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

welding inspectortometal production supervisor

A welding inspector already meets 52% of what the metal production supervisor role asks for. The move turns on 9 required skills not yet in the profile.

From welding inspector
52%
Overlap1
To metal production supervisor
21 Skills carried over
9 Required, not held
52.6 Difficulty2
Career overlap Partial match

52%

Learning distance Real move, short list to learn

52.6/ 100

1 Share of the metal production supervisor role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the welding inspector 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

Why this move works

A metal production supervisor role treats 11 of its required skills as things a welding inspector already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • adhere to organisational guidelines
  • ensure finished product meet requirements
  • evaluate employees work
  • follow company standards
  • identify hazards in the workplace
  • liaise with managers

What stands in the way is 9 required skills the profile does not yet cover. Table 3 groups them; Table 4 says which to take first.

Table 2

Table 2 · What you already bring

Of the 21 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A metal production supervisor role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a welding inspector background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held spot metal imperfections information skills
  • already held liaise with quality assurance communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held ensure finished product meet requirements management skills
  • already held manage emergency procedures management skills
  • already held identify hazards in the workplace information skills
  • already held write records for repairs information skills

All 21 carried skills, including the 11 the metal production supervisor role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 22 missing skills fall into 5 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 3 required, 4 supplementary
  • required, not held ensure correct goods labelling required
  • required, not held monitor stock level required
  • required, not held monitor production developments required
  • optional, not held apply control process statistical methods optional
  • optional, not held monitor conveyor belt optional
  • optional, not held read standard blueprints optional
  • optional, not held replace machines optional
02 management skills 3 required, 4 supplementary
  • required, not held analyse staff capacity required
  • required, not held ensure equipment availability required
  • required, not held plan shifts of employees required
  • optional, not held coordinate export transportation activities optional
  • optional, not held manage discarded products optional
  • optional, not held manage supplies optional
  • optional, not held recruit employees optional
03 communication, collaboration and creativity 2 required, 3 supplementary
  • required, not held coordinate communication within a team required
  • required, not held communicate production plan required
  • optional, not held advise on machinery malfunctions optional
  • optional, not held order supplies optional
  • optional, not held train employees optional
04 working with machinery and specialised equipment 1 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held monitor automated machines required
  • optional, not held operate metal fabricating machines optional
05 health and welfare 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held first aid optional
Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a metal production supervisor 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 21 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held adhere to organisational guidelines skill
  • already held ensure finished product meet requirements skill
  • already held evaluate employees work skill
  • already held follow company standards skill
  • already held identify hazards in the workplace skill
  • already held liaise with managers skill
  • already held manage emergency procedures skill
  • already held record production data for quality control skill
  • already held supervise staff skill
  • already held types of metal knowledge
  • already held types of metal manufacturing processes knowledge
  • already held consult technical resources skill
  • already held ensure compliance with environmental legislation skill
  • already held ferrous metal processing knowledge
  • already held inspect quality of products skill
  • already held keep records of work progress skill
  • already held liaise with quality assurance skill
  • already held monitor manufacturing quality standards skill
  • already held perform test run skill
  • already held spot metal imperfections skill
  • already held write records for repairs skill
13 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held coordinate export transportation activities optional
  • optional, not held manage discarded products optional
  • optional, not held operate metal fabricating machines optional
  • optional, not held advise on machinery malfunctions optional
  • optional, not held apply control process statistical methods optional
  • optional, not held first aid optional
  • optional, not held manage supplies optional
  • optional, not held monitor conveyor belt optional
  • optional, not held order supplies optional
  • optional, not held read standard blueprints optional
  • optional, not held recruit employees optional
  • optional, not held replace machines optional
  • optional, not held train employees optional
31 held skills the metal production supervisor role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role analyse test data skill
  • not needed by the target role create solutions to problems skill
  • not needed by the target role database quality standards knowledge
  • not needed by the target role draw design sketches skill
  • not needed by the target role electron beam welding processes knowledge
  • not needed by the target role ensure correct gas pressure skill
  • not needed by the target role ensure fulfilment of legal requirements skill
  • not needed by the target role metal joining technologies knowledge
  • not needed by the target role non-ferrous metal processing knowledge
  • not needed by the target role operate welding equipment skill
  • not needed by the target role perform metal active gas welding skill
  • not needed by the target role perform metal inert gas welding skill
  • not needed by the target role perform sample testing skill
  • not needed by the target role perform tungsten inert gas welding skill
  • not needed by the target role perform welding inspection skill
  • not needed by the target role plastic welding knowledge
  • not needed by the target role prepare samples for testing skill
  • not needed by the target role quality assurance methodologies knowledge
  • not needed by the target role quality standards knowledge
  • not needed by the target role recognise signs of corrosion skill
  • not needed by the target role recommend product improvements skill
  • not needed by the target role record survey data skill
  • not needed by the target role record test data skill
  • not needed by the target role report defective manufacturing materials skill
  • not needed by the target role revise quality control systems documentation skill
  • not needed by the target role set quality assurance objectives skill
  • not needed by the target role technical drawings knowledge
  • not needed by the target role use non-destructive testing equipment skill
  • not needed by the target role weld mining machinery skill
  • not needed by the target role welding techniques knowledge
  • not needed by the target role write work-related reports 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
  • optional, not held first aid optional
Index

Other moves recorded from welding inspector

Full index of moves from welding inspector

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.