Career switch, measured
From Quality Control Manager to Production Supervisor
Yes, it's a realistic move with some upskilling. Measured across current postings, the two roles have 48% skill overlap. Skills that carry over include Manufacturing, Process improvement, Leadership, Regulatory compliance; the main skills to add are Inventory management, ERP systems, Troubleshooting, Forklift.
48%
skill overlap
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Skills that carry over
Share of each role’s postings that ask for the skill.
SkillQuality Control ManagerProduction Supervisor
- Manufacturing40%85%
- Process improvement39%42%
- Leadership57%57%
- Regulatory compliance47%39%
- Microsoft Office42%27%
- Problem solving30%32%
- Training and coaching28%29%
- Lean9%20%
Skills to add
Asked for often in Production Supervisor postings, rarely in Quality Control Manager ones.
SkillQuality Control ManagerProduction Supervisor
- Inventory management–35%
- ERP systems–20%
- Troubleshooting–15%
- Forklift–14%
- SAP–12%
- Warehouse operations–12%
- Cleaning–11%
- Sales–11%
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