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

hand brick mouldertomoulding machine operator

A hand brick moulder already meets 41% of what the moulding machine operator role asks for. The move turns on 5 required skills not yet in the profile.

From hand brick moulder
41%
Overlap1
To moulding machine operator
7 Skills carried over
5 Required, not held
56.5 Difficulty2
Career overlap Partial match

41%

Learning distance Substantial retraining

56.5/ 100

1 Share of the moulding machine operator role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the hand brick moulder 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 moulding machine operator role treats 7 of its required skills as things a hand brick moulder already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • construct moulds
  • ensure mould uniformity
  • fill moulds
  • maintain moulds
  • match product moulds
  • repair mould defects

What stands in the way is 5 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 moulding machine operator role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a hand brick moulder background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held ensure mould uniformity handling and moving
  • already held match product moulds handling and moving
  • already held repair mould defects handling and moving
  • already held construct moulds handling and moving
  • already held select mould types handling and moving
  • already held fill moulds handling and moving

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

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 19 missing skills fall into 8 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 3 required, 5 supplementary
  • required, not held insert mould structures required
  • required, not held move filled moulds required
  • required, not held provide pouring holes in moulds required
  • optional, not held attend to detail in casting processes optional
  • optional, not held insert reinforcement in mould optional
  • optional, not held maintain cores optional
  • optional, not held repair core defects optional
  • optional, not held mark processed workpiece optional
02 working with machinery and specialised equipment 1 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held tend mouldmaking machines required
  • optional, not held ensure core uniformity optional
03 working with computers 1 required
  • required, not held set up machine controls required
04 management skills 4 supplementary
  • optional, not held coordinate mouldmaking shifts optional
  • optional, not held follow manufacturing work schedule optional
  • optional, not held manage time in casting processes optional
  • optional, not held supervise work optional
05 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held advise on machinery malfunctions optional
06 constructing 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held maintain core parts optional

2 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a moulding 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 construct moulds skill
  • already held ensure mould uniformity skill
  • already held fill moulds skill
  • already held maintain moulds skill
  • already held match product moulds skill
  • already held repair mould defects skill
  • already held select mould types skill
The 2 learning areas not shown above
Skill to acquire Tier
07 engineering, manufacturing and construction 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held types of metal manufacturing processes optional
08 information skills 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held monitor conveyor belt optional
14 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held attend to detail in casting processes optional
  • optional, not held coordinate mouldmaking shifts optional
  • optional, not held ensure core uniformity optional
  • optional, not held follow manufacturing work schedule optional
  • optional, not held insert reinforcement in mould optional
  • optional, not held maintain core parts optional
  • optional, not held maintain cores optional
  • optional, not held manage time in casting processes optional
  • optional, not held repair core defects optional
  • optional, not held types of metal manufacturing processes optional
  • optional, not held advise on machinery malfunctions optional
  • optional, not held mark processed workpiece optional
  • optional, not held monitor conveyor belt optional
  • optional, not held supervise work optional
21 held skills the moulding machine operator role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role adjust clay burning level skill
  • not needed by the target role assemble moulds skill
  • not needed by the target role check quality of raw materials skill
  • not needed by the target role extract products from moulds skill
  • not needed by the target role form moulding mixture skill
  • not needed by the target role handle different pottery materials skill
  • not needed by the target role inspect quality of products skill
  • not needed by the target role keep records of work progress skill
  • not needed by the target role load heavy items on pallets skill
  • not needed by the target role maintain furnace temperature skill
  • not needed by the target role monitor end-product drying process skill
  • not needed by the target role operate furnace skill
  • not needed by the target role perform product testing skill
  • not needed by the target role prevent casting adhesion skill
  • not needed by the target role quality standards knowledge
  • not needed by the target role remove mixture excess skill
  • not needed by the target role sanding techniques knowledge
  • not needed by the target role stamp refractory products skill
  • not needed by the target role types of pottery material knowledge
  • not needed by the target role use personal protection equipment skill
  • not needed by the target role various types of sand knowledge
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
  • optional, not held types of metal manufacturing processes optional
Index

Other moves recorded from hand brick moulder

Full index of moves from hand brick moulder

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.