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

metal production supervisortowelding inspector

A metal production supervisor already meets 40% of what the welding inspector role asks for. The move turns on 18 required skills not yet in the profile.

From metal production supervisor
40%
Overlap1
To welding inspector
21 Skills carried over
18 Required, not held
66.5 Difficulty2
Career overlap Partial match

40%

Learning distance Substantial retraining

66.5/ 100

1 Share of the welding inspector role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the metal production supervisor 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 welding inspector role treats 12 of its required skills as things a metal production supervisor already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • adhere to organisational guidelines
  • ensure finished product meet requirements
  • evaluate employees work
  • follow company standards
  • identify hazards in the workplace
  • inspect quality of products

What stands in the way is 18 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 welding inspector role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a metal production supervisor background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held spot metal imperfections information skills
  • already held liaise with quality assurance communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held ensure finished product meet requirements management skills
  • already held manage emergency procedures management skills
  • already held identify hazards in the workplace information skills
  • already held write records for repairs information skills

All 21 carried skills, including the 12 the welding inspector role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 31 missing skills fall into 11 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 information skills 8 required
  • required, not held perform welding inspection required
  • required, not held record survey data required
  • required, not held analyse test data required
  • required, not held perform sample testing required
  • required, not held recognise signs of corrosion required
  • required, not held record test data required
  • required, not held report defective manufacturing materials required
  • required, not held revise quality control systems documentation required
02 engineering, manufacturing and construction 2 required, 3 supplementary
  • required, not held metal joining technologies required
  • required, not held welding techniques required
  • optional, not held electron beam welding processes optional
  • optional, not held non-ferrous metal processing optional
  • optional, not held technical drawings optional
03 business, administration and law 2 required
  • required, not held quality assurance methodologies required
  • required, not held quality standards required
04 constructing 1 required, 4 supplementary
  • required, not held operate welding equipment required
  • optional, not held perform metal active gas welding optional
  • optional, not held perform metal inert gas welding optional
  • optional, not held perform tungsten inert gas welding optional
  • optional, not held weld mining machinery optional
05 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 required, 3 supplementary
  • required, not held write work-related reports required
  • optional, not held create solutions to problems optional
  • optional, not held draw design sketches optional
  • optional, not held recommend product improvements optional
06 assisting and caring 1 required
  • required, not held ensure fulfilment of legal requirements required

5 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a welding inspector 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 adhere to organisational guidelines skill
  • already held ensure finished product meet requirements skill
  • already held evaluate employees work skill
  • already held follow company standards skill
  • already held identify hazards in the workplace skill
  • already held inspect quality of products skill
  • already held liaise with quality assurance skill
  • already held record production data for quality control skill
  • already held spot metal imperfections skill
  • already held types of metal knowledge
  • already held types of metal manufacturing processes knowledge
  • already held write records for repairs skill
  • already held consult technical resources skill
  • already held ensure compliance with environmental legislation skill
  • already held ferrous metal processing knowledge
  • already held keep records of work progress skill
  • already held liaise with managers skill
  • already held manage emergency procedures skill
  • already held monitor manufacturing quality standards skill
  • already held perform test run skill
  • already held supervise staff skill
The 5 learning areas not shown above
Skill to acquire Tier
07 handling and moving 1 required
  • required, not held prepare samples for testing required
08 information and communication technologies (icts) 1 required
  • required, not held database quality standards required
09 management skills 1 required
  • required, not held set quality assurance objectives required
10 working with machinery and specialised equipment 2 supplementary
  • optional, not held use non-destructive testing equipment optional
  • optional, not held ensure correct gas pressure optional
11 natural sciences, mathematics and statistics 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held plastic welding optional
13 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held electron beam welding processes optional
  • optional, not held non-ferrous metal processing optional
  • optional, not held perform metal active gas welding optional
  • optional, not held perform metal inert gas welding optional
  • optional, not held perform tungsten inert gas welding optional
  • optional, not held use non-destructive testing equipment optional
  • optional, not held weld mining machinery optional
  • optional, not held create solutions to problems optional
  • optional, not held draw design sketches optional
  • optional, not held ensure correct gas pressure optional
  • optional, not held plastic welding optional
  • optional, not held recommend product improvements optional
  • optional, not held technical drawings optional
22 held skills the welding inspector role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role advise on machinery malfunctions skill
  • not needed by the target role analyse staff capacity skill
  • not needed by the target role apply control process statistical methods skill
  • not needed by the target role communicate production plan skill
  • not needed by the target role coordinate communication within a team skill
  • not needed by the target role coordinate export transportation activities skill
  • not needed by the target role ensure correct goods labelling skill
  • not needed by the target role ensure equipment availability skill
  • not needed by the target role first aid knowledge
  • not needed by the target role manage discarded products skill
  • not needed by the target role manage supplies skill
  • not needed by the target role monitor automated machines skill
  • not needed by the target role monitor conveyor belt skill
  • not needed by the target role monitor production developments skill
  • not needed by the target role monitor stock level skill
  • not needed by the target role operate metal fabricating machines skill
  • not needed by the target role order supplies skill
  • not needed by the target role plan shifts of employees skill
  • not needed by the target role read standard blueprints skill
  • not needed by the target role recruit employees skill
  • not needed by the target role replace machines skill
  • not needed by the target role train employees skill
9 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 database quality standards required
  • required, not held metal joining technologies required
  • required, not held quality assurance methodologies required
  • required, not held quality standards required
  • required, not held welding techniques required
  • optional, not held electron beam welding processes optional
  • optional, not held non-ferrous metal processing optional
  • optional, not held plastic welding optional
  • optional, not held technical drawings optional
Index

Other moves recorded from metal production supervisor

Full index of moves from metal production supervisor

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.