foundry managertometal production manager
A foundry manager already meets 29% of what the metal production manager role asks for. The move turns on 18 required skills not yet in the profile.
29%
72.8/ 100
1 Share of the metal production manager role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the foundry manager 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 metal production manager role treats 7 of its required skills as things a foundry manager already does. These are the ones it depends on most.
- follow company standards
- forecast organisational risks
- improve business processes
- manage commercial risks
- manage staff
- optimise financial performance
What stands in the way is 18 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 14 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A metal production manager role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a foundry manager background worth leading with.
- already held manage commercial risks information skills
- already held optimise financial performance management skills
- already held forecast organisational risks information skills
- already held improve business processes management skills
- already held identify market niches management skills
- already held innovation processes business, administration and law
All 14 carried skills, including the 7 the metal production manager role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you would need to learn
The 33 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.
- required, not held define manufacturing quality criteria required
- required, not held control production required
- required, not held create manufacturing guidelines required
- required, not held develop manufacturing policies required
- required, not held manage budgets required
- required, not held manage supplies required
- required, not held meet deadlines required
- required, not held strive for company growth required
- optional, not held manage discarded products optional
- optional, not held ensure finished product meet requirements optional
- optional, not held manage company transport strategy optional
- optional, not held manage emergency procedures optional
- optional, not held plan health and safety procedures optional
- optional, not held plan shifts of employees optional
- required, not held implement strategic planning required
- required, not held liaise with managers required
- required, not held procure mechanical machinery required
- optional, not held communicate commercial and technical issues in foreign languages optional
- optional, not held communicate production plan optional
- optional, not held liaise with quality assurance optional
- optional, not held negotiate supplier arrangements optional
- optional, not held negotiate with stakeholders optional
- required, not held analyse goal progress required
- required, not held manage stocked company material required
- required, not held replace machines required
- optional, not held ensure correct goods labelling optional
- optional, not held analyse production processes for improvement optional
- optional, not held apply control process statistical methods optional
- optional, not held file claims with insurance companies optional
- required, not held manufacturing processes required
- required, not held types of metal required
- required, not held adhere to organisational guidelines required
- required, not held use IT tools required
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries a metal production manager role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 define manufacturing quality criteria skill · sector specific
- 02 adhere to organisational guidelines skill · cross sector
- 03 analyse goal progress 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 14 skills that carry over
- already held follow company standards skill
- already held forecast organisational risks skill
- already held improve business processes skill
- already held manage commercial risks skill
- already held manage staff skill
- already held optimise financial performance skill
- already held types of metal manufacturing processes knowledge
- already held ferrous metal processing knowledge
- already held identify market niches skill
- already held innovation processes knowledge
- already held maintain relationship with customers skill
- already held measure customer feedback skill
- already held perform market research skill
- already held recruit employees skill
15 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held ensure correct goods labelling optional
- optional, not held manage discarded products optional
- optional, not held analyse production processes for improvement optional
- optional, not held apply control process statistical methods optional
- optional, not held communicate commercial and technical issues in foreign languages optional
- optional, not held communicate production plan optional
- optional, not held ensure finished product meet requirements optional
- optional, not held file claims with insurance companies optional
- optional, not held liaise with quality assurance optional
- optional, not held manage company transport strategy optional
- optional, not held manage emergency procedures optional
- optional, not held negotiate supplier arrangements optional
- optional, not held negotiate with stakeholders optional
- optional, not held plan health and safety procedures optional
- optional, not held plan shifts of employees optional
13 held skills the metal production manager role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role chemistry knowledge
- not needed by the target role cost management knowledge
- not needed by the target role deal with pressure from unexpected circumstances skill
- not needed by the target role design drawings knowledge
- not needed by the target role design metal components skill
- not needed by the target role engineering processes knowledge
- not needed by the target role ensure compliance with environmental legislation skill
- not needed by the target role follow manufacturing work schedule skill
- not needed by the target role legal requirements of ICT products knowledge
- not needed by the target role non-ferrous metal processing knowledge
- not needed by the target role physics knowledge
- not needed by the target role precious metals knowledge
- not needed by the target role quality standards knowledge
2 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 manufacturing processes required
- required, not held types of metal required
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.