Career Overlap Transition record Edition 1 · ESCO v1.2.1
Table 1Transition record

mine managertomine production manager

A mine manager already meets 67% of what the mine production manager role asks for. The move turns on 8 required skills not yet in the profile.

From mine manager
67%
Overlap1
To mine production manager
22 Skills carried over
8 Required, not held
38.6 Difficulty2
Career overlap Strong match

67%

Learning distance Real move, short list to learn

38.6/ 100

1 Share of the mine production manager role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the mine manager profile. Required skills count in full, supplementary skills at 0.35. Directional: the figure for the reverse move differs. 2 Combines what is missing with how specialised it is, so a gap of general skills scores easier than the same number of narrow ones.

Why

Why this move works

A mine production manager role treats 14 of its required skills as things a mine manager already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • address problems critically
  • deal with pressure from unexpected circumstances
  • electricity
  • ensure compliance with safety legislation
  • identify process improvements
  • impact of geological factors on mining operations

What stands in the way is 8 required skills the profile does not yet cover. Table 3 groups them; Table 4 says which to take first.

Table 2

Table 2 · What you already bring

Of the 22 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 manager background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held train mine engineers communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held investigate mine accidents information skills
  • already held communicate on minerals issues communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held think proactively communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held monitor mine production information skills
  • already held mining engineering engineering, manufacturing and construction

All 22 carried skills, including the 14 the mine production manager role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 9 missing skills fall into 4 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, numbered below in the order worth working in: the areas carrying the most required skills come first, and inside each one the required skills sit above the supplementary ones.

Skill to acquire Tier
01 management skills 4 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held deputise for the mine manager required
  • required, not held manage heavy equipment required
  • required, not held manage medium term objectives required
  • required, not held plan medium to long term objectives required
  • optional, not held design plant waste procedures optional
02 information skills 2 required
  • required, not held monitor mine costs required
  • required, not held report on production results required
03 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 required
  • required, not held advise on mine equipment required
04 working with computers 1 required
  • required, not held use mine planning software required
Table 4

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.

Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.

Appendix

Appendix · The rest of the record

All 22 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held address problems critically 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 emergency procedures skill
  • already held manage staff skill
  • already held mine safety legislation knowledge
  • already held mining engineering knowledge
  • already held monitor mine production skill
  • already held present reports skill
  • already held supervise staff skill
  • already held think proactively skill
  • already held communicate on minerals issues skill
  • already held electrical engineering knowledge
  • already held geology knowledge
  • already held health and safety hazards underground knowledge
  • already held investigate mine accidents skill
  • already held mechanical engineering knowledge
  • already held prepare scientific reports skill
  • already held train mine engineers skill
1 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held design plant waste procedures optional
16 held skills the mine production manager role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role apply transportation management concepts skill
  • not needed by the target role assess operating cost skill
  • not needed by the target role chemistry knowledge
  • not needed by the target role communicate on the environmental impact of mining skill
  • not needed by the target role communicate with customers skill
  • not needed by the target role develop health and safety strategies in mining skill
  • not needed by the target role economics knowledge
  • not needed by the target role ensure mining records are maintained skill
  • not needed by the target role evaluate mine development projects skill
  • not needed by the target role forecast organisational risks skill
  • not needed by the target role interface with anti-mining lobbyists skill
  • not needed by the target role manage commercial risks skill
  • not needed by the target role manage mining plant equipment skill
  • not needed by the target role optimise financial performance skill
  • not needed by the target role oversee mine planning activities skill
  • not needed by the target role troubleshoot skill
Index
Note

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.