Table 1Transition record

maintenance and repair engineertoindustrial machinery mechanic

A maintenance and repair engineer already meets 63% of what the industrial machinery mechanic role asks for. The move turns on 3 required skills not yet in the profile.

From maintenance and repair engineer

63%

Overlap1

To industrial machinery mechanic

18 Skills carried over

3 Required, not held

38.9 Difficulty2

Career overlap Strong match

63%

Learning distance Real move, short list to learn

38.9/ 100

Easy adjacentmoderatesubstantialcareer change Hard

1 Share of the industrial machinery mechanic role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the maintenance and repair engineer 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 industrial machinery mechanic role treats 13 of its required skills as things a maintenance and repair engineer already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

conduct routine machinery checks
electricity
hydraulics
inspect industrial equipment
mechanics
perform maintenance on installed equipment

What stands in the way is 3 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 18 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 maintenance and repair engineer background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held install hydraulic systems constructing
already held inspect industrial equipment constructing
already held pneumatics natural sciences, mathematics and statistics
already held solve technical problems working with computers
already held provide customer information related to repairs communication, collaboration and creativity
already held perform maintenance on installed equipment constructing

All 18 carried skills, including the 13 the industrial machinery mechanic role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 19 missing skills fall into 10 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, 2 supplementary

required, not held electrical wiring plans required
required, not held types of lubricants required

optional, not held manufacturing of office equipment optional
optional, not held manufacturing of pumps and compressors optional

02 assisting and caring 1 required

required, not held secure working area required

03 constructing 4 supplementary

optional, not held install pneumatic systems optional
optional, not held lay pipe installation optional
optional, not held operate soldering equipment optional
optional, not held operate welding equipment optional

04 working with machinery and specialised equipment 3 supplementary

optional, not held install blinds drive systems optional
optional, not held install electrical and electronic equipment optional
optional, not held operate industrial equipment optional

05 information skills 2 supplementary

optional, not held consult technical resources optional
optional, not held prepare compliance documents optional

06 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 supplementary

optional, not held order supplies optional

4 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

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.

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

Appendix

Appendix · The rest of the record

All 18 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held conduct routine machinery checks skill
already held electricity knowledge
already held hydraulics knowledge
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 pneumatics knowledge
already held resolve equipment malfunctions skill
already held solve technical problems skill
already held troubleshoot skill
already held use testing equipment skill
already held write records for repairs skill
already held apply technical communication skills skill
already held estimate restoration costs skill
already held install hydraulic systems skill
already held provide customer information related to repairs skill
already held record test data skill

The 4 learning areas not shown above

Skill to acquire Tier

07 handling and moving 1 supplementary

optional, not held dispose of hazardous waste optional

08 management skills 1 supplementary

optional, not held issue sales invoices optional

09 services 1 supplementary

optional, not held manufacturing of taps and valves optional

10 working with computers 1 supplementary

optional, not held perform ICT troubleshooting optional

16 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held install blinds drive systems optional
optional, not held issue sales invoices optional
optional, not held manufacturing of office equipment optional
optional, not held manufacturing of pumps and compressors optional
optional, not held manufacturing of taps and valves optional
optional, not held consult technical resources optional
optional, not held dispose of hazardous waste optional
optional, not held install electrical and electronic equipment optional
optional, not held install pneumatic systems optional
optional, not held lay pipe installation optional
optional, not held operate industrial equipment optional
optional, not held operate soldering equipment optional
optional, not held operate welding equipment optional
optional, not held order supplies optional
optional, not held perform ICT troubleshooting optional
optional, not held prepare compliance documents optional

84 held skills the industrial machinery mechanic role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role advise on efficiency improvements skill
not needed by the target role analyse big data skill
not needed by the target role analyse test data skill
not needed by the target role assemble mechatronic units skill
not needed by the target role assemble sensors skill
not needed by the target role automation technology knowledge
not needed by the target role battery chemistry knowledge
not needed by the target role battery components knowledge
not needed by the target role battery fluids knowledge
not needed by the target role business intelligence knowledge
not needed by the target role chemical products knowledge
not needed by the target role cloud technologies knowledge
not needed by the target role collaborate with designers skill
not needed by the target role communication knowledge
not needed by the target role conduct quality control analysis skill
not needed by the target role control engineering knowledge
not needed by the target role coordinate communication within a team skill
not needed by the target role create solutions to problems skill
not needed by the target role data analytics knowledge
not needed by the target role data mining knowledge
not needed by the target role data mining methods knowledge
not needed by the target role data storage knowledge
not needed by the target role design automation components skill
not needed by the target role develop strategy to solve problems skill
not needed by the target role electronics knowledge
not needed by the target role engineering principles knowledge
not needed by the target role engineering processes knowledge
not needed by the target role environmental management standards knowledge
not needed by the target role execute software tests skill
not needed by the target role fuel gas knowledge
not needed by the target role hydroelectricity knowledge
not needed by the target role information extraction knowledge
not needed by the target role information structure knowledge
not needed by the target role innovation processes knowledge
not needed by the target role inspect machinery skill
not needed by the target role install automation components skill
not needed by the target role install mechatronic equipment skill
not needed by the target role lead process optimisation skill
not needed by the target role maintain equipment skill
not needed by the target role maintain hydraulic systems skill

44 further entries not listed here

5 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 electrical wiring plans required
required, not held types of lubricants required
optional, not held manufacturing of office equipment optional
optional, not held manufacturing of pumps and compressors optional
optional, not held manufacturing of taps and valves optional

Index

Other moves recorded from maintenance and repair engineer

Full index of moves from maintenance and repair engineer

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.