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

operations managertomanufacturing facility manager

A operations manager already meets 45% of what the manufacturing facility manager role asks for. The move turns on 7 required skills not yet in the profile.

From operations manager
45%
Overlap1
To manufacturing facility manager
16 Skills carried over
7 Required, not held
55.4 Difficulty2
Career overlap Partial match

45%

Learning distance Substantial retraining

55.4/ 100

1 Share of the manufacturing facility manager role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the operations manager 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 manufacturing facility manager role treats 7 of its required skills as things a operations manager already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • adhere to organisational guidelines
  • ensure equipment availability
  • liaise with managers
  • manage budgets
  • plan buildings maintenance work
  • supervise work

What stands in the way is 7 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 16 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A manufacturing facility manager role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a operations manager background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held manage facilities services management skills
  • already held facilities management in the organisation business, administration and law
  • already held plan buildings maintenance work management skills
  • already held manage major incidents assisting and caring
  • already held energy conservation engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • already held supervise work management skills

All 16 carried skills, including the 7 the manufacturing facility manager role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 22 missing skills fall into 7 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 management skills 3 required, 3 supplementary
  • required, not held manage manufacturing facilities required
  • required, not held manage space utilisation required
  • required, not held monitor contractor performance required
  • optional, not held plan facilities management policies optional
  • optional, not held oversee logistics of finished products optional
  • optional, not held plan health and safety procedures optional
02 information skills 2 required, 4 supplementary
  • required, not held ensure inspections of facilities required
  • required, not held make health, safety and environment assessments required
  • optional, not held inspect building systems optional
  • optional, not held monitor conveyor belt optional
  • optional, not held monitor processing environment conditions optional
  • optional, not held oversee assembly operations optional
03 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 required, 3 supplementary
  • required, not held carry out energy management of facilities required
  • optional, not held liaise with security authorities optional
  • optional, not held manage contracts optional
  • optional, not held manage emergency evacuation plans optional
04 engineering, manufacturing and construction 1 required, 2 supplementary
  • required, not held electrical power safety regulations required
  • optional, not held energy performance of buildings optional
  • optional, not held industrial engineering optional
05 business, administration and law 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held multimodal transport logistics optional
06 handling and moving 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held collect industrial waste optional

1 further area in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a manufacturing facility manager 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 16 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held adhere to organisational guidelines skill
  • already held ensure equipment availability skill
  • already held liaise with managers skill
  • already held manage budgets skill
  • already held plan buildings maintenance work skill
  • already held supervise work skill
  • already held supply chain management knowledge
  • already held corporate social responsibility knowledge
  • already held energy conservation knowledge
  • already held ensure equipment maintenance skill
  • already held facilities management in the organisation knowledge
  • already held manage facilities services skill
  • already held manage major incidents skill
  • already held manage staff skill
  • already held manufacturing processes knowledge
  • already held perform procurement processes skill
The 1 learning area not shown above
Skill to acquire Tier
07 services 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held fire safety regulations optional
15 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held plan facilities management policies optional
  • optional, not held collect industrial waste optional
  • optional, not held energy performance of buildings optional
  • optional, not held fire safety regulations optional
  • optional, not held industrial engineering optional
  • optional, not held inspect building systems optional
  • optional, not held liaise with security authorities optional
  • optional, not held manage contracts optional
  • optional, not held manage emergency evacuation plans optional
  • optional, not held monitor conveyor belt optional
  • optional, not held monitor processing environment conditions optional
  • optional, not held multimodal transport logistics optional
  • optional, not held oversee assembly operations optional
  • optional, not held oversee logistics of finished products optional
  • optional, not held plan health and safety procedures optional
75 held skills the manufacturing facility manager role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role accounting knowledge
  • not needed by the target role advise on efficiency improvements skill
  • not needed by the target role advise on utility consumption skill
  • not needed by the target role align efforts towards business development skill
  • not needed by the target role apply change management skill
  • not needed by the target role assess financial viability skill
  • not needed by the target role assess supplier risks skill
  • not needed by the target role budget for financial needs skill
  • not needed by the target role build business relationships skill
  • not needed by the target role contract law knowledge
  • not needed by the target role control financial resources skill
  • not needed by the target role control of expenses skill
  • not needed by the target role create a financial report skill
  • not needed by the target role create project specifications skill
  • not needed by the target role create solutions to problems skill
  • not needed by the target role database quality standards knowledge
  • not needed by the target role develop business case skill
  • not needed by the target role develop revenue generation strategies skill
  • not needed by the target role develop staff skill
  • not needed by the target role employment law knowledge
  • not needed by the target role establish daily priorities skill
  • not needed by the target role estimate duration of work skill
  • not needed by the target role estimate profitability skill
  • not needed by the target role evaluate employees skill
  • not needed by the target role evaluate project plans skill
  • not needed by the target role follow company standards skill
  • not needed by the target role handle customer complaints skill
  • not needed by the target role impart business plans to collaborators skill
  • not needed by the target role implement corporate governance skill
  • not needed by the target role information confidentiality knowledge
  • not needed by the target role insourcing strategy knowledge
  • not needed by the target role internal risk management policy knowledge
  • not needed by the target role interpret financial statements skill
  • not needed by the target role liaise with government officials skill
  • not needed by the target role maintain customer service skill
  • not needed by the target role maintain relationship with customers skill
  • not needed by the target role maintain relationship with suppliers skill
  • not needed by the target role make data-driven decisions skill
  • not needed by the target role make investment decisions skill
  • not needed by the target role make strategic business decisions skill

35 further entries not listed here

5 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 electrical power safety regulations required
  • optional, not held energy performance of buildings optional
  • optional, not held fire safety regulations optional
  • optional, not held industrial engineering optional
  • optional, not held multimodal transport logistics optional
Index

Other moves recorded from operations manager

Full index of moves from operations manager

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.