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

quality engineertoproduct quality controller

A quality engineer already meets 48% of what the product quality controller role asks for. The move turns on 8 required skills not yet in the profile.

From quality engineer
48%
Overlap1
To product quality controller
12 Skills carried over
8 Required, not held
49.4 Difficulty2
adjacent 0–30
moderate 30–55
substantial 55–75
career change 75–100
this move, 49.4

This move: 49.4 of 100 · moderate

1 Share of the product quality controller role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the quality 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.

Table 2

Table 2 · What you already bring

Of the 12 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A product quality controller role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a quality engineer background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held support implementation of quality management systems communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held define quality standards management skills
  • already held set quality assurance objectives management skills
  • already held recommend product improvements communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held identify process improvements management skills
  • already held check quality of products on the production line information skills

All 12 carried skills, including the 8 the product quality controller role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 14 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 4 required, 2 supplementary
  • required, not held monitor manufacturing quality standards required
  • required, not held monitor the production line required
  • required, not held revise quality control systems documentation required
  • required, not held track key performance indicators required
  • optional, not held analyse production processes for improvement optional
  • optional, not held use technical documentation optional
02 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held work in assembly line teams required
  • optional, not held create solutions to problems optional
03 management skills 1 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held perform quality audits required
  • optional, not held develop procedures in case of defects optional
04 assisting and caring 1 required
  • required, not held manage health and safety standards required
05 engineering, manufacturing and construction 1 required
  • required, not held quality control systems required
06 constructing 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held conduct performance tests optional

1 further area in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a product quality controller 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 12 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held check quality of products on the production line skill
  • already held define quality standards skill
  • already held identify process improvements skill
  • already held oversee quality control skill
  • already held quality assurance procedures knowledge
  • already held quality standards knowledge
  • already held support implementation of quality management systems skill
  • already held write inspection reports skill
  • already held maintain test equipment skill
  • already held recommend product improvements skill
  • already held record test data skill
  • already held set quality assurance objectives skill
The 1 learning area not shown above
Skill to acquire Tier
07 working with machinery and specialised equipment 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held operate precision measuring equipment optional
6 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held analyse production processes for improvement optional
  • optional, not held conduct performance tests optional
  • optional, not held create solutions to problems optional
  • optional, not held develop procedures in case of defects optional
  • optional, not held operate precision measuring equipment optional
  • optional, not held use technical documentation optional
25 held skills the product quality controller role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role analyse test data skill
  • not needed by the target role audit techniques knowledge
  • not needed by the target role check quality of raw materials skill
  • not needed by the target role communicate test results to other departments skill
  • not needed by the target role communication knowledge
  • not needed by the target role define manufacturing quality criteria skill
  • not needed by the target role ensure compliance with company regulations skill
  • not needed by the target role ensure compliance with legal requirements skill
  • not needed by the target role industrial engineering knowledge
  • not needed by the target role inspect quality of products skill
  • not needed by the target role lead inspections skill
  • not needed by the target role lean manufacturing knowledge
  • not needed by the target role manage budgets skill
  • not needed by the target role manufacturing processes knowledge
  • not needed by the target role materials engineering knowledge
  • not needed by the target role non-destructive testing knowledge
  • not needed by the target role perform pre-assembly quality checks skill
  • not needed by the target role perform project management skill
  • not needed by the target role perform risk analysis skill
  • not needed by the target role quality assurance methodologies knowledge
  • not needed by the target role report test findings skill
  • not needed by the target role test procedures knowledge
  • not needed by the target role train employees skill
  • not needed by the target role undertake inspections skill
  • not needed by the target role use measurement instruments 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
  • required, not held quality control systems required
Index

Other moves recorded from quality engineer

Full index of moves from quality 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.