Table 1Transition record

moulding machine operatortohand brick moulder

A moulding machine operator already meets 27% of what the hand brick moulder role asks for. The move turns on 7 required skills not yet in the profile.

From moulding machine operator

27%

Overlap1

To hand brick moulder

7 Skills carried over

7 Required, not held

68.1 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 68.1

This move: 68.1 of 100 · substantial

1 Share of the hand brick moulder 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.

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 hand brick moulder 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 ensure mould uniformity handling and moving
already held match product moulds handling and moving
already held repair mould defects handling and moving
already held select mould types handling and moving
already held construct moulds handling and moving
already held fill moulds handling and moving

All 7 carried skills, including the 3 the hand brick moulder role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 21 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 handling and moving 2 required, 4 supplementary

required, not held remove mixture excess required
required, not held prevent casting adhesion required

optional, not held assemble moulds optional
optional, not held form moulding mixture optional
optional, not held handle different pottery materials optional
optional, not held load heavy items on pallets optional

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

required, not held adjust clay burning level required
required, not held monitor end-product drying process required

optional, not held stamp refractory products optional
optional, not held maintain furnace temperature optional
optional, not held operate furnace optional

03 information skills 1 required, 4 supplementary

required, not held extract products from moulds required

optional, not held check quality of raw materials optional
optional, not held inspect quality of products optional
optional, not held keep records of work progress optional
optional, not held perform product testing optional

04 arts and humanities 1 required

required, not held types of pottery material required

05 business, administration and law 1 required

required, not held quality standards required

06 assisting and caring 1 supplementary

optional, not held use personal protection equipment optional

2 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a hand brick moulder 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 fill moulds skill
already held maintain moulds skill
already held select mould types skill
already held construct moulds skill
already held ensure mould uniformity skill
already held match product moulds skill
already held repair mould defects skill

The 2 learning areas not shown above

Skill to acquire Tier

07 engineering, manufacturing and construction 1 supplementary

optional, not held sanding techniques optional

08 natural sciences, mathematics and statistics 1 supplementary

optional, not held various types of sand optional

14 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held stamp refractory products optional
optional, not held assemble moulds optional
optional, not held form moulding mixture optional
optional, not held handle different pottery materials optional
optional, not held load heavy items on pallets optional
optional, not held maintain furnace temperature optional
optional, not held operate furnace optional
optional, not held various types of sand optional
optional, not held check quality of raw materials optional
optional, not held inspect quality of products optional
optional, not held keep records of work progress optional
optional, not held perform product testing optional
optional, not held sanding techniques optional
optional, not held use personal protection equipment optional

19 held skills the hand brick moulder 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 coordinate mouldmaking shifts skill
not needed by the target role ensure core 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 move filled moulds 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 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

4 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 types of pottery material required
required, not held quality standards required
optional, not held various types of sand optional
optional, not held sanding techniques optional

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.