Career switch, measured
From Controller to Production Manager
Yes, it's a stretch that needs new skills. Measured across current postings, the two roles have 29% skill overlap. Skills that carry over include Leadership, Manufacturing, Budgeting, Regulatory compliance; the main skills to add are Training and coaching, Workplace safety, Project management, Lean.
29%
skill overlap
325
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Skills that carry over
Share of each role’s postings that ask for the skill.
SkillControllerProduction Manager
- Leadership72%71%
- Manufacturing39%59%
- Budgeting58%35%
- Regulatory compliance32%34%
- Supply chain16%18%
- Problem solving26%26%
- Process improvement19%41%
- Auditing79%19%
Skills to add
Asked for often in Production Manager postings, rarely in Controller ones.
SkillControllerProduction Manager
- Training and coaching–32%
- Workplace safety–18%
- Project management–16%
- Lean–15%
- Quality control–12%
- Scheduling–12%
- Customer service–12%
- Cleaning–11%
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