Mine development engineer to mine production manager
A mine development engineer already meets 62% of what the mine production manager role asks for. The move turns on 7 required skills not yet in the profile.
41.7/ 100
1 How much of what a mine production manager is expected to do is already part of a mine development engineer’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 production manager role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.
Why this move works
A mine production manager role treats 15 of its required skills as things a mine development engineer already does. You would walk in with these on day one.
- address problems critically
- advise on mine equipment
- deal with pressure from unexpected circumstances
- electricity
- ensure compliance with safety legislation
- identify process improvements
What stands in the way is 7 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 17 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A mine production manager role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a mine development engineer background worth leading with.
- already held advise on mine equipment communication, collaboration and creativity
- already held use mine planning software working with computers
- already held monitor mine costs information skills
- already held monitor mine production information skills
- already held mining engineering engineering, manufacturing and construction
- already held mine safety legislation engineering, manufacturing and construction
All 17 carried skills, including the 15 the mine production manager role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you may need to learn
The 14 missing skills fall into 5 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 deputise for the mine manager required
- still to learn manage emergency procedures required
- still to learn manage heavy equipment required
- still to learn manage medium term objectives required
- still to learn plan medium to long term objectives required
- optional, not held design plant waste procedures optional
- still to learn think proactively required
- optional, not held communicate on minerals issues optional
- optional, not held train mine engineers optional
- still to learn report on production results required
- optional, not held investigate mine accidents optional
- optional, not held mechanical engineering optional
- optional, not held electrical engineering optional
- optional, not held geology optional
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries a mine production manager role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 deputise for the mine manager practise this
- 02 manage emergency procedures practise this
- 03 manage heavy equipment 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 17 skills that carry over
- already held address problems critically skill
- already held advise on mine equipment skill
- already held deal with pressure from unexpected circumstances skill
- already held electricity knowledge
- already held ensure compliance with safety legislation skill
- already held identify process improvements skill
- already held impact of geological factors on mining operations knowledge
- already held manage staff skill
- already held mine safety legislation knowledge
- already held mining engineering knowledge
- already held monitor mine costs skill
- already held monitor mine production skill
- already held present reports skill
- already held supervise staff skill
- already held use mine planning software skill
- already held health and safety hazards underground knowledge
- already held prepare scientific reports skill
7 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held communicate on minerals issues optional
- optional, not held design plant waste procedures optional
- optional, not held investigate mine accidents optional
- optional, not held mechanical engineering optional
- optional, not held train mine engineers optional
- optional, not held electrical engineering optional
- optional, not held geology optional
16 held skills the mine production manager role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role computational fluid dynamics knowledge
- not needed by the target role cope with challenging circumstances in the mining sector skill
- not needed by the target role design drawings knowledge
- not needed by the target role develop alternative mining methods skill
- not needed by the target role evaluate mine development projects skill
- not needed by the target role handle waste rock skill
- not needed by the target role interface with anti-mining lobbyists skill
- not needed by the target role make independent operating decisions skill
- not needed by the target role mathematics knowledge
- not needed by the target role negotiate land acquisition skill
- not needed by the target role oversee mine planning activities skill
- not needed by the target role safety engineering knowledge
- not needed by the target role supervise mine construction operations skill
- not needed by the target role troubleshoot skill
- not needed by the target role use technical drawing software skill
- not needed by the target role write work-related reports skill
3 gaps that are knowledge rather than practice
Knowledge gaps usually close through study. Practical skill gaps usually need something you can point at.
- optional, not held mechanical engineering optional
- optional, not held electrical engineering optional
- optional, not held geology optional
Common questions about this move
Can a mine development engineer become a mine production manager?
Yes, and it is a moderate move. A mine development engineer already covers 62% of what a mine production manager is expected to do: 17 skills carry over, 15 of which the mine production manager role treats as required.
What skills does a mine development engineer need to become a mine production manager?
7 required skills are missing, plus 7 optional ones. They fall into 5 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by management skills. The single most important is deputise for the mine manager.
How hard is the move from mine development engineer to mine production manager?
Its learning distance is 41.7 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.