Table 1Transition record

manufacturing facility managertoindustrial production manager

A manufacturing facility manager already meets 26% of what the industrial production manager role asks for. The move turns on 13 required skills not yet in the profile.

From manufacturing facility manager

26%

Overlap1

To industrial production manager

7 Skills carried over

13 Required, not held

71.6 Difficulty2

Career overlap Distant match

26%

Learning distance Substantial retraining

71.6/ 100

adjacentmoderatesubstantialcareer change

1 Share of the industrial production manager role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the manufacturing facility 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 industrial production manager role treats 6 of its required skills as things a manufacturing facility manager already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

adhere to organisational guidelines
industrial engineering
manage budgets
manage staff
manufacturing processes
oversee assembly operations

What stands in the way is 13 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 7 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A industrial production manager role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a manufacturing facility manager background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held oversee assembly operations information skills
already held industrial engineering engineering, manufacturing and construction
already held plan health and safety procedures management skills
already held manufacturing processes engineering, manufacturing and construction
already held adhere to organisational guidelines assisting and caring
already held manage budgets management skills

All 7 carried skills, including the 6 the industrial production manager role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 28 missing skills fall into 6 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 9 required, 6 supplementary

required, not held adjust production schedule required
required, not held check material resources required
required, not held control financial resources required
required, not held create manufacturing guidelines required
required, not held define quality standards required
required, not held manage resources required
required, not held manage supplies required
required, not held meet deadlines required
required, not held oversee production requirements required

optional, not held define manufacturing quality criteria optional
optional, not held develop business plans optional
optional, not held identify process improvements optional
optional, not held adapt production levels optional
optional, not held develop manufacturing policies optional
optional, not held schedule production optional

02 information skills 1 required, 8 supplementary

required, not held assess impact of industrial activities required

optional, not held assess supplier risks optional
optional, not held check quality of products on the production line optional
optional, not held analyse business plans optional
optional, not held analyse goal progress optional
optional, not held analyse production processes for improvement optional
optional, not held analyse supply chain strategies optional
optional, not held check quality of raw materials optional
optional, not held inspect material optional

03 business, administration and law 1 required

required, not held operations management required

04 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 required

required, not held liaise with industrial professionals required

05 services 1 required

required, not held cleaning industry health and safety measures required

06 information and communication technologies (icts) 1 supplementary

optional, not held industrial software optional

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a industrial 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 7 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held adhere to organisational guidelines skill
already held industrial engineering knowledge
already held manage budgets skill
already held manage staff skill
already held manufacturing processes knowledge
already held oversee assembly operations skill
already held plan health and safety procedures skill

15 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held assess supplier risks optional
optional, not held check quality of products on the production line optional
optional, not held define manufacturing quality criteria optional
optional, not held develop business plans optional
optional, not held identify process improvements optional
optional, not held adapt production levels optional
optional, not held analyse business plans optional
optional, not held analyse goal progress optional
optional, not held analyse production processes for improvement optional
optional, not held analyse supply chain strategies optional
optional, not held check quality of raw materials optional
optional, not held develop manufacturing policies optional
optional, not held industrial software optional
optional, not held inspect material optional
optional, not held schedule production optional

31 held skills the industrial production manager role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role carry out energy management of facilities skill
not needed by the target role collect industrial waste skill
not needed by the target role corporate social responsibility knowledge
not needed by the target role electrical power safety regulations knowledge
not needed by the target role energy conservation knowledge
not needed by the target role energy performance of buildings knowledge
not needed by the target role ensure equipment availability skill
not needed by the target role ensure equipment maintenance skill
not needed by the target role ensure inspections of facilities skill
not needed by the target role facilities management in the organisation knowledge
not needed by the target role fire safety regulations knowledge
not needed by the target role inspect building systems skill
not needed by the target role liaise with managers skill
not needed by the target role liaise with security authorities skill
not needed by the target role make health, safety and environment assessments skill
not needed by the target role manage contracts skill
not needed by the target role manage emergency evacuation plans skill
not needed by the target role manage facilities services skill
not needed by the target role manage major incidents skill
not needed by the target role manage manufacturing facilities skill
not needed by the target role manage space utilisation skill
not needed by the target role monitor contractor performance skill
not needed by the target role monitor conveyor belt skill
not needed by the target role monitor processing environment conditions skill
not needed by the target role multimodal transport logistics knowledge
not needed by the target role oversee logistics of finished products skill
not needed by the target role perform procurement processes skill
not needed by the target role plan buildings maintenance work skill
not needed by the target role plan facilities management policies skill
not needed by the target role supervise work skill
not needed by the target role supply chain management 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 operations management required
required, not held cleaning industry health and safety measures required
optional, not held industrial software optional

Index

Other moves recorded from manufacturing facility manager

Full index of moves from manufacturing facility 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.