cylindrical grinder operatortofiling machine operator
A cylindrical grinder operator already meets 76% of what the filing machine operator role asks for. The move turns on 4 required skills not yet in the profile.
76%
30/ 100
1 Share of the filing machine operator role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the cylindrical grinder 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 filing machine operator role treats 12 of its required skills as things a cylindrical grinder operator already does. These are the ones it depends on most.
- dispose of cutting waste material
- ensure equipment availability
- monitor automated machines
- perform test run
- quality and cycle time optimisation
- quality standards
What stands in the way is 4 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 37 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A filing machine operator role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a cylindrical grinder operator background worth leading with.
- already held operate file for deburring working with machinery and specialised equipment
- already held abrasive machining processes engineering, manufacturing and construction
- already held measure flatness of a surface information skills
- already held monitor moving workpiece in a machine working with machinery and specialised equipment
- already held smooth burred surfaces handling and moving
- already held manufacture of small metal parts engineering, manufacturing and construction
All 37 carried skills, including the 12 the filing machine operator role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you would need to learn
The 11 missing skills fall into 4 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 filing machine parts required
- required, not held type of file required
- optional, not held types of plastic optional
- optional, not held dies optional
- optional, not held types of wood optional
- optional, not held woodworking processes optional
- required, not held tend filing machine required
- required, not held perform machine maintenance required
- optional, not held manipulate plastic optional
- optional, not held produce customised products optional
- optional, not held record production data for quality control optional
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries a filing machine operator role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 filing machine parts knowledge · occupation specific
- 02 tend filing machine skill · occupation specific
- 03 perform machine maintenance skill · cross sector
Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.
Appendix · The rest of the record
All 37 skills that carry over
- already held dispose of cutting waste material skill
- already held ensure equipment availability skill
- already held monitor automated machines skill
- already held perform test run skill
- already held quality and cycle time optimisation knowledge
- 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 smooth burred surfaces skill
- already held supply machine skill
- already held wear appropriate protective gear skill
- already held abrasive machining processes knowledge
- already held apply precision metalworking techniques skill
- already held consult technical resources skill
- already held cutting technologies knowledge
- already held ferrous metal processing knowledge
- already held inspect quality of products skill
- already held keep records of work progress skill
- already held manufacture of small metal parts knowledge
- already held manufacturing of cutlery knowledge
- already held manufacturing of door furniture from metal knowledge
- already held manufacturing of light metal packaging knowledge
- already held manufacturing of metal assembly products knowledge
- already held manufacturing of metal containers knowledge
- already held manufacturing of metal household articles knowledge
- already held manufacturing of weapons and ammunition knowledge
- already held measure flatness of a surface skill
- already held mechanics knowledge
- already held metal smoothing technologies knowledge
- already held monitor moving workpiece in a machine skill
- already held non-ferrous metal processing knowledge
- already held operate file for deburring skill
- already held operate precision measuring equipment skill
- already held spot metal imperfections skill
- already held types of metal knowledge
- already held types of metal manufacturing processes knowledge
7 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held types of plastic optional
- optional, not held dies optional
- optional, not held manipulate plastic optional
- optional, not held produce customised products optional
- optional, not held record production data for quality control optional
- optional, not held types of wood optional
- optional, not held woodworking processes optional
15 held skills the filing machine operator role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role advise on machinery malfunctions skill
- not needed by the target role cylindrical grinder parts knowledge
- not needed by the target role geometry knowledge
- not needed by the target role maintain mechanical equipment skill
- not needed by the target role manufacturing of doors from metal knowledge
- not needed by the target role manufacturing of heating equipment knowledge
- not needed by the target role manufacturing of metal structures knowledge
- not needed by the target role manufacturing of steam generators knowledge
- not needed by the target role monitor gauge skill
- not needed by the target role operate hand tools in chain making skill
- not needed by the target role operate surface grinder skill
- not needed by the target role supply machine with appropriate tools skill
- not needed by the target role tend cylindrical grinder skill
- not needed by the target role types of cylindrical grinding processes knowledge
- not needed by the target role types of lubricants knowledge
6 gaps that are knowledge rather than practice
Knowledge gaps usually close through study. Practical skill gaps usually need something you can point at.
- required, not held filing machine parts required
- required, not held type of file required
- optional, not held types of plastic optional
- optional, not held dies optional
- optional, not held types of wood optional
- optional, not held woodworking processes optional
Other moves recorded from cylindrical grinder 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.