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

paper engineertoproduction engineer

A paper engineer already meets 25% of what the production engineer role asks for. The move turns on 10 required skills not yet in the profile.

From paper engineer
25%
Overlap1
To production engineer
6 Skills carried over
10 Required, not held
71.7 Difficulty2
Career overlap Distant match

25%

Learning distance Substantial retraining

71.7/ 100

1 Share of the production engineer 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 production engineer role treats 6 of its required skills as things a paper engineer already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • engineering principles
  • engineering processes
  • manufacturing processes
  • optimise production
  • perform scientific research
  • quality standards

What stands in the way is 10 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 6 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A production engineer 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 optimise production management skills
  • already held manufacturing processes engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • already held engineering processes engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • already held engineering principles engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • already held perform scientific research information skills
  • already held quality standards business, administration and law

All 6 carried skills, including the 6 the production engineer role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 32 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 engineering, manufacturing and construction 4 required
  • required, not held production engineering required
  • required, not held industrial engineering required
  • required, not held production processes required
  • required, not held technical drawings required
02 management skills 2 required, 11 supplementary
  • required, not held lead process optimisation required
  • required, not held control production required
  • optional, not held implement quality management systems optional
  • optional, not held adjust production schedule optional
  • optional, not held control financial resources optional
  • optional, not held ensure equipment availability optional
  • optional, not held ensure equipment maintenance optional
  • optional, not held identify training needs optional
  • optional, not held manage budgets optional
  • optional, not held manage human resources optional
  • optional, not held manage staff optional
  • optional, not held schedule production optional
  • optional, not held set production facilities standards optional
03 communication, collaboration and creativity 2 required, 4 supplementary
  • required, not held adjust engineering designs required
  • required, not held approve engineering design required
  • optional, not held develop product design optional
  • optional, not held maintain relationship with suppliers optional
  • optional, not held advise on machinery malfunctions optional
  • optional, not held integrate new products in manufacturing optional
04 information skills 1 required, 5 supplementary
  • required, not held assess financial viability required
  • optional, not held execute feasibility study on hydrogen optional
  • optional, not held analyse production processes for improvement optional
  • optional, not held control of expenses optional
  • optional, not held estimate duration of work optional
  • optional, not held inspect quality of products optional
05 working with computers 1 required
  • required, not held use technical drawing software required
06 business, administration and law 2 supplementary
  • optional, not held continuous improvement philosophies optional
  • optional, not held lean manufacturing optional
Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a production engineer 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 6 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held engineering principles knowledge
  • already held engineering processes knowledge
  • already held manufacturing processes knowledge
  • already held optimise production skill
  • already held perform scientific research skill
  • already held quality standards knowledge
22 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held develop product design optional
  • optional, not held execute feasibility study on hydrogen optional
  • optional, not held implement quality management systems optional
  • optional, not held maintain relationship with suppliers optional
  • optional, not held adjust production schedule optional
  • optional, not held advise on machinery malfunctions optional
  • optional, not held analyse production processes for improvement optional
  • optional, not held continuous improvement philosophies optional
  • optional, not held control financial resources optional
  • optional, not held control of expenses optional
  • optional, not held ensure equipment availability optional
  • optional, not held ensure equipment maintenance optional
  • optional, not held estimate duration of work optional
  • optional, not held identify training needs optional
  • optional, not held inspect quality of products optional
  • optional, not held integrate new products in manufacturing optional
  • optional, not held lean manufacturing optional
  • optional, not held manage budgets optional
  • optional, not held manage human resources optional
  • optional, not held manage staff optional
  • optional, not held schedule production optional
  • optional, not held set production facilities standards optional
25 held skills the production engineer role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role business management principles knowledge
  • not needed by the target role check paper quality skill
  • 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 dispose of hazardous waste skill
  • not needed by the target role dispose of non-hazardous waste skill
  • 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 keep records of work progress skill
  • not needed by the target role monitor production developments skill
  • not needed by the target role monitor pulp quality 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 plan engineering activities skill
  • not needed by the target role plan product management skill
  • not needed by the target role prepare wood production reports 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 types of paper knowledge
  • not needed by the target role types of pulp knowledge
  • not needed by the target role types of wood knowledge
  • not needed by the target role use CAD software skill
6 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 production engineering required
  • required, not held industrial engineering required
  • required, not held production processes required
  • required, not held technical drawings required
  • optional, not held continuous improvement philosophies optional
  • optional, not held lean manufacturing 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.