industrial machinery assemblertoindustrial machinery mechanic
A industrial machinery assembler already meets 51% of what the industrial machinery mechanic role asks for. The move turns on 7 required skills not yet in the profile.
51%
50.5/ 100
1 Share of the industrial machinery mechanic role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the industrial machinery assembler 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 industrial machinery mechanic role treats 9 of its required skills as things a industrial machinery assembler already does. These are the ones it depends on most.
- inspect industrial equipment
- mechanics
- perform maintenance on installed equipment
- perform test run
- resolve equipment malfunctions
- secure working area
What stands in the way is 7 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 17 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A industrial machinery mechanic role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a industrial machinery assembler background worth leading with.
- already held manufacturing of office equipment engineering, manufacturing and construction
- already held manufacturing of pumps and compressors engineering, manufacturing and construction
- already held manufacturing of taps and valves services
- already held operate industrial equipment working with machinery and specialised equipment
- already held inspect industrial equipment constructing
- already held solve technical problems working with computers
All 17 carried skills, including the 9 the industrial machinery mechanic role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you would need to learn
The 20 missing skills fall into 9 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 electrical wiring plans required
- required, not held electricity required
- required, not held hydraulics required
- required, not held types of lubricants required
- required, not held write records for repairs required
- optional, not held estimate restoration costs optional
- optional, not held prepare compliance documents optional
- required, not held conduct routine machinery checks required
- optional, not held install blinds drive systems optional
- optional, not held install electrical and electronic equipment optional
- required, not held pneumatics required
- optional, not held install hydraulic systems optional
- optional, not held install pneumatic systems optional
- optional, not held lay pipe installation optional
- optional, not held operate soldering equipment optional
- optional, not held provide customer information related to repairs optional
- optional, not held order supplies optional
3 further areas in the appendix
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries a industrial machinery mechanic role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 write records for repairs skill · sector specific
- 02 conduct routine machinery checks skill · cross sector
- 03 electrical wiring plans knowledge · 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 17 skills that carry over
- already held inspect industrial equipment skill
- already held mechanics knowledge
- already held perform maintenance on installed equipment skill
- already held perform test run skill
- already held resolve equipment malfunctions skill
- already held secure working area skill
- already held solve technical problems skill
- already held troubleshoot skill
- already held use testing equipment skill
- already held apply technical communication skills skill
- already held consult technical resources skill
- already held manufacturing of office equipment knowledge
- already held manufacturing of pumps and compressors knowledge
- already held manufacturing of taps and valves knowledge
- already held operate industrial equipment skill
- already held operate welding equipment skill
- already held record test data skill
The 3 learning areas not shown above
- optional, not held dispose of hazardous waste optional
- optional, not held issue sales invoices optional
- optional, not held perform ICT troubleshooting optional
13 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held estimate restoration costs optional
- optional, not held install blinds drive systems optional
- optional, not held issue sales invoices optional
- optional, not held provide customer information related to repairs optional
- optional, not held dispose of hazardous waste optional
- optional, not held install electrical and electronic equipment optional
- optional, not held install hydraulic systems optional
- optional, not held install pneumatic systems optional
- optional, not held lay pipe installation optional
- optional, not held operate soldering equipment optional
- optional, not held order supplies optional
- optional, not held perform ICT troubleshooting optional
- optional, not held prepare compliance documents optional
14 held skills the industrial machinery mechanic role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role assemble machines skill
- not needed by the target role develop assembly instructions skill
- not needed by the target role inspect quality of products skill
- not needed by the target role install machinery skill
- not needed by the target role maintain industrial equipment skill
- not needed by the target role maintain records of maintenance interventions skill
- not needed by the target role monitor automated machines skill
- not needed by the target role perform machine maintenance skill
- not needed by the target role perform pre-assembly quality checks skill
- not needed by the target role read standard blueprints skill
- not needed by the target role recognise signs of corrosion skill
- not needed by the target role repair industrial equipment skill
- not needed by the target role set up machine controls skill
- not needed by the target role wear appropriate protective gear skill
5 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 electrical wiring plans required
- required, not held electricity required
- required, not held hydraulics required
- required, not held pneumatics required
- required, not held types of lubricants required
Other moves recorded from industrial machinery assembler
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.