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

product gradertometal product quality control inspector

A product grader already meets 53% of what the metal product quality control inspector role asks for. The move turns on 5 required skills not yet in the profile.

From product grader
53%
Overlap1
To metal product quality control inspector
27 Skills carried over
5 Required, not held
58.4 Difficulty2
Career overlap Partial match

53%

Learning distance Substantial retraining

58.4/ 100

1 Share of the metal product quality control inspector role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the product grader 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 metal product quality control inspector role treats 22 of its required skills as things a product grader already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • apply health and safety standards
  • apply safety management
  • conduct performance tests
  • database quality standards
  • define data quality criteria
  • define manufacturing quality criteria

What stands in the way is 5 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 27 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A metal product quality control inspector role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a product grader background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held database quality standards information and communication technologies (icts)
  • already held define data quality criteria management skills
  • already held revise quality control systems documentation information skills
  • already held apply safety management assisting and caring
  • already held record survey data information skills
  • already held define quality standards management skills

All 27 carried skills, including the 22 the metal product quality control inspector role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 52 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 engineering, manufacturing and construction 1 required, 13 supplementary
  • required, not held types of metal required
  • optional, not held electron beam welding processes optional
  • optional, not held ferrous metal processing optional
  • optional, not held non-ferrous metal processing optional
  • optional, not held types of metal manufacturing processes optional
  • optional, not held cutting technologies optional
  • optional, not held engraving technologies optional
  • optional, not held forging processes optional
  • optional, not held metal coating technologies optional
  • optional, not held metal forming technologies optional
  • optional, not held metal joining technologies optional
  • optional, not held metal smoothing technologies optional
  • optional, not held technical drawings optional
  • optional, not held welding techniques optional
02 information skills 1 required, 12 supplementary
  • required, not held spot metal imperfections required
  • optional, not held conduct chemical testing on basic metals optional
  • optional, not held perform welding inspection optional
  • optional, not held report well results optional
  • optional, not held write records for repairs optional
  • optional, not held analyse test data optional
  • optional, not held consult technical resources optional
  • optional, not held identify hazards in the workplace optional
  • optional, not held keep records of work progress optional
  • optional, not held maintain records of maintenance interventions optional
  • optional, not held recognise signs of corrosion optional
  • optional, not held record production data for quality control optional
  • optional, not held record test data optional
03 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 required, 6 supplementary
  • required, not held work in metal manufacture teams required
  • optional, not held draw design sketches optional
  • optional, not held give instructions to staff optional
  • optional, not held liaise with managers optional
  • optional, not held liaise with quality assurance optional
  • optional, not held speak different languages optional
  • optional, not held write work-related reports optional
04 management skills 1 required, 4 supplementary
  • required, not held set quality assurance objectives required
  • optional, not held ensure finished product meet requirements optional
  • optional, not held evaluate employees work optional
  • optional, not held manage emergency procedures optional
  • optional, not held supervise staff optional
05 assisting and caring 1 required, 2 supplementary
  • required, not held follow company standards required
  • optional, not held adhere to organisational guidelines optional
  • optional, not held ensure fulfilment of legal requirements optional
06 constructing 6 supplementary
  • optional, not held perform metal active gas welding optional
  • optional, not held perform metal inert gas welding optional
  • optional, not held perform tungsten inert gas welding optional
  • optional, not held weld mining machinery optional
  • optional, not held operate welding equipment optional
  • optional, not held perform test run optional

2 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a metal product quality control inspector 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 27 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held apply health and safety standards skill
  • already held apply safety management skill
  • already held conduct performance tests skill
  • already held database quality standards knowledge
  • already held define data quality criteria skill
  • already held define manufacturing quality criteria skill
  • already held define quality standards skill
  • already held ensure public safety and security skill
  • already held inspect quality of products skill
  • already held lead inspections skill
  • already held maintain test equipment skill
  • already held manufacturing processes knowledge
  • already held monitor manufacturing quality standards skill
  • already held operate precision measuring equipment skill
  • already held perform sample testing skill
  • already held prepare samples for testing skill
  • already held prepare scientific reports skill
  • already held quality assurance methodologies knowledge
  • already held quality standards knowledge
  • already held record survey data skill
  • already held revise quality control systems documentation skill
  • already held use non-destructive testing equipment skill
  • already held check quality of products on the production line skill
  • already held create solutions to problems skill
  • already held ensure compliance with environmental legislation skill
  • already held recommend product improvements skill
  • already held report defective manufacturing materials skill
The 2 learning areas not shown above
Skill to acquire Tier
07 natural sciences, mathematics and statistics 2 supplementary
  • optional, not held plastic welding optional
  • optional, not held statistical process control optional
08 working with machinery and specialised equipment 2 supplementary
  • optional, not held ensure correct gas pressure optional
  • optional, not held monitor automated machines optional
47 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held conduct chemical testing on basic metals optional
  • optional, not held electron beam welding processes optional
  • optional, not held ferrous metal processing optional
  • optional, not held non-ferrous metal processing optional
  • optional, not held perform metal active gas welding optional
  • optional, not held perform metal inert gas welding optional
  • optional, not held perform tungsten inert gas welding optional
  • optional, not held perform welding inspection optional
  • optional, not held report well results optional
  • optional, not held types of metal manufacturing processes optional
  • optional, not held weld mining machinery optional
  • optional, not held write records for repairs optional
  • optional, not held adhere to organisational guidelines optional
  • optional, not held analyse test data optional
  • optional, not held consult technical resources optional
  • optional, not held cutting technologies optional
  • optional, not held draw design sketches optional
  • optional, not held engraving technologies optional
  • optional, not held ensure correct gas pressure optional
  • optional, not held ensure finished product meet requirements optional
  • optional, not held ensure fulfilment of legal requirements optional
  • optional, not held evaluate employees work optional
  • optional, not held forging processes optional
  • optional, not held give instructions to staff optional
  • optional, not held identify hazards in the workplace optional
  • optional, not held keep records of work progress optional
  • optional, not held liaise with managers optional
  • optional, not held liaise with quality assurance optional
  • optional, not held maintain records of maintenance interventions optional
  • optional, not held manage emergency procedures optional
  • optional, not held metal coating technologies optional
  • optional, not held metal forming technologies optional
  • optional, not held metal joining technologies optional
  • optional, not held metal smoothing technologies optional
  • optional, not held monitor automated machines optional
  • optional, not held operate welding equipment optional
  • optional, not held perform test run optional
  • optional, not held plastic welding optional
  • optional, not held recognise signs of corrosion optional
  • optional, not held record production data for quality control optional

7 further entries not listed here

16 held skills the metal product quality control inspector role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role analyse production processes for improvement skill
  • not needed by the target role check quality of raw materials skill
  • not needed by the target role grade engineered wood skill
  • not needed by the target role grade pulp skill
  • not needed by the target role grading systems knowledge
  • not needed by the target role identify preventive actions skill
  • not needed by the target role identify process improvements skill
  • not needed by the target role non-destructive testing knowledge
  • not needed by the target role oversee quality control skill
  • not needed by the target role read engineering drawings skill
  • not needed by the target role read standard blueprints skill
  • not needed by the target role types of wood knowledge
  • not needed by the target role use technical documentation skill
  • not needed by the target role use testing equipment skill
  • not needed by the target role work safely with machines skill
  • not needed by the target role write technical reports skill
16 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 types of metal required
  • optional, not held electron beam welding processes optional
  • optional, not held ferrous metal processing optional
  • optional, not held non-ferrous metal processing optional
  • optional, not held types of metal manufacturing processes optional
  • optional, not held cutting technologies optional
  • optional, not held engraving technologies optional
  • optional, not held forging processes optional
  • optional, not held metal coating technologies optional
  • optional, not held metal forming technologies optional
  • optional, not held metal joining technologies optional
  • optional, not held metal smoothing technologies optional
  • optional, not held plastic welding optional
  • optional, not held statistical process control optional
  • optional, not held technical drawings optional
  • optional, not held welding techniques optional
Index

Other moves recorded from product grader

Full index of moves from product grader

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.