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

paper engineertopaper machine operator

A paper engineer already meets 29% of what the paper machine operator role asks for. The move turns on 12 required skills not yet in the profile.

From paper engineer
29%
Overlap1
To paper machine operator
10 Skills carried over
12 Required, not held
70.1 Difficulty2
Career overlap Distant match

29%

Learning distance Substantial retraining

70.1/ 100

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

  • check paper quality
  • monitor pulp quality
  • quality standards
  • types of paper
  • types of pulp

What stands in the way is 12 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 10 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A paper machine operator role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a paper engineer background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held check paper quality information skills
  • already held monitor pulp quality information skills
  • already held types of pulp natural sciences, mathematics and statistics
  • already held types of paper engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • already held prepare wood production reports information skills
  • already held dispose of non-hazardous waste handling and moving

All 10 carried skills, including the 5 the paper machine operator role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 24 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 working with machinery and specialised equipment 6 required, 3 supplementary
  • required, not held operate headbox required
  • required, not held operate paper drying cylinders required
  • required, not held operate paper press required
  • required, not held monitor automated machines required
  • required, not held supply machine required
  • required, not held work safely with machines required
  • optional, not held tend bleacher optional
  • optional, not held carry out waste water treatment optional
  • optional, not held perform machine maintenance optional
02 information skills 2 required, 5 supplementary
  • required, not held concentrate pulp slurry required
  • required, not held monitor paper reel required
  • optional, not held carry out work-related measurements optional
  • optional, not held consult technical resources optional
  • optional, not held monitor conveyor belt optional
  • optional, not held record production data for quality control optional
  • optional, not held report defective manufacturing materials optional
03 constructing 1 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held apply paper coating required
  • optional, not held monitor gauge optional
04 assisting and caring 1 required
  • required, not held wear appropriate protective gear required
05 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 required
  • required, not held troubleshoot required
06 working with computers 1 required
  • required, not held set up the controller of a machine required

2 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a paper 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 10 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held check paper quality skill
  • already held monitor pulp quality skill
  • already held quality standards knowledge
  • already held types of paper knowledge
  • already held types of pulp knowledge
  • already held dispose of hazardous waste skill
  • already held dispose of non-hazardous waste skill
  • already held keep records of work progress skill
  • already held prepare wood production reports skill
  • already held types of wood knowledge
The 2 learning areas not shown above
Skill to acquire Tier
07 handling and moving 2 supplementary
  • optional, not held adjust cut sizes optional
  • optional, not held clean equipment optional
08 natural sciences, mathematics and statistics 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held types of bleach optional
12 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held adjust cut sizes optional
  • optional, not held tend bleacher optional
  • optional, not held carry out waste water treatment optional
  • optional, not held carry out work-related measurements optional
  • optional, not held clean equipment optional
  • optional, not held consult technical resources optional
  • optional, not held monitor conveyor belt optional
  • optional, not held monitor gauge optional
  • optional, not held perform machine maintenance optional
  • optional, not held record production data for quality control optional
  • optional, not held report defective manufacturing materials optional
  • optional, not held types of bleach optional
21 held skills the paper machine operator role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role business management principles knowledge
  • not needed by the target role check quality of raw materials skill
  • not needed by the target role communication knowledge
  • not needed by the target role engineering principles knowledge
  • not needed by the target role engineering processes knowledge
  • not needed by the target role ensure compliance with environmental legislation skill
  • not needed by the target role ensure compliance with safety legislation skill
  • not needed by the target role identify hazards in the workplace skill
  • not needed by the target role manufacturing processes knowledge
  • not needed by the target role monitor production developments skill
  • not needed by the target role optimise production skill
  • not needed by the target role paper chemistry knowledge
  • not needed by the target role paper production processes knowledge
  • not needed by the target role perform project management skill
  • not needed by the target role perform scientific research skill
  • not needed by the target role plan engineering activities skill
  • not needed by the target role plan product management skill
  • not needed by the target role sales strategies knowledge
  • not needed by the target role sizes of paper knowledge
  • not needed by the target role test paper production samples skill
  • not needed by the target role use CAD software skill
1 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
  • optional, not held types of bleach optional
Index

Other moves recorded from paper engineer

Full index of moves from paper engineer

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.