Career switch, measured
From Assembler to Production Supervisor
Yes, it's a close move. Measured across current postings, the two roles have 80% skill overlap. Skills that carry over include Manufacturing, Leadership, Workplace safety, Regulatory compliance; the main skills to add are Inventory management, Microsoft Office, ERP systems, Lean.
80%
skill overlap
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Skills that carry over
Share of each role’s postings that ask for the skill.
SkillAssemblerProduction Supervisor
- Manufacturing40%85%
- Leadership55%57%
- Workplace safety23%24%
- Regulatory compliance29%39%
- Training and coaching26%29%
- Problem solving22%32%
- Process improvement17%42%
- Team management11%10%
Skills to add
Asked for often in Production Supervisor postings, rarely in Assembler ones.
SkillAssemblerProduction Supervisor
- Inventory management15%35%
- Microsoft Office9%27%
- ERP systems–20%
- Lean–20%
- Auditing8%18%
- Excel7%17%
- Forklift6%14%
- OSHA–13%
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