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

industrial production managertometal production manager

A industrial production manager already meets 33% of what the metal production manager role asks for. The move turns on 15 required skills not yet in the profile.

From industrial production manager
33%
Overlap1
To metal production manager
12 Skills carried over
15 Required, not held
70 Difficulty2
Career overlap Distant match

33%

Learning distance Substantial retraining

70/ 100

1 Share of the metal production manager role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the industrial production 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

Why this move works

A metal production manager role treats 10 of its required skills as things a industrial production manager already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • adhere to organisational guidelines
  • analyse goal progress
  • create manufacturing guidelines
  • define manufacturing quality criteria
  • develop manufacturing policies
  • manage budgets

What stands in the way is 15 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 12 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 industrial production manager background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held create manufacturing guidelines management skills
  • already held develop manufacturing policies management skills
  • already held analyse goal progress information skills
  • already held define manufacturing quality criteria management skills
  • already held plan health and safety procedures management skills
  • already held analyse production processes for improvement information skills

All 12 carried skills, including the 10 the metal production manager role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 35 missing skills fall into 7 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 management skills 4 required, 7 supplementary
  • required, not held control production required
  • required, not held improve business processes required
  • required, not held optimise financial performance 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 identify market niches optional
  • optional, not held manage company transport strategy optional
  • optional, not held manage emergency procedures optional
  • optional, not held plan shifts of employees optional
  • optional, not held recruit employees optional
02 information skills 4 required, 5 supplementary
  • required, not held forecast organisational risks required
  • required, not held manage commercial risks 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 apply control process statistical methods optional
  • optional, not held file claims with insurance companies optional
  • optional, not held measure customer feedback optional
  • optional, not held perform market research optional
03 communication, collaboration and creativity 3 required, 6 supplementary
  • required, not held implement strategic planning required
  • required, not held liaise with managers required
  • required, not held procure mechanical machinery required
  • optional, not held maintain relationship with customers optional
  • 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
04 engineering, manufacturing and construction 2 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held types of metal manufacturing processes required
  • required, not held types of metal required
  • optional, not held ferrous metal processing optional
05 assisting and caring 1 required
  • required, not held follow company standards required
06 working with computers 1 required
  • required, not held use IT tools required

1 further area in the appendix

Table 4

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.

Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.

Appendix

Appendix · The rest of the record

All 12 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held adhere to organisational guidelines skill
  • already held analyse goal progress skill
  • already held create manufacturing guidelines skill
  • already held define manufacturing quality criteria skill
  • already held develop manufacturing policies skill
  • already held manage budgets skill
  • already held manage staff skill
  • already held manage supplies skill
  • already held manufacturing processes knowledge
  • already held meet deadlines skill
  • already held analyse production processes for improvement skill
  • already held plan health and safety procedures skill
The 1 learning area not shown above
Skill to acquire Tier
07 business, administration and law 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held innovation processes optional
20 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held ensure correct goods labelling optional
  • optional, not held ferrous metal processing optional
  • optional, not held innovation processes optional
  • optional, not held maintain relationship with customers optional
  • optional, not held manage discarded products 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 identify market niches 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 measure customer feedback optional
  • optional, not held negotiate supplier arrangements optional
  • optional, not held negotiate with stakeholders optional
  • optional, not held perform market research optional
  • optional, not held plan shifts of employees optional
  • optional, not held recruit employees optional
23 held skills the metal production manager role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role adapt production levels skill
  • not needed by the target role adjust production schedule skill
  • not needed by the target role analyse business plans skill
  • not needed by the target role analyse supply chain strategies skill
  • not needed by the target role assess impact of industrial activities skill
  • not needed by the target role assess supplier risks skill
  • not needed by the target role check material resources skill
  • not needed by the target role check quality of products on the production line skill
  • not needed by the target role check quality of raw materials skill
  • not needed by the target role cleaning industry health and safety measures knowledge
  • not needed by the target role control financial resources skill
  • not needed by the target role define quality standards skill
  • not needed by the target role develop business plans skill
  • not needed by the target role identify process improvements skill
  • not needed by the target role industrial engineering knowledge
  • not needed by the target role industrial software knowledge
  • not needed by the target role inspect material skill
  • not needed by the target role liaise with industrial professionals skill
  • not needed by the target role manage resources skill
  • not needed by the target role operations management knowledge
  • not needed by the target role oversee assembly operations skill
  • not needed by the target role oversee production requirements skill
  • not needed by the target role schedule production skill
4 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 metal manufacturing processes required
  • required, not held types of metal required
  • optional, not held ferrous metal processing optional
  • optional, not held innovation processes optional
Index

Other moves recorded from industrial production manager

Full index of moves from industrial production manager

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.