Mine control room operator to underground heavy equipment operator
A mine control room operator already meets 49% of what the underground heavy equipment operator role asks for. The move turns on 5 required skills not yet in the profile.
54.1/ 100
1 How much of what an underground heavy equipment operator is expected to do is already part of a mine control room operator’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 underground heavy equipment operator role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.
Why this move works
An underground heavy equipment operator role treats 9 of its required skills as things a mine control room operator already does. You would walk in with these on day one.
- communicate mine equipment information
- conduct inter-shift communication
- electricity
- health and safety hazards underground
- impact of geological factors on mining operations
- make independent operating decisions
What stands in the way is 5 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 10 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. An underground heavy equipment operator role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a mine control room operator background worth leading with.
- already held communicate mine equipment information communication, collaboration and creativity
- already held conduct inter-shift communication communication, collaboration and creativity
- already held health and safety hazards underground services
- already held impact of geological factors on mining operations engineering, manufacturing and construction
- already held make independent operating decisions management skills
- already held react to events in time-critical environments communication, collaboration and creativity
All 10 carried skills, including the 9 the underground heavy equipment operator role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you may need to learn
The 19 missing skills fall into 4 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 deal with pressure from unexpected circumstances required
- still to learn address problems critically required
- still to learn perform minor repairs to equipment required
- optional, not held operate LHD optional
- optional, not held operate continuous miner optional
- optional, not held operate longwall mining equipment optional
- optional, not held operate powered roof support optional
- optional, not held operate production drilling machine optional
- optional, not held operate roof bolter optional
- optional, not held operate scaler optional
- optional, not held operate shuttle car optional
- optional, not held operate a range of underground mining equipment optional
- optional, not held operate drilling jumbo optional
- optional, not held operate hydraulic pumps optional
- optional, not held operate shotcreter optional
- optional, not held operate tunnelling machine optional
- still to learn operate mining tools required
- optional, not held operate drilling equipment optional
- still to learn inspect heavy underground mining machinery required
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries an underground heavy equipment operator role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 deal with pressure from unexpected circumstances practise this
- 02 inspect heavy underground mining machinery practise this
- 03 operate mining tools 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 10 skills that carry over
- already held communicate mine equipment information skill
- already held conduct inter-shift communication skill
- already held electricity knowledge
- already held health and safety hazards underground knowledge
- already held impact of geological factors on mining operations knowledge
- already held make independent operating decisions skill
- already held mechanics knowledge
- already held react to events in time-critical environments skill
- already held troubleshoot skill
- already held ensure compliance with safety legislation skill
14 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held operate LHD optional
- optional, not held operate continuous miner optional
- optional, not held operate longwall mining equipment optional
- optional, not held operate powered roof support optional
- optional, not held operate production drilling machine optional
- optional, not held operate roof bolter optional
- optional, not held operate scaler optional
- optional, not held operate shuttle car optional
- optional, not held operate a range of underground mining equipment optional
- optional, not held operate drilling equipment optional
- optional, not held operate drilling jumbo optional
- optional, not held operate hydraulic pumps optional
- optional, not held operate shotcreter optional
- optional, not held operate tunnelling machine optional
8 held skills the underground heavy equipment operator role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role coordinate communication during mine emergencies skill
- not needed by the target role coordinate remote communications skill
- not needed by the target role electronics knowledge
- not needed by the target role ensure mining records are maintained skill
- not needed by the target role maintain records of mining operations skill
- not needed by the target role manage emergency procedures skill
- not needed by the target role monitor equipment condition skill
- not needed by the target role write production reports skill
Other moves recorded from mine control room operator
Common questions about this move
Can a mine control room operator become an underground heavy equipment operator?
Yes, and it is a moderate move. A mine control room operator already covers 49% of what an underground heavy equipment operator is expected to do: 10 skills carry over, 9 of which the underground heavy equipment operator role treats as required.
What skills does a mine control room operator need to become an underground heavy equipment operator?
5 required skills are missing, plus 14 optional ones. They fall into 4 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by communication, collaboration and creativity. The single most important is deal with pressure from unexpected circumstances.
How hard is the move from mine control room operator to underground heavy equipment operator?
Its learning distance is 54.1 out of 100, which is the moderate 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.