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

kiln firertotunnel kiln operator

A kiln firer already meets 26% of what the tunnel kiln operator role asks for. The move turns on 4 required skills not yet in the profile.

From kiln firer
26%
Overlap1
To tunnel kiln operator
3 Skills carried over
4 Required, not held
62.2 Difficulty2
Career overlap Distant match

26%

Learning distance Substantial retraining

62.2/ 100

1 Share of the tunnel kiln operator role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the kiln firer 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 tunnel kiln operator role treats 2 of its required skills as things a kiln firer already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • observe products' behaviour under processing conditions
  • optimise production processes parameters

What stands in the way is 4 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 3 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A tunnel kiln operator role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a kiln firer background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held observe products' behaviour under processing conditions information skills
  • already held write batch record documentation information skills
  • already held optimise production processes parameters communication, collaboration and creativity

All 3 carried skills, including the 2 the tunnel kiln operator role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 12 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 working with machinery and specialised equipment 2 required, 5 supplementary
  • required, not held preheat kiln car required
  • required, not held tend tunnel kiln required
  • optional, not held adjust measuring machines optional
  • optional, not held operate drying blowers optional
  • optional, not held tend drawing kiln optional
  • optional, not held tend drying tunnels optional
  • optional, not held use measurement instruments optional
02 handling and moving 1 required, 2 supplementary
  • required, not held transfer kiln-baked products required
  • optional, not held pallets loading optional
  • optional, not held polish clay products optional
03 information skills 1 required
  • required, not held monitor manufacturing impact required
04 constructing 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held types of tile optional
Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a tunnel kiln 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 3 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held observe products' behaviour under processing conditions skill
  • already held optimise production processes parameters skill
  • already held write batch record documentation skill
8 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held adjust measuring machines optional
  • optional, not held operate drying blowers optional
  • optional, not held pallets loading optional
  • optional, not held tend drawing kiln optional
  • optional, not held tend drying tunnels optional
  • optional, not held polish clay products optional
  • optional, not held types of tile optional
  • optional, not held use measurement instruments optional
13 held skills the tunnel kiln operator role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role control kiln firing skill
  • not needed by the target role health, safety and hygiene legislation knowledge
  • not needed by the target role inspect quality of products skill
  • not needed by the target role kiln types knowledge
  • not needed by the target role maintain equipment skill
  • not needed by the target role maintain furnace temperature skill
  • not needed by the target role manage kiln ventilation skill
  • not needed by the target role manage waste skill
  • not needed by the target role perform kiln maintenance skill
  • not needed by the target role prepare kiln firebox skill
  • not needed by the target role store products skill
  • not needed by the target role transfer glaze skill
  • not needed by the target role validate raw materials skill
Index

Other moves recorded from kiln firer

Full index of moves from kiln firer

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.