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

precision mechanics supervisortomachine operator supervisor

A precision mechanics supervisor already meets 70% of what the machine operator supervisor role asks for. The move turns on 5 required skills not yet in the profile.

From precision mechanics supervisor
70%
Overlap1
To machine operator supervisor
25 Skills carried over
5 Required, not held
32.2 Difficulty2
adjacent 0–30
moderate 30–55
substantial 55–75
career change 75–100
this move, 32.2

This move: 32.2 of 100 · moderate

1 Share of the machine operator supervisor role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the precision mechanics 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.

Table 2

Table 2 · What you already bring

Of the 25 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A machine operator supervisor role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a precision mechanics supervisor background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held perform technically demanding tasks working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • already held communicate problems to senior colleagues communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held coordinate communication within a team communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held oversee production requirements management skills
  • already held check material resources management skills
  • already held report on production results information skills

All 25 carried skills, including the 13 the machine operator supervisor role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 12 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 information skills 2 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held monitor machine operations required
  • required, not held record production data for quality control required
  • optional, not held analyse production processes for improvement optional
02 engineering, manufacturing and construction 2 required
  • required, not held functionalities of machinery required
  • required, not held production processes required
03 management skills 1 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held follow production schedule required
  • optional, not held recruit personnel optional
04 communication, collaboration and creativity 2 supplementary
  • optional, not held advise on machine maintenance optional
  • optional, not held integrate new products in manufacturing optional
05 assisting and caring 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held ensure compliance with environmental legislation optional
06 business, administration and law 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held quality assurance methodologies optional

1 further area in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a machine operator supervisor 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 25 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held check material resources skill
  • already held communicate problems to senior colleagues skill
  • already held consult technical resources skill
  • already held create solutions to problems skill
  • already held ensure finished product meet requirements skill
  • already held evaluate employees work skill
  • already held monitor manufacturing quality standards skill
  • already held oversee production requirements skill
  • already held plan shifts of employees skill
  • already held quality standards knowledge
  • already held report on production results skill
  • already held schedule regular machine maintenance skill
  • already held set up the controller of a machine skill
  • already held advise on machinery malfunctions skill
  • already held analyse the need for technical resources skill
  • already held coordinate communication within a team skill
  • already held identify hazards in the workplace skill
  • already held liaise with managers skill
  • already held liaise with quality assurance skill
  • already held oversee quality control skill
  • already held perform technically demanding tasks skill
  • already held read standard blueprints skill
  • already held train employees skill
  • already held undertake inspections skill
  • already held wear appropriate protective gear skill
The 1 learning area not shown above
Skill to acquire Tier
07 working with machinery and specialised equipment 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held perform machine maintenance optional
7 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held advise on machine maintenance optional
  • optional, not held analyse production processes for improvement optional
  • optional, not held ensure compliance with environmental legislation optional
  • optional, not held integrate new products in manufacturing optional
  • optional, not held perform machine maintenance optional
  • optional, not held quality assurance methodologies optional
  • optional, not held recruit personnel optional
11 held skills the machine operator supervisor role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role apply technical communication skills skill
  • not needed by the target role demonstrate products' features skill
  • not needed by the target role electronics knowledge
  • not needed by the target role mechanics knowledge
  • not needed by the target role micromechanics knowledge
  • not needed by the target role operate precision measuring equipment skill
  • not needed by the target role oversee assembly operations skill
  • not needed by the target role oversee logistics of finished products skill
  • not needed by the target role precision mechanics knowledge
  • not needed by the target role use precision tools skill
  • not needed by the target role write inspection reports skill
3 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 functionalities of machinery required
  • required, not held production processes required
  • optional, not held quality assurance methodologies optional
Index

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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.