Metallurgical manager to mine manager
A metallurgical manager already meets 17% of what the mine manager role asks for. The move turns on 22 required skills not yet in the profile.
83.1/ 100
1 How much of what a mine manager is expected to do is already part of a metallurgical manager’s work. Directional: the figure for the reverse move differs, because moving into a speciality is not the same problem as moving out of one. 2 Every skill the mine manager role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.
Why this move works
A mine manager role treats 5 of its required skills as things a metallurgical manager already does. You would walk in with these on day one.
- deal with pressure from unexpected circumstances
- forecast organisational risks
- manage commercial risks
- manage staff
- optimise financial performance
What stands in the way is 22 required skills the profile does not yet cover. Table 3 groups them; Table 4 says which to take first.
Table 2 · What you already bring
Of the 6 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A mine manager role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a metallurgical manager background worth leading with.
- already held manage commercial risks information skills
- already held optimise financial performance management skills
- already held forecast organisational risks information skills
- already held deal with pressure from unexpected circumstances communication, collaboration and creativity
- already held chemistry natural sciences, mathematics and statistics
- already held manage staff management skills
All 6 carried skills, including the 5 the mine manager role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you may need to learn
The 32 missing skills fall into 8 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, numbered in the order worth working in. Areas carrying the most required skills come first, and inside each one the required skills sit above the optional ones. Nothing here is a verdict on you: it is a list of what this particular job asks for that your current one does not.
- still to learn communicate on minerals issues required
- still to learn communicate on the environmental impact of mining required
- still to learn interface with anti-mining lobbyists required
- still to learn address problems critically required
- still to learn communicate with customers required
- still to learn present reports required
- still to learn think proactively required
- optional, not held apply transportation management concepts optional
- optional, not held train mine engineers optional
- optional, not held prepare scientific reports optional
- optional, not held troubleshoot optional
- still to learn identify process improvements required
- still to learn manage mining plant equipment required
- still to learn oversee mine planning activities required
- still to learn develop health and safety strategies in mining required
- still to learn manage emergency procedures required
- still to learn supervise staff required
- still to learn impact of geological factors on mining operations required
- still to learn mine safety legislation required
- still to learn mining engineering required
- still to learn electricity required
- optional, not held mechanical engineering optional
- optional, not held electrical engineering optional
- still to learn ensure mining records are maintained required
- still to learn evaluate mine development projects required
- still to learn monitor mine production required
- still to learn assess operating cost required
- optional, not held investigate mine accidents optional
- still to learn ensure compliance with safety legislation required
- optional, not held geology optional
2 further areas in the appendix
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries a mine manager role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 communicate on minerals issues practise this
- 02 communicate on the environmental impact of mining practise this
- 03 ensure mining records are maintained practise this
Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.
Appendix · The rest of the record
All 6 skills that carry over
- already held deal with pressure from unexpected circumstances skill
- already held forecast organisational risks skill
- already held manage commercial risks skill
- already held manage staff skill
- already held optimise financial performance skill
- already held chemistry knowledge
The 2 learning areas not shown above
- optional, not held health and safety hazards underground optional
- optional, not held economics optional
10 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held apply transportation management concepts optional
- optional, not held investigate mine accidents optional
- optional, not held mechanical engineering optional
- optional, not held train mine engineers optional
- optional, not held economics optional
- optional, not held electrical engineering optional
- optional, not held geology optional
- optional, not held health and safety hazards underground optional
- optional, not held prepare scientific reports optional
- optional, not held troubleshoot optional
19 held skills the mine manager role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role conduct metallurgical structural analysis skill
- not needed by the target role cost management knowledge
- not needed by the target role design drawings knowledge
- not needed by the target role design metal components skill
- not needed by the target role engineering processes knowledge
- not needed by the target role ensure compliance with environmental legislation skill
- not needed by the target role follow company standards skill
- not needed by the target role follow manufacturing work schedule skill
- not needed by the target role identify market niches skill
- not needed by the target role improve business processes skill
- not needed by the target role innovation processes knowledge
- not needed by the target role legal requirements of ICT products knowledge
- not needed by the target role maintain relationship with customers skill
- not needed by the target role measure customer feedback skill
- not needed by the target role perform market research skill
- not needed by the target role physics knowledge
- not needed by the target role quality standards knowledge
- not needed by the target role recruit employees skill
- not needed by the target role types of metal manufacturing processes knowledge
9 gaps that are knowledge rather than practice
Knowledge gaps usually close through study. Practical skill gaps usually need something you can point at.
- still to learn impact of geological factors on mining operations required
- still to learn mine safety legislation required
- still to learn mining engineering required
- still to learn electricity required
- optional, not held mechanical engineering optional
- optional, not held economics optional
- optional, not held electrical engineering optional
- optional, not held geology optional
- optional, not held health and safety hazards underground optional
Other moves recorded from metallurgical manager
Common questions about this move
Can a metallurgical manager become a mine manager?
Yes, and it is a career change move. A metallurgical manager already covers 17% of what a mine manager is expected to do: 6 skills carry over, 5 of which the mine manager role treats as required.
What skills does a metallurgical manager need to become a mine manager?
22 required skills are missing, plus 10 optional ones. They fall into 8 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by communication, collaboration and creativity. The single most important is communicate on minerals issues.
How hard is the move from metallurgical manager to mine manager?
Its learning distance is 83.1 out of 100, which is the career change band. That accounts for both how much is missing and how specialised those skills are.
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.