Table 1Transition record

moulding machine operatortoconcrete products machine operator

A moulding machine operator already meets 25% of what the concrete products machine operator role asks for. The move turns on 8 required skills not yet in the profile.

From moulding machine operator

25%

Overlap1

To concrete products machine operator

5 Skills carried over

8 Required, not held

71.3 Difficulty2

Career overlap Distant match

25%

Learning distance Substantial retraining

71.3/ 100

Easy adjacentmoderatesubstantialcareer change Hard

1 Share of the concrete products machine operator role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the moulding machine 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 concrete products machine operator role treats 5 of its required skills as things a moulding machine operator already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

fill moulds
maintain moulds
match product moulds
move filled moulds
select mould types

What stands in the way is 8 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 5 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A concrete products machine operator role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a moulding machine operator background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held move filled moulds handling and moving
already held match product moulds handling and moving
already held select mould types handling and moving
already held fill moulds handling and moving
already held maintain moulds handling and moving

All 5 carried skills, including the 5 the concrete products machine operator 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 information skills 2 required, 8 supplementary

required, not held inspect batches of mixed products required
required, not held inspect quality of products required

optional, not held monitor stock level optional
optional, not held measure materials optional
optional, not held perform product testing optional
optional, not held record production data for quality control optional
optional, not held record test data optional
optional, not held report defective manufacturing materials optional
optional, not held report test findings optional
optional, not held write batch record documentation optional

02 working with machinery and specialised equipment 2 required, 3 supplementary

required, not held discharge cement required
required, not held adjust curing ovens required

optional, not held build rebar cages optional
optional, not held operate lifting equipment optional
optional, not held perform machine maintenance optional

03 constructing 2 required

required, not held maintain mixer truck required
required, not held settle concrete required

04 handling and moving 1 required, 6 supplementary

required, not held use moulding techniques required

optional, not held clean mixer optional
optional, not held feed concrete mixer optional
optional, not held form moulding mixture optional
optional, not held handle delivery of raw materials optional
optional, not held load heavy items on pallets optional
optional, not held pack goods optional

05 assisting and caring 1 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held follow standards for machinery safety required

optional, not held ensure compliance with environmental legislation optional
optional, not held work ergonomically optional

06 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 supplementary

optional, not held optimise production processes parameters optional

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a concrete products 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 5 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held fill moulds skill
already held maintain moulds skill
already held match product moulds skill
already held move filled moulds skill
already held select mould types skill

20 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held build rebar cages optional
optional, not held clean mixer optional
optional, not held feed concrete mixer optional
optional, not held form moulding mixture optional
optional, not held handle delivery of raw materials optional
optional, not held load heavy items on pallets optional
optional, not held monitor stock level optional
optional, not held ensure compliance with environmental legislation optional
optional, not held measure materials optional
optional, not held operate lifting equipment optional
optional, not held optimise production processes parameters optional
optional, not held pack goods optional
optional, not held perform machine maintenance optional
optional, not held perform product testing optional
optional, not held record production data for quality control optional
optional, not held record test data optional
optional, not held report defective manufacturing materials optional
optional, not held report test findings optional
optional, not held work ergonomically optional
optional, not held write batch record documentation optional

21 held skills the concrete products machine operator role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role advise on machinery malfunctions skill
not needed by the target role attend to detail in casting processes skill
not needed by the target role construct moulds skill
not needed by the target role coordinate mouldmaking shifts skill
not needed by the target role ensure core uniformity skill
not needed by the target role ensure mould uniformity skill
not needed by the target role follow manufacturing work schedule skill
not needed by the target role insert mould structures skill
not needed by the target role insert reinforcement in mould skill
not needed by the target role maintain core parts skill
not needed by the target role maintain cores skill
not needed by the target role manage time in casting processes skill
not needed by the target role mark processed workpiece skill
not needed by the target role monitor conveyor belt skill
not needed by the target role provide pouring holes in moulds skill
not needed by the target role repair core defects skill
not needed by the target role repair mould defects skill
not needed by the target role set up machine controls skill
not needed by the target role supervise work skill
not needed by the target role tend mouldmaking machines skill
not needed by the target role types of metal manufacturing processes knowledge

Index

Other moves recorded from moulding machine operator

Full index of moves from moulding machine operator

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.