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

metal rolling mill operatortoextrusion machine operator

A metal rolling mill operator already meets 75% of what the extrusion machine operator role asks for. The move turns on 3 required skills not yet in the profile.

From metal rolling mill operator
75%
Overlap1
To extrusion machine operator
35 Skills carried over
3 Required, not held
31.5 Difficulty2
Career overlap Strong match

75%

Learning distance Real move, short list to learn

31.5/ 100

1 Share of the extrusion machine operator role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the metal rolling mill 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 extrusion machine operator role treats 11 of its required skills as things a metal rolling mill operator already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • consult technical resources
  • ensure equipment availability
  • monitor automated machines
  • monitor moving workpiece in a machine
  • perform test run
  • quality standards

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

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held interpret geometric dimensions and tolerances information skills
  • already held monitor moving workpiece in a machine working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • already held manufacturing of metal household articles engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • already held statistical process control natural sciences, mathematics and statistics
  • already held manufacturing of light metal packaging engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • already held metal forming technologies engineering, manufacturing and construction

All 35 carried skills, including the 11 the extrusion machine operator role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 13 missing skills fall into 5 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, 5 supplementary
  • required, not held extrusion processes required
  • required, not held dies required
  • optional, not held manufacturing of cutlery optional
  • optional, not held manufacturing of metal assembly products optional
  • optional, not held manufacturing of tools optional
  • optional, not held manufacturing of weapons and ammunition optional
  • optional, not held types of plastic optional
02 working with machinery and specialised equipment 1 required, 2 supplementary
  • required, not held replace die required
  • optional, not held tend cold extrusion machine optional
  • optional, not held tend hot extrusion machine optional
03 assisting and caring 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held work ergonomically optional
04 information skills 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held monitor stock level optional
05 working with computers 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held solve technical problems optional
Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a extrusion 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 35 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held consult technical resources skill
  • 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 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 troubleshoot skill
  • already held advise on machinery malfunctions skill
  • already held check quality of raw materials skill
  • already held ferrous metal processing knowledge
  • already held interpret geometric dimensions and tolerances skill
  • already held manufacturing of door furniture from metal knowledge
  • already held manufacturing of light metal packaging knowledge
  • already held manufacturing of metal household articles knowledge
  • already held manufacturing of steam generators knowledge
  • already held mark processed workpiece skill
  • already held metal forming technologies knowledge
  • already held monitor conveyor belt skill
  • already held monitor gauge skill
  • already held operate lifting equipment skill
  • already held perform machine maintenance skill
  • already held perform product testing skill
  • already held program a CNC controller skill
  • already held quality and cycle time optimisation knowledge
  • already held read standard blueprints skill
  • already held record production data for quality control skill
  • already held statistical process control knowledge
  • already held types of metal knowledge
  • already held types of metal manufacturing processes knowledge
  • already held use CAM software skill
  • already held wear appropriate protective gear skill
10 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held tend cold extrusion machine optional
  • optional, not held tend hot extrusion machine optional
  • optional, not held manufacturing of cutlery optional
  • optional, not held manufacturing of metal assembly products optional
  • optional, not held manufacturing of tools optional
  • optional, not held manufacturing of weapons and ammunition optional
  • optional, not held monitor stock level optional
  • optional, not held types of plastic optional
  • optional, not held solve technical problems optional
  • optional, not held work ergonomically optional
16 held skills the extrusion machine operator role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role ensure correct metal temperature skill
  • not needed by the target role heat metals skill
  • not needed by the target role inspect quality of products skill
  • not needed by the target role keep records of work progress skill
  • not needed by the target role manufacturing of doors from metal knowledge
  • 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 manufacturing of metal structures knowledge
  • not needed by the target role manufacturing of steel drums and similar containers knowledge
  • not needed by the target role mechanics knowledge
  • not needed by the target role metal hot rolling technology knowledge
  • not needed by the target role parts of metal rolling mill knowledge
  • 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 cold rolling mill skill
  • not needed by the target role tend hot rolling mill skill
7 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 extrusion processes required
  • required, not held dies required
  • optional, not held manufacturing of cutlery optional
  • optional, not held manufacturing of metal assembly products optional
  • optional, not held manufacturing of tools optional
  • optional, not held manufacturing of weapons and ammunition optional
  • optional, not held types of plastic 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.