rail intermodal equipment operatortostevedore
A rail intermodal equipment operator already meets 41% of what the stevedore role asks for. The move turns on 21 required skills not yet in the profile.
41%
68.3/ 100
1 Share of the stevedore role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the rail intermodal equipment operator 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 this move works
A stevedore role treats 16 of its required skills as things a rail intermodal equipment operator already does. These are the ones it depends on most.
- accommodate cargo in freight transport vehicle
- analyse relation between supply chain improvement and profit
- analyse supply chain strategies
- apply techniques for stacking goods into containers
- climb on railcars
- handle intermodal equipment
What stands in the way is 21 required skills the profile does not yet cover. Table 3 groups them; Table 4 says which to take first.
Table 2 · What you already bring
Of the 16 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A stevedore role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a rail intermodal equipment operator background worth leading with.
- already held climb on railcars handling and moving
- already held operate on-board computer systems working with computers
- already held work on uneven surfaces handling and moving
- already held handle intermodal equipment working with machinery and specialised equipment
- already held accommodate cargo in freight transport vehicle handling and moving
- already held analyse relation between supply chain improvement and profit information skills
All 16 carried skills, including the 16 the stevedore role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you would need to learn
The 27 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.
- required, not held assess trim of vessels required
- required, not held organise weight of loads according to lifting equipment capacity required
- required, not held perform defensive driving required
- required, not held conduct routine machinery checks required
- required, not held operate material handling equipment required
- optional, not held operate maritime lifting equipment optional
- optional, not held execute chilling processes to food products optional
- required, not held ramp safety requirements required
- required, not held safety regulations for warehouses required
- required, not held vehicle cargo capacity required
- required, not held loading charts for transportation of goods required
- required, not held national regulations on handling cargo required
- optional, not held hazardous freight regulations optional
- required, not held operate voice picking systems required
- required, not held store warehouse goods required
- required, not held stack goods required
- optional, not held receive shipment packaging information optional
- optional, not held handle fuels optional
- required, not held laws on the transportation of dangerous goods required
- required, not held warehouse operations required
- required, not held international regulations for cargo handling required
- required, not held assess stability of vessels required
- required, not held keep time accurately required
- required, not held ensure that shipment contents correspond with shipping documentation required
3 further areas in the appendix
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries a stevedore role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 assess stability of vessels skill · sector specific
- 02 assess trim of vessels skill · sector specific
- 03 ensure that shipment contents correspond with shipping documentation skill · sector specific
Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.
Appendix · The rest of the record
All 16 skills that carry over
- already held accommodate cargo in freight transport vehicle skill
- already held analyse relation between supply chain improvement and profit skill
- already held analyse supply chain strategies skill
- already held apply techniques for stacking goods into containers skill
- already held climb on railcars skill
- already held handle intermodal equipment skill
- already held lift heavy weights skill
- already held manoeuvre heavy trucks skill
- already held mark differences in colours skill
- already held operate forklift skill
- already held operate on-board computer systems skill
- already held perform services in a flexible manner skill
- already held shunt inbound loads skill
- already held shunt outbound loads skill
- already held tolerate stress skill
- already held work on uneven surfaces skill
The 3 learning areas not shown above
- required, not held relay messages through radio and telephone systems required
- required, not held use ICT systems required
- optional, not held functions of vessel deck equipment optional
6 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held operate maritime lifting equipment optional
- optional, not held execute chilling processes to food products optional
- optional, not held functions of vessel deck equipment optional
- optional, not held hazardous freight regulations optional
- optional, not held receive shipment packaging information optional
- optional, not held handle fuels optional
7 held skills the stevedore role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role analyse supply chain trends skill
- not needed by the target role follow verbal instructions skill
- not needed by the target role handle paperwork skill
- not needed by the target role meet deadlines skill
- not needed by the target role operate cranes skill
- not needed by the target role perform manual work autonomously skill
- not needed by the target role read maps skill
10 gaps that are knowledge rather than practice
Knowledge gaps usually close through study. Practical skill gaps usually need something you can point at.
- required, not held laws on the transportation of dangerous goods required
- required, not held ramp safety requirements required
- required, not held safety regulations for warehouses required
- required, not held vehicle cargo capacity required
- required, not held warehouse operations required
- required, not held international regulations for cargo handling required
- required, not held loading charts for transportation of goods required
- required, not held national regulations on handling cargo required
- optional, not held functions of vessel deck equipment optional
- optional, not held hazardous freight regulations optional
Other moves recorded from rail intermodal equipment operator
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.