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

metal planer operatortometal drawing machine operator

A metal planer operator already meets 62% of what the metal drawing machine operator role asks for. The move turns on 4 required skills not yet in the profile.

From metal planer operator
62%
Overlap1
To metal drawing machine operator
21 Skills carried over
4 Required, not held
42.5 Difficulty2
Career overlap Strong match

62%

Learning distance Real move, short list to learn

42.5/ 100

1 Share of the metal drawing machine operator role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the metal planer 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.

Why

Why this move works

A metal drawing machine operator role treats 11 of its required skills as things a metal planer operator already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • ensure equipment availability
  • monitor automated machines
  • monitor moving workpiece in a machine
  • perform test run
  • quality and cycle time optimisation
  • quality standards

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

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held monitor moving workpiece in a machine working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • already held mark processed workpiece handling and moving
  • already held manufacturing of weapons and ammunition engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • already held operate lifting equipment working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • already held monitor conveyor belt information skills
  • already held perform product testing information skills

All 21 carried skills, including the 11 the metal drawing machine operator role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 18 missing skills fall into 8 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, 7 supplementary
  • required, not held cold drawing processes required
  • required, not held dies required
  • optional, not held manufacture of small metal parts optional
  • optional, not held manufacturing of door furniture from metal optional
  • optional, not held manufacturing of metal assembly products optional
  • optional, not held non-ferrous metal processing optional
  • optional, not held types of metal manufacturing processes optional
  • optional, not held metal drawing processes optional
  • optional, not held metal forming technologies optional
02 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 required
  • required, not held troubleshoot required
03 constructing 1 required
  • required, not held monitor gauge required
04 working with machinery and specialised equipment 3 supplementary
  • optional, not held tend bar drawing machine optional
  • optional, not held tend tube drawing machine optional
  • optional, not held tend wire drawing machine optional
05 arts and humanities 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held precious metal processing optional
06 assisting and caring 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held wear appropriate protective gear optional

2 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a metal drawing 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 21 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held ensure equipment availability skill
  • already held monitor automated machines skill
  • already held monitor moving workpiece in a machine skill
  • already held perform test run skill
  • already held quality and cycle time optimisation knowledge
  • already held quality standards knowledge
  • already held remove inadequate workpieces skill
  • already held remove processed workpiece skill
  • already held set up the controller of a machine skill
  • already held supply machine skill
  • already held types of metal knowledge
  • already held advise on machinery malfunctions skill
  • already held consult technical resources skill
  • already held ferrous metal processing knowledge
  • already held manufacturing of weapons and ammunition knowledge
  • already held mark processed workpiece skill
  • already held monitor conveyor belt skill
  • already held operate lifting equipment skill
  • already held perform machine maintenance skill
  • already held perform product testing skill
  • already held record production data for quality control skill
The 2 learning areas not shown above
Skill to acquire Tier
07 handling and moving 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held safely handle metal wire under tension optional
08 information skills 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held keep records of work progress optional
14 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held tend bar drawing machine optional
  • optional, not held tend tube drawing machine optional
  • optional, not held manufacture of small metal parts optional
  • optional, not held manufacturing of door furniture from metal optional
  • optional, not held manufacturing of metal assembly products optional
  • optional, not held non-ferrous metal processing optional
  • optional, not held precious metal processing optional
  • optional, not held tend wire drawing machine optional
  • optional, not held types of metal manufacturing processes optional
  • optional, not held keep records of work progress optional
  • optional, not held metal drawing processes optional
  • optional, not held metal forming technologies optional
  • optional, not held safely handle metal wire under tension optional
  • optional, not held wear appropriate protective gear optional
15 held skills the metal drawing machine operator role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role apply cross-reference tools for product identification skill
  • not needed by the target role cutting technologies knowledge
  • not needed by the target role dispose of cutting waste material skill
  • not needed by the target role inspect quality of products skill
  • not needed by the target role manufacturing of heating equipment knowledge
  • not needed by the target role manufacturing of metal containers knowledge
  • not needed by the target role measure flatness of a surface skill
  • not needed by the target role operate manual planer skill
  • not needed by the target role operate metal sheet shaker skill
  • not needed by the target role operate scrap vibratory feeder skill
  • not needed by the target role replace machines skill
  • not needed by the target role smooth burred surfaces skill
  • not needed by the target role supply machine with appropriate tools skill
  • not needed by the target role tend metal planer skill
  • not needed by the target role types of planing cutters knowledge
10 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 cold drawing processes required
  • required, not held dies required
  • optional, not held manufacture of small metal parts optional
  • optional, not held manufacturing of door furniture from metal optional
  • optional, not held manufacturing of metal assembly products optional
  • optional, not held non-ferrous metal processing optional
  • optional, not held precious metal processing optional
  • optional, not held types of metal manufacturing processes optional
  • optional, not held metal drawing processes optional
  • optional, not held metal forming technologies optional
Index
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.