surface grinding machine operatortoboring machine operator
A surface grinding machine operator already meets 76% of what the boring machine operator role asks for. The move turns on 3 required skills not yet in the profile.
76%
28.5/ 100
1 Share of the boring machine operator role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the surface grinding machine 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 boring machine operator role treats 13 of its required skills as things a surface grinding machine operator already does. These are the ones it depends on most.
- dispose of cutting waste material
- ensure equipment availability
- monitor automated machines
- operate precision measuring equipment
- perform test run
- quality standards
What stands in the way is 3 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 34 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A boring machine operator role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a surface grinding machine operator background worth leading with.
- already held manufacturing of steel drums and similar containers engineering, manufacturing and construction
- already held manufacturing of tools engineering, manufacturing and construction
- already held manufacturing of doors from metal engineering, manufacturing and construction
- already held manufacturing of metal assembly products engineering, manufacturing and construction
- already held manufacturing of metal household articles engineering, manufacturing and construction
- already held manufacturing of metal structures engineering, manufacturing and construction
All 34 carried skills, including the 13 the boring machine operator role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you would need to learn
The 13 missing skills fall into 4 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 types of boring heads required
- required, not held types of drill bits required
- optional, not held manufacture of small metal parts optional
- optional, not held non-ferrous metal processing optional
- required, not held tend boring machine required
- optional, not held operate scrap vibratory feeder optional
- optional, not held perform machine maintenance optional
- optional, not held monitor stock level optional
- optional, not held monitor conveyor belt optional
- optional, not held perform product testing optional
- optional, not held record production data for quality control optional
- optional, not held apply cross-reference tools for product identification optional
- optional, not held mark processed workpiece optional
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries a boring machine operator role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 tend boring machine skill · sector specific
- 02 types of boring heads knowledge · cross sector
- 03 types of drill bits knowledge · cross sector
Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.
Appendix · The rest of the record
All 34 skills that carry over
- already held dispose of cutting waste material skill
- already held ensure equipment availability skill
- already held monitor automated machines skill
- already held operate precision measuring equipment skill
- already held perform test run skill
- already held quality standards knowledge
- already held remove inadequate workpieces skill
- already held remove processed workpiece skill
- already held set up the controller of a machine skill
- already held supply machine skill
- already held supply machine with appropriate tools skill
- already held troubleshoot skill
- already held types of metal knowledge
- already held advise on machinery malfunctions skill
- already held consult technical resources skill
- already held cutting technologies knowledge
- already held ferrous metal processing knowledge
- already held inspect quality of products skill
- already held keep records of work progress skill
- already held manufacturing of cutlery knowledge
- already held manufacturing of door furniture from metal knowledge
- already held manufacturing of doors from metal knowledge
- already held manufacturing of heating equipment knowledge
- already held manufacturing of light metal packaging knowledge
- already held manufacturing of metal assembly products knowledge
- already held manufacturing of metal containers knowledge
- already held manufacturing of metal household articles knowledge
- already held manufacturing of metal structures knowledge
- already held manufacturing of steam generators knowledge
- already held manufacturing of steel drums and similar containers knowledge
- already held manufacturing of tools knowledge
- already held manufacturing of weapons and ammunition knowledge
- already held mechanics knowledge
- already held types of metal manufacturing processes knowledge
10 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held manufacture of small metal parts optional
- optional, not held monitor stock level optional
- optional, not held non-ferrous metal processing optional
- optional, not held apply cross-reference tools for product identification optional
- optional, not held mark processed workpiece optional
- optional, not held monitor conveyor belt optional
- optional, not held operate scrap vibratory feeder optional
- optional, not held perform machine maintenance optional
- optional, not held perform product testing optional
- optional, not held record production data for quality control optional
15 held skills the boring machine operator role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role abrasive machining processes knowledge
- not needed by the target role apply precision metalworking techniques skill
- not needed by the target role maintain mechanical equipment skill
- not needed by the target role measure flatness of a surface skill
- not needed by the target role metal smoothing technologies knowledge
- not needed by the target role monitor gauge skill
- not needed by the target role monitor moving workpiece in a machine skill
- not needed by the target role operate grinding hand tools skill
- not needed by the target role operate surface grinder skill
- not needed by the target role parts of a surface grinding machine knowledge
- not needed by the target role quality and cycle time optimisation knowledge
- not needed by the target role smooth burred surfaces skill
- not needed by the target role spot metal imperfections skill
- not needed by the target role tend surface grinding machine skill
- not needed by the target role wear appropriate protective gear skill
4 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 types of boring heads required
- required, not held types of drill bits required
- optional, not held manufacture of small metal parts optional
- optional, not held non-ferrous metal processing optional
Other moves recorded from surface grinding machine 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.