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

production engineertomanufacturing engineer

A production engineer already meets 56% of what the manufacturing engineer role asks for. The move turns on 4 required skills not yet in the profile.

From production engineer
56%
Overlap1
To manufacturing engineer
17 Skills carried over
4 Required, not held
46.7 Difficulty2
Career overlap Partial match

56%

Learning distance Real move, short list to learn

46.7/ 100

1 Share of the manufacturing engineer role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the production 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 manufacturing engineer role treats 12 of its required skills as things a production engineer already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • adjust engineering designs
  • approve engineering design
  • assess financial viability
  • engineering principles
  • engineering processes
  • industrial engineering

What stands in the way is 4 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 17 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A manufacturing engineer role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a production engineer background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held production engineering engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • already held continuous improvement philosophies business, administration and law
  • already held industrial engineering engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • already held integrate new products in manufacturing communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held production processes engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • already held assess financial viability information skills

All 17 carried skills, including the 12 the manufacturing engineer role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 24 missing skills fall into 9 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 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 required, 5 supplementary
  • required, not held advise on manufacturing problems required
  • optional, not held assess the life cycle of resources optional
  • optional, not held advise on efficiency improvements optional
  • optional, not held draft design specifications optional
  • optional, not held liaise with engineers optional
  • optional, not held recommend product improvements optional
02 information skills 1 required, 3 supplementary
  • required, not held ensure material compliance required
  • optional, not held keep up with digital transformation of industrial processes optional
  • optional, not held maintain financial records optional
  • optional, not held monitor plant production optional
03 assisting and caring 1 required
  • required, not held ensure health and safety in manufacturing required
04 services 1 required
  • required, not held consumer protection required
05 engineering, manufacturing and construction 4 supplementary
  • optional, not held human-robot collaboration optional
  • optional, not held circular economy optional
  • optional, not held industrial research and development optional
  • optional, not held reverse engineering optional
06 management skills 4 supplementary
  • optional, not held apply advanced manufacturing optional
  • optional, not held create a work atmosphere of continuous improvement optional
  • optional, not held provide improvement strategies optional
  • optional, not held recruit employees optional

3 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a manufacturing 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 17 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held adjust engineering designs skill
  • already held approve engineering design skill
  • already held assess financial viability skill
  • already held engineering principles knowledge
  • already held engineering processes knowledge
  • already held industrial engineering knowledge
  • already held manufacturing processes knowledge
  • already held perform scientific research skill
  • already held production engineering knowledge
  • already held production processes knowledge
  • already held technical drawings knowledge
  • already held use technical drawing software skill
  • already held analyse production processes for improvement skill
  • already held continuous improvement philosophies knowledge
  • already held ensure equipment availability skill
  • already held integrate new products in manufacturing skill
  • already held manage budgets skill
The 3 learning areas not shown above
Skill to acquire Tier
07 working with computers 2 supplementary
  • optional, not held use CAD software optional
  • optional, not held use CAM software optional
08 arts and humanities 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held design principles optional
09 information and communication technologies (icts) 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held CAE software optional
20 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held assess the life cycle of resources optional
  • optional, not held human-robot collaboration optional
  • optional, not held keep up with digital transformation of industrial processes optional
  • optional, not held CAE software optional
  • optional, not held advise on efficiency improvements optional
  • optional, not held apply advanced manufacturing optional
  • optional, not held circular economy optional
  • optional, not held create a work atmosphere of continuous improvement optional
  • optional, not held design principles optional
  • optional, not held draft design specifications optional
  • optional, not held industrial research and development optional
  • optional, not held liaise with engineers optional
  • optional, not held maintain financial records optional
  • optional, not held monitor plant production optional
  • optional, not held provide improvement strategies optional
  • optional, not held recommend product improvements optional
  • optional, not held recruit employees optional
  • optional, not held reverse engineering optional
  • optional, not held use CAD software optional
  • optional, not held use CAM software optional
21 held skills the manufacturing engineer role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role adjust production schedule skill
  • not needed by the target role advise on machinery malfunctions skill
  • not needed by the target role control financial resources skill
  • not needed by the target role control of expenses skill
  • not needed by the target role control production skill
  • not needed by the target role develop product design skill
  • not needed by the target role ensure equipment maintenance skill
  • not needed by the target role estimate duration of work skill
  • not needed by the target role execute feasibility study on hydrogen skill
  • not needed by the target role identify training needs skill
  • not needed by the target role implement quality management systems skill
  • not needed by the target role inspect quality of products skill
  • not needed by the target role lead process optimisation skill
  • not needed by the target role lean manufacturing knowledge
  • not needed by the target role maintain relationship with suppliers skill
  • not needed by the target role manage human resources skill
  • not needed by the target role manage staff skill
  • not needed by the target role optimise production skill
  • not needed by the target role quality standards knowledge
  • not needed by the target role schedule production skill
  • not needed by the target role set production facilities standards skill
7 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 consumer protection required
  • optional, not held human-robot collaboration optional
  • optional, not held CAE software optional
  • optional, not held circular economy optional
  • optional, not held design principles optional
  • optional, not held industrial research and development optional
  • optional, not held reverse engineering optional
Index

Other moves recorded from production engineer

Full index of moves from production 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.