Table 1Transition record

scrap metal operativetometallurgical manager

A scrap metal operative already meets 16% of what the metallurgical manager role asks for. The move turns on 11 required skills not yet in the profile.

From scrap metal operative

16%

Overlap1

To metallurgical manager

4 Skills carried over

11 Required, not held

75.6 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 75.6

This move: 75.6 of 100 · career change

1 Share of the metallurgical manager role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the scrap metal operative 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 4 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A metallurgical manager role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a scrap metal operative background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held types of metal manufacturing processes engineering, manufacturing and construction
already held physics natural sciences, mathematics and statistics
already held ensure compliance with environmental legislation assisting and caring
already held quality standards business, administration and law

All 4 carried skills, including the 2 the metallurgical manager role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 21 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 management skills 3 required, 3 supplementary

required, not held identify market niches required
required, not held improve business processes required
required, not held optimise financial performance required

optional, not held follow manufacturing work schedule optional
optional, not held manage staff optional
optional, not held recruit employees optional

02 information skills 3 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held conduct metallurgical structural analysis required
required, not held forecast organisational risks required
required, not held manage commercial risks required

optional, not held measure customer feedback optional
optional, not held perform market research optional

03 business, administration and law 2 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held cost management required
required, not held legal requirements of ICT products required

optional, not held innovation processes optional

04 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held deal with pressure from unexpected circumstances required

optional, not held design metal components optional
optional, not held maintain relationship with customers optional

05 engineering, manufacturing and construction 1 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held engineering processes required

optional, not held design drawings optional

06 assisting and caring 1 required

required, not held follow company standards required

1 further area in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a metallurgical manager 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 4 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held ensure compliance with environmental legislation skill
already held types of metal manufacturing processes knowledge
already held physics knowledge
already held quality standards knowledge

The 1 learning area not shown above

Skill to acquire Tier

07 natural sciences, mathematics and statistics 1 supplementary

optional, not held chemistry optional

10 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held design metal components optional
optional, not held follow manufacturing work schedule optional
optional, not held innovation processes optional
optional, not held maintain relationship with customers optional
optional, not held chemistry optional
optional, not held design drawings optional
optional, not held manage staff optional
optional, not held measure customer feedback optional
optional, not held perform market research optional
optional, not held recruit employees optional

16 held skills the metallurgical manager role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role advise on machinery malfunctions skill
not needed by the target role apply health and safety standards skill
not needed by the target role apply various lifting techniques skill
not needed by the target role cut metal products skill
not needed by the target role follow safety procedures when working at heights skill
not needed by the target role follow verbal instructions skill
not needed by the target role follow written instructions skill
not needed by the target role guide cranes skill
not needed by the target role hydraulics knowledge
not needed by the target role manufacturing processes knowledge
not needed by the target role maximise efficiency of crane operations skill
not needed by the target role operate hydraulic machinery controls skill
not needed by the target role operate metal fabricating machines skill
not needed by the target role perform minor repairs to equipment skill
not needed by the target role resolve equipment malfunctions skill
not needed by the target role use shaping machinery skill

6 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 cost management required
required, not held engineering processes required
required, not held legal requirements of ICT products required
optional, not held innovation processes optional
optional, not held chemistry optional
optional, not held design drawings optional

Index

Other moves recorded from scrap metal operative

Full index of moves from scrap metal operative

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.