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

industrial engineertoproduction engineer

A industrial engineer already meets 67% of what the production engineer role asks for. The move turns on 3 required skills not yet in the profile.

From industrial engineer
67%
Overlap1
To production engineer
21 Skills carried over
3 Required, not held
35.2 Difficulty2
Career overlap Strong match

67%

Learning distance Real move, short list to learn

35.2/ 100

1 Share of the production engineer role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the industrial engineer 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 production engineer role treats 13 of its required skills as things a industrial engineer already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • adjust engineering designs
  • approve engineering design
  • control production
  • engineering principles
  • engineering processes
  • industrial engineering

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 21 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A production engineer role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a industrial engineer background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held production engineering engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • already held lean manufacturing business, administration and law
  • already held continuous improvement philosophies business, administration and law
  • already held lead process optimisation management skills
  • already held schedule production management skills
  • already held optimise production management skills

All 21 carried skills, including the 13 the production engineer role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 17 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.

Skill to acquire Tier
01 information skills 2 required, 4 supplementary
  • required, not held assess financial viability required
  • required, not held perform scientific research required
  • optional, not held execute feasibility study on hydrogen optional
  • optional, not held control of expenses optional
  • optional, not held estimate duration of work optional
  • optional, not held inspect quality of products optional
02 working with computers 1 required
  • required, not held use technical drawing software required
03 management skills 9 supplementary
  • optional, not held implement quality management systems optional
  • optional, not held adjust production schedule optional
  • optional, not held control financial resources optional
  • optional, not held ensure equipment availability optional
  • optional, not held ensure equipment maintenance optional
  • optional, not held identify training needs optional
  • optional, not held manage human resources optional
  • optional, not held manage staff optional
  • optional, not held set production facilities standards optional
04 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held advise on machinery malfunctions optional
Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a production engineer 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 21 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held adjust engineering designs skill
  • already held approve engineering design skill
  • already held control production skill
  • already held engineering principles knowledge
  • already held engineering processes knowledge
  • already held industrial engineering knowledge
  • already held lead process optimisation skill
  • already held manufacturing processes knowledge
  • already held optimise production skill
  • already held production engineering knowledge
  • already held production processes knowledge
  • already held quality standards knowledge
  • already held technical drawings knowledge
  • already held analyse production processes for improvement skill
  • already held continuous improvement philosophies knowledge
  • already held develop product design skill
  • already held integrate new products in manufacturing skill
  • already held lean manufacturing knowledge
  • already held maintain relationship with suppliers skill
  • already held manage budgets skill
  • already held schedule production skill
14 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held execute feasibility study on hydrogen optional
  • optional, not held implement quality management systems optional
  • optional, not held adjust production schedule optional
  • optional, not held advise on machinery malfunctions optional
  • optional, not held control financial resources optional
  • optional, not held control of expenses optional
  • optional, not held ensure equipment availability optional
  • optional, not held ensure equipment maintenance optional
  • optional, not held estimate duration of work optional
  • optional, not held identify training needs optional
  • optional, not held inspect quality of products optional
  • optional, not held manage human resources optional
  • optional, not held manage staff optional
  • optional, not held set production facilities standards optional
56 held skills the production engineer role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role 3D modelling knowledge
  • not needed by the target role CAD software knowledge
  • not needed by the target role advise on manufacturing problems skill
  • not needed by the target role aerospace engineering knowledge
  • not needed by the target role apply advanced manufacturing skill
  • not needed by the target role automation technology knowledge
  • not needed by the target role automotive engineering skill
  • not needed by the target role build machines skill
  • not needed by the target role chemistry knowledge
  • not needed by the target role communicate with customers skill
  • not needed by the target role computer engineering knowledge
  • not needed by the target role coordinate engineering teams skill
  • not needed by the target role coordinate manufacturing production activities skill
  • not needed by the target role design automation components skill
  • not needed by the target role design drawings knowledge
  • not needed by the target role design principles knowledge
  • not needed by the target role design prototypes skill
  • not needed by the target role determine production capacity skill
  • not needed by the target role develop production line skill
  • not needed by the target role electrical engineering knowledge
  • not needed by the target role electromechanics knowledge
  • not needed by the target role electronics knowledge
  • not needed by the target role environmental legislation knowledge
  • not needed by the target role examine engineering principles skill
  • not needed by the target role execute analytical mathematical calculations skill
  • not needed by the target role industrial research and development knowledge
  • not needed by the target role industrial tools knowledge
  • not needed by the target role instrumentation engineering knowledge
  • not needed by the target role instrumentation equipment knowledge
  • not needed by the target role keep up with digital transformation of industrial processes skill
  • not needed by the target role liaise with engineers skill
  • not needed by the target role maintain industrial equipment skill
  • not needed by the target role manage production systems skill
  • not needed by the target role material mechanics knowledge
  • not needed by the target role mathematics knowledge
  • not needed by the target role mechanical engineering knowledge
  • not needed by the target role mechanics knowledge
  • not needed by the target role mechatronics knowledge
  • not needed by the target role microelectromechanical systems knowledge
  • not needed by the target role microelectronics knowledge

16 further entries not listed here

Index

Other moves recorded from industrial engineer

Full index of moves from industrial engineer

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.