Table 1Transition record

injection moulding operatortoblow moulding machine operator

A injection moulding operator already meets 82% of what the blow moulding machine operator role asks for. The move turns on 3 required skills not yet in the profile.

From injection moulding operator

82%

Overlap1

To blow moulding machine operator

28 Skills carried over

3 Required, not held

21 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 21

This move: 21 of 100 · adjacent

1 Share of the blow moulding machine operator role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the injection moulding operator 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.

Table 2

Table 2 · What you already bring

Of the 28 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A blow moulding machine operator role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a injection moulding operator background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held tend blow moulding machine working with machinery and specialised equipment
already held grind wasted plastic working with machinery and specialised equipment
already held tend injection moulding machine working with machinery and specialised equipment
already held types of moulding arts and humanities
already held mix moulding and casting material handling and moving
already held feed hoppers handling and moving

All 28 carried skills, including the 10 the blow moulding machine operator role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 5 missing skills fall into 3 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 engineering, manufacturing and construction 2 required

required, not held blow moulding machine parts required
required, not held blow moulding required

02 natural sciences, mathematics and statistics 1 required

required, not held plastic resins required

03 handling and moving 2 supplementary

optional, not held assemble moulds optional
optional, not held manage waste optional

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a blow 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 28 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held consult technical resources skill
already held monitor automated machines skill
already held monitor gauge skill
already held monitor valves skill
already held quality standards knowledge
already held set up the controller of a machine skill
already held tend blow moulding machine skill
already held trim excess material skill
already held troubleshoot skill
already held use personal protection equipment skill
already held add colour skill
already held extract products from moulds skill
already held feed hoppers skill
already held finish plastic products skill
already held grind wasted plastic skill
already held inspect quality of products skill
already held keep records of work progress skill
already held maintain equipment skill
already held maintain moulds skill
already held mechanics knowledge
already held mix moulding and casting material skill
already held operate lifting equipment skill
already held perform test run skill
already held report defective manufacturing materials skill
already held select mould types skill
already held solve technical problems skill
already held tend injection moulding machine skill
already held types of moulding knowledge

2 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held assemble moulds optional
optional, not held manage waste optional

14 held skills the blow moulding machine operator role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role dies knowledge
not needed by the target role injection moulding machine parts knowledge
not needed by the target role install press dies skill
not needed by the target role jewellery processes knowledge
not needed by the target role manufacturing of daily use goods knowledge
not needed by the target role manufacturing of jewellery knowledge
not needed by the target role manufacturing of sports equipment knowledge
not needed by the target role medical devices knowledge
not needed by the target role melt wax skill
not needed by the target role move filled moulds skill
not needed by the target role optimise production processes parameters skill
not needed by the target role plastic welding knowledge
not needed by the target role types of plastic knowledge
not needed by the target role types of waxes knowledge

3 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 blow moulding machine parts required
required, not held blow moulding required
required, not held plastic resins required

Index

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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.