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

factory handtolaminating machine operator

A factory hand already meets 31% of what the laminating machine operator role asks for. The move turns on 8 required skills not yet in the profile.

From factory hand
31%
Overlap1
To laminating machine operator
7 Skills carried over
8 Required, not held
66.8 Difficulty2
Career overlap Distant match

31%

Learning distance Substantial retraining

66.8/ 100

1 Share of the laminating machine operator role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the factory hand 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 laminating machine operator role treats 5 of its required skills as things a factory hand already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • quality standards
  • supply machine
  • troubleshoot
  • wear appropriate protective gear
  • work safely with machines

What stands in the way is 8 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 7 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A laminating machine operator role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a factory hand background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held clean equipment handling and moving
  • already held pack goods handling and moving
  • already held work safely with machines working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • already held supply machine working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • already held wear appropriate protective gear assisting and caring
  • already held troubleshoot communication, collaboration and creativity

All 7 carried skills, including the 5 the laminating machine operator role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 22 missing skills fall into 10 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 2 required, 3 supplementary
  • required, not held operate laminating machine required
  • required, not held monitor automated machines required
  • optional, not held operate collating machine optional
  • optional, not held operate creasing machinery optional
  • optional, not held perform machine maintenance optional
02 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 required, 2 supplementary
  • required, not held read job ticket instructions required
  • optional, not held make folding styles optional
  • optional, not held follow a brief optional
03 constructing 1 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held perform test run required
  • optional, not held monitor gauge optional
04 handling and moving 1 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held produce samples required
  • optional, not held adjust cut sizes optional
05 arts and humanities 1 required
  • required, not held types of laminators required
06 engineering, manufacturing and construction 1 required
  • required, not held types of paper required

4 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a laminating 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 7 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held quality standards knowledge
  • already held supply machine skill
  • already held troubleshoot skill
  • already held wear appropriate protective gear skill
  • already held work safely with machines skill
  • already held clean equipment skill
  • already held pack goods skill
The 4 learning areas not shown above
Skill to acquire Tier
07 working with computers 1 required
  • required, not held set up the controller of a machine required
08 information skills 5 supplementary
  • optional, not held prepare wood production reports optional
  • optional, not held consult technical resources optional
  • optional, not held keep records of work progress optional
  • optional, not held record production data for quality control optional
  • optional, not held report defective manufacturing materials optional
09 business, administration and law 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held printed goods processes optional
10 management skills 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held prevent paper jams optional
14 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held adjust cut sizes optional
  • optional, not held make folding styles optional
  • optional, not held operate collating machine optional
  • optional, not held operate creasing machinery optional
  • optional, not held prepare wood production reports optional
  • optional, not held prevent paper jams optional
  • optional, not held consult technical resources optional
  • optional, not held follow a brief optional
  • optional, not held keep records of work progress optional
  • optional, not held monitor gauge optional
  • optional, not held perform machine maintenance optional
  • optional, not held printed goods processes optional
  • optional, not held record production data for quality control optional
  • optional, not held report defective manufacturing materials optional
17 held skills the laminating machine operator role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role align components skill
  • not needed by the target role clean building floors skill
  • not needed by the target role clean surfaces skill
  • not needed by the target role cleaning products knowledge
  • not needed by the target role cleaning techniques knowledge
  • not needed by the target role handle delivery of raw materials skill
  • not needed by the target role handle timber skill
  • not needed by the target role industrial tools knowledge
  • not needed by the target role lift heavy weights skill
  • not needed by the target role maintain machinery skill
  • not needed by the target role maintain work area cleanliness skill
  • not needed by the target role operate floor cleaning equipment skill
  • not needed by the target role operate grease gun skill
  • not needed by the target role operate industrial equipment skill
  • not needed by the target role store goods skill
  • not needed by the target role supply machine with appropriate tools skill
  • not needed by the target role use power tools skill
3 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 types of laminators required
  • required, not held types of paper required
  • optional, not held printed goods processes optional
Index

Other moves recorded from factory hand

Full index of moves from factory hand

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.