Mine production manager to mine manager
A mine production manager already meets 57% of what the mine manager role asks for. The move turns on 12 required skills not yet in the profile.
50.4/ 100
1 How much of what a mine manager is expected to do is already part of a mine production 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 15 of its required skills as things a mine production manager already does. You would walk in with these on day one.
- address problems critically
- communicate on minerals issues
- deal with pressure from unexpected circumstances
- electricity
- ensure compliance with safety legislation
- identify process improvements
What stands in the way is 12 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 22 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 mine production manager background worth leading with.
- 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 15 the mine manager role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you may need to learn
The 16 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 ensure mining records are maintained required
- still to learn evaluate mine development projects required
- still to learn assess operating cost required
- still to learn forecast organisational risks required
- still to learn manage commercial risks 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 optimise financial performance required
- still to learn communicate on the environmental impact of mining required
- still to learn interface with anti-mining lobbyists required
- still to learn communicate with customers required
- optional, not held apply transportation management concepts optional
- optional, not held troubleshoot optional
- optional, not held chemistry optional
- optional, not held economics optional
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 the environmental impact of mining practise this
- 02 ensure mining records are maintained practise this
- 03 evaluate mine development projects 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 22 skills that carry over
- already held address problems critically skill
- already held communicate on minerals issues 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 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
4 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held apply transportation management concepts optional
- optional, not held chemistry optional
- optional, not held economics optional
- optional, not held troubleshoot optional
9 held skills the mine manager role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role advise on mine equipment skill
- not needed by the target role deputise for the mine manager skill
- not needed by the target role design plant waste procedures skill
- not needed by the target role manage heavy equipment skill
- not needed by the target role manage medium term objectives skill
- not needed by the target role monitor mine costs skill
- not needed by the target role plan medium to long term objectives skill
- not needed by the target role report on production results skill
- not needed by the target role use mine planning software skill
2 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 chemistry optional
- optional, not held economics optional
Common questions about this move
Can a mine production manager become a mine manager?
Yes, and it is a moderate move. A mine production manager already covers 57% of what a mine manager is expected to do: 22 skills carry over, 15 of which the mine manager role treats as required.
What skills does a mine production manager need to become a mine manager?
12 required skills are missing, plus 4 optional ones. They fall into 5 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by information skills. The single most important is communicate on the environmental impact of mining.
How hard is the move from mine production manager to mine manager?
Its learning distance is 50.4 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.