vehicle maintenance supervisortoroadside vehicle technician
A vehicle maintenance supervisor already meets 29% of what the roadside vehicle technician role asks for. The move turns on 10 required skills not yet in the profile.
29%
70.5/ 100
1 Share of the roadside vehicle technician role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the vehicle maintenance supervisor 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 roadside vehicle technician role treats 5 of its required skills as things a vehicle maintenance supervisor already does. These are the ones it depends on most.
- car controls
- drive vehicles
- identify vehicles service requirements
- maintain vehicle records
- types of vehicles
What stands in the way is 10 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 9 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A roadside vehicle technician role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a vehicle maintenance supervisor background worth leading with.
- already held identify vehicles service requirements communication, collaboration and creativity
- already held maintain vehicle records information skills
- already held ensure compliance with warranty contracts communication, collaboration and creativity
- already held car controls services
- already held types of vehicles engineering, manufacturing and construction
- already held provide customer information related to repairs communication, collaboration and creativity
All 9 carried skills, including the 5 the roadside vehicle technician role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you would need to learn
The 27 missing skills fall into 8 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 communicate with customers required
- required, not held execute working instructions required
- required, not held respond to customers' inquiries required
- required, not held use different communication channels required
- optional, not held adapt to new technology used in cars optional
- optional, not held advise customers on usage of vehicles optional
- optional, not held ensure client orientation optional
- required, not held carry out repair of vehicles required
- required, not held carry out repairs and maintenance of vehicle bodies required
- required, not held perform technical tasks with great care required
- optional, not held operate towtruck optional
- optional, not held carry out repair of motorcycles optional
- optional, not held perform defensive driving optional
- optional, not held perform minor vehicle repairs optional
- optional, not held repair vehicle electrical systems optional
- required, not held maintain motorcycle records required
- optional, not held perform road testing of vehicles optional
- optional, not held read maps optional
- required, not held perform manual work autonomously required
- optional, not held fix minor vehicle scratches optional
- required, not held organise vehicle breakdown support required
- optional, not held issue sales invoices optional
- optional, not held maintain vehicle appearance optional
- optional, not held use automotive diagnostic equipment optional
2 further areas in the appendix
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries a roadside vehicle technician role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 carry out repair of vehicles skill · sector specific
- 02 carry out repairs and maintenance of vehicle bodies skill · sector specific
- 03 maintain motorcycle records 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 9 skills that carry over
- already held car controls knowledge
- already held drive vehicles skill
- already held identify vehicles service requirements skill
- already held maintain vehicle records skill
- already held types of vehicles knowledge
- already held electrical wiring plans knowledge
- already held ensure compliance with warranty contracts skill
- already held mechanics knowledge
- already held provide customer information related to repairs skill
The 2 learning areas not shown above
- optional, not held electronics optional
- optional, not held types of vehicle engines optional
- optional, not held operate GPS systems optional
17 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held operate towtruck optional
- optional, not held adapt to new technology used in cars optional
- optional, not held advise customers on usage of vehicles optional
- optional, not held carry out repair of motorcycles optional
- optional, not held issue sales invoices optional
- optional, not held maintain vehicle appearance optional
- optional, not held perform defensive driving optional
- optional, not held perform minor vehicle repairs optional
- optional, not held repair vehicle electrical systems optional
- optional, not held use automotive diagnostic equipment optional
- optional, not held electronics optional
- optional, not held ensure client orientation optional
- optional, not held fix minor vehicle scratches optional
- optional, not held operate GPS systems optional
- optional, not held perform road testing of vehicles optional
- optional, not held read maps optional
- optional, not held types of vehicle engines optional
20 held skills the roadside vehicle technician role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role apply health and safety standards skill
- not needed by the target role follow procedures to control substances hazardous to health skill
- not needed by the target role guarantee customer satisfaction skill
- not needed by the target role keep stock records skill
- not needed by the target role maintain records of financial transactions skill
- not needed by the target role maintain work area cleanliness skill
- not needed by the target role manage budgets skill
- not needed by the target role manage claims process skill
- not needed by the target role manage staff skill
- not needed by the target role managing a business with great care skill
- not needed by the target role monitor vehicle maintenance activities skill
- not needed by the target role monitor vehicle repairs skill
- not needed by the target role operate cash register skill
- not needed by the target role order supplies for vehicle maintenance and repair skill
- not needed by the target role plan employees work in vehicle maintenance skill
- not needed by the target role provide customer follow-up services skill
- not needed by the target role quality standards knowledge
- not needed by the target role teamwork principles knowledge
- not needed by the target role think proactively skill
- not needed by the target role train employees skill
2 gaps that are knowledge rather than practice
Knowledge gaps usually close through study. Practical skill gaps usually need something you can point at.
- optional, not held electronics optional
- optional, not held types of vehicle engines optional
Other moves recorded from vehicle maintenance supervisor
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.