engineering, manufacturing and construction

All 9 carried skills, including the 8 the footwear finishing and packing operator role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 7 missing skills fall into 3 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, 2 supplementary
  • required, not held apply footwear finishing techniques required
  • required, not held perform packing of footwear and leather goods required
  • optional, not held apply footwear bottoms pre-assembling techniques optional
  • optional, not held apply footwear uppers pre-assembling techniques optional
02 engineering, manufacturing and construction 1 required
  • required, not held footwear finishing techniques required
03 management skills 2 supplementary
  • optional, not held apply methods for footwear and leather goods manufacturing optional
  • optional, not held determine footwear warehouse layout optional
Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a footwear finishing and packing 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 9 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held apply basic rules of maintenance to leather goods and footwear machinery skill
  • already held apply footwear and leather goods quality control techniques skill
  • already held footwear components knowledge
  • already held footwear equipments knowledge
  • already held footwear machinery knowledge
  • already held footwear manufacturing technology knowledge
  • already held footwear materials knowledge
  • already held footwear quality knowledge
  • already held reduce environmental impact of footwear manufacturing skill
4 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held apply footwear bottoms pre-assembling techniques optional
  • optional, not held apply footwear uppers pre-assembling techniques optional
  • optional, not held apply methods for footwear and leather goods manufacturing optional
  • optional, not held determine footwear warehouse layout optional
24 held skills the footwear finishing and packing operator role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role adjust cut sizes skill
  • not needed by the target role apply machine cutting techniques for footwear and leather goods skill
  • not needed by the target role apply pre-stitching techniques skill
  • not needed by the target role automatic cutting systems for footwear and leather goods knowledge
  • not needed by the target role cut fabrics skill
  • not needed by the target role cut footwear uppers skill
  • not needed by the target role identify defects on raw hides skill
  • not needed by the target role leather goods components knowledge
  • not needed by the target role leather goods manufacturing processes knowledge
  • not needed by the target role leather goods materials knowledge
  • not needed by the target role leather goods quality knowledge
  • not needed by the target role maintain cutting equipment skill
  • not needed by the target role maintain footwear assembling equipment skill
  • not needed by the target role manual cutting processes for leather knowledge
  • not needed by the target role measure working time in goods production skill
  • not needed by the target role operate automatic cutting systems for footwear and leather goods skill
  • not needed by the target role operate cutting equipment skill
  • not needed by the target role operate die-cut machines skill
  • not needed by the target role plan carpet cutting skill
  • not needed by the target role pre-stitching processes and techniques for footwear and leather goods knowledge
  • not needed by the target role replace sawing blade on machine skill
  • not needed by the target role use IT tools skill
  • not needed by the target role use cutting equipment skill
  • not needed by the target role use wire processing machinery skill
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
  • required, not held footwear finishing techniques required
Index

Other moves recorded from cutting machine operator

Full index of moves from cutting 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.