Table 1Transition record

industrial production managertowater treatment plant manager

A industrial production manager already meets 33% of what the water treatment plant manager role asks for. The move turns on 11 required skills not yet in the profile.

From industrial production manager

33%

Overlap1

To water treatment plant manager

10 Skills carried over

11 Required, not held

68.9 Difficulty2

Career overlap Distant match

33%

Learning distance Substantial retraining

68.9/ 100

Easy adjacentmoderatesubstantialcareer change Hard

1 Share of the water treatment plant 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 water treatment plant manager role treats 9 of its required skills as things a industrial production manager already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

adhere to organisational guidelines
create manufacturing guidelines
define manufacturing quality criteria
develop manufacturing policies
manage budgets
manage staff

What stands in the way is 11 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 10 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A water treatment plant 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 define manufacturing quality criteria management skills
already held plan health and safety procedures management skills
already held manage supplies management skills
already held manufacturing processes engineering, manufacturing and construction

All 10 carried skills, including the 9 the water treatment plant manager role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 34 missing skills fall into 11 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 3 required, 7 supplementary

required, not held ensure equipment availability required
required, not held ensure equipment maintenance required
required, not held strive for company growth required

optional, not held develop water supply schedule optional
optional, not held prepare timelines for pipeline development projects optional
optional, not held set management priorities in pipeline networks optional
optional, not held supervise waste disposal optional
optional, not held supervise waste water treatments optional
optional, not held recruit employees optional
optional, not held supervise laboratory operations optional

02 communication, collaboration and creativity 3 required, 4 supplementary

required, not held manage water distribution procedures required
required, not held liaise with managers required
required, not held negotiate supplier arrangements required

optional, not held inform on water supply optional
optional, not held develop water purification methods optional
optional, not held liaise with local authorities optional
optional, not held train employees optional

03 information skills 3 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held ensure proper water storage required
required, not held manage water quality testing required
required, not held report on production results required

optional, not held measure water quality parameters optional
optional, not held monitor legislation developments optional

04 assisting and caring 1 required, 4 supplementary

required, not held follow company standards required

optional, not held ensure regulatory compliance in pipeline infrastructures optional
optional, not held coordinate environmental efforts optional
optional, not held ensure compliance with environmental legislation optional
optional, not held use personal protection equipment optional

05 services 1 required

required, not held water policies required

06 business, administration and law 1 supplementary

optional, not held environmental legislation optional

5 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a water treatment plant 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 10 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held adhere to organisational guidelines 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 plan health and safety procedures skill

The 5 learning areas not shown above

Skill to acquire Tier

07 constructing 1 supplementary

optional, not held maintain water treatment equipment optional

08 engineering, manufacturing and construction 1 supplementary

optional, not held water reuse optional

09 handling and moving 1 supplementary

optional, not held treat contaminated water optional

10 natural sciences, mathematics and statistics 1 supplementary

optional, not held water chemistry analysis optional

11 working with machinery and specialised equipment 1 supplementary

optional, not held monitor automated machines optional

23 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held develop water supply schedule optional
optional, not held ensure regulatory compliance in pipeline infrastructures optional
optional, not held inform on water supply optional
optional, not held maintain water treatment equipment optional
optional, not held measure water quality parameters optional
optional, not held prepare timelines for pipeline development projects optional
optional, not held set management priorities in pipeline networks optional
optional, not held supervise waste disposal optional
optional, not held supervise waste water treatments optional
optional, not held treat contaminated water optional
optional, not held water chemistry analysis optional
optional, not held coordinate environmental efforts optional
optional, not held develop water purification methods optional
optional, not held ensure compliance with environmental legislation optional
optional, not held environmental legislation optional
optional, not held liaise with local authorities optional
optional, not held monitor automated machines optional
optional, not held monitor legislation developments optional
optional, not held recruit employees optional
optional, not held supervise laboratory operations optional
optional, not held train employees optional
optional, not held use personal protection equipment optional
optional, not held water reuse optional

25 held skills the water treatment plant 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 goal progress skill
not needed by the target role analyse production processes for improvement 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 water policies required
optional, not held water chemistry analysis optional
optional, not held environmental legislation optional
optional, not held water reuse 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.