Career switch, measured
From Quality Inspector to Production Supervisor
Yes, it's a close move. Measured across current postings, the two roles have 59% skill overlap. Skills that carry over include Manufacturing, Regulatory compliance, Process improvement, Microsoft Office; the main skills to add are Leadership, Inventory management, Training and coaching, Lean.
59%
skill overlap
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Skills that carry over
Share of each role’s postings that ask for the skill.
SkillQuality InspectorProduction Supervisor
- Manufacturing57%85%
- Regulatory compliance41%39%
- Process improvement27%42%
- Microsoft Office21%27%
- Problem solving25%32%
- Auditing32%18%
- Excel24%17%
- ERP systems13%20%
Skills to add
Asked for often in Production Supervisor postings, rarely in Quality Inspector ones.
SkillQuality InspectorProduction Supervisor
- Leadership23%57%
- Inventory management9%35%
- Training and coaching8%29%
- Lean–20%
- Forklift5%14%
- OSHA–13%
- SAP–12%
- Scheduling–11%
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