optical instrument production supervisortomachinery assembly supervisor
A optical instrument production supervisor already meets 37% of what the machinery assembly supervisor role asks for. The move turns on 9 required skills not yet in the profile.
37%
61.9/ 100
1 Share of the machinery assembly supervisor role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the optical instrument 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 this move works
A machinery assembly supervisor role treats 7 of its required skills as things a optical instrument production supervisor already does. These are the ones it depends on most.
- evaluate employees work
- follow production schedule
- keep records of work progress
- liaise with managers
- plan shifts of employees
- quality standards
What stands in the way is 9 required skills the profile does not yet cover. Table 3 groups them; Table 4 says which to take first.
Table 2 · What you already bring
Of the 11 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A machinery assembly supervisor role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a optical instrument production supervisor background worth leading with.
- already held oversee logistics of finished products management skills
- already held monitor machine operations information skills
- already held monitor manufacturing quality standards information skills
- already held follow production schedule management skills
- already held evaluate employees work management skills
- already held plan shifts of employees management skills
All 11 carried skills, including the 7 the machinery assembly supervisor role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you would need to learn
The 25 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.
- required, not held coordinate communication within a team required
- required, not held communicate problems to senior colleagues required
- required, not held create solutions to problems required
- optional, not held advise on machinery malfunctions optional
- optional, not held integrate new products in manufacturing optional
- optional, not held liaise with quality assurance optional
- optional, not held write inspection reports optional
- required, not held analyse the need for technical resources required
- required, not held oversee assembly operations required
- required, not held report on production results required
- optional, not held analyse production processes for improvement optional
- optional, not held identify hazards in the workplace optional
- optional, not held undertake inspections optional
- required, not held ensure finished product meet requirements required
- required, not held manage resources required
- required, not held oversee production requirements required
- optional, not held check material resources optional
- optional, not held recruit personnel optional
- optional, not held schedule regular machine maintenance optional
- optional, not held ensure compliance with environmental legislation optional
- optional, not held oversee quality control optional
- optional, not held wear appropriate protective gear optional
- optional, not held quality assurance methodologies optional
- optional, not held functionalities of machinery optional
1 further area in the appendix
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries a machinery assembly supervisor role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 analyse the need for technical resources skill · sector specific
- 02 coordinate communication within a team skill · sector specific
- 03 communicate problems to senior colleagues skill · cross sector
Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.
Appendix · The rest of the record
All 11 skills that carry over
- already held evaluate employees work skill
- already held follow production schedule skill
- already held keep records of work progress skill
- already held liaise with managers skill
- already held plan shifts of employees skill
- already held quality standards knowledge
- already held read standard blueprints skill
- already held monitor machine operations skill
- already held monitor manufacturing quality standards skill
- already held oversee logistics of finished products skill
- already held train employees skill
The 1 learning area not shown above
- optional, not held send faulty equipment back to assembly line optional
16 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held advise on machinery malfunctions optional
- optional, not held analyse production processes for improvement optional
- optional, not held check material resources optional
- optional, not held ensure compliance with environmental legislation optional
- optional, not held functionalities of machinery optional
- optional, not held identify hazards in the workplace optional
- optional, not held integrate new products in manufacturing optional
- optional, not held liaise with quality assurance optional
- optional, not held oversee quality control optional
- optional, not held quality assurance methodologies optional
- optional, not held recruit personnel optional
- optional, not held schedule regular machine maintenance optional
- optional, not held send faulty equipment back to assembly line optional
- optional, not held undertake inspections optional
- optional, not held wear appropriate protective gear optional
- optional, not held write inspection reports optional
40 held skills the machinery assembly supervisor role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role chair a meeting skill
- not needed by the target role communicate with customers skill
- not needed by the target role cut glass skill
- not needed by the target role electrical engineering knowledge
- not needed by the target role glass tempering knowledge
- not needed by the target role grind glass skill
- not needed by the target role inspect optical supplies skill
- not needed by the target role inspect quality of products skill
- not needed by the target role liaise with engineers skill
- not needed by the target role loading charts for transportation of goods knowledge
- not needed by the target role maintain optical equipment skill
- not needed by the target role maintain safe engineering watches skill
- not needed by the target role manage distribution channels skill
- not needed by the target role manipulate glass skill
- not needed by the target role mechanical engineering knowledge
- not needed by the target role meet deadlines skill
- not needed by the target role meet productivity targets skill
- not needed by the target role microoptics knowledge
- not needed by the target role monitor stock level skill
- not needed by the target role mount optical components on frames skill
- not needed by the target role operate optical assembly equipment skill
- not needed by the target role optical components knowledge
- not needed by the target role optical engineering knowledge
- not needed by the target role optical manufacturing process knowledge
- not needed by the target role optics knowledge
- not needed by the target role order optical supplies skill
- not needed by the target role perform resource planning skill
- not needed by the target role precision engineering knowledge
- not needed by the target role process incoming optical supplies skill
- not needed by the target role provide technical documentation skill
- not needed by the target role read assembly drawings skill
- not needed by the target role recruit employees skill
- not needed by the target role repair optical equipment skill
- not needed by the target role supervise staff skill
- not needed by the target role supervise work skill
- not needed by the target role supply chain management knowledge
- not needed by the target role test optical components skill
- not needed by the target role troubleshoot skill
- not needed by the target role types of optical instruments knowledge
- not needed by the target role wear cleanroom suit skill
2 gaps that are knowledge rather than practice
Knowledge gaps usually close through study. Practical skill gaps usually need something you can point at.
- optional, not held functionalities of machinery optional
- optional, not held quality assurance methodologies optional
Other moves recorded from optical instrument production supervisor
- electrical equipment production supervisor 69% covered · moderate
- electronics production supervisor 60% covered · moderate
- optical instrument assembler 47% covered · substantial
- optical instrument repairer 40% covered · substantial
Full index of moves from optical instrument production supervisor
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.