Mine production manager to mine mechanical engineer
A mine production manager already meets 56% of what the mine mechanical engineer role asks for. The move turns on 9 required skills not yet in the profile.
46.1/ 100
1 How much of what a mine mechanical engineer 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 mechanical engineer role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.
Why this move works
A mine mechanical engineer role treats 10 of its required skills as things a mine production manager already does. You would walk in with these on day one.
- advise on mine equipment
- electricity
- ensure compliance with safety legislation
- geology
- impact of geological factors on mining operations
- manage emergency procedures
What stands in the way is 9 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 16 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A mine mechanical engineer 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 advise on mine equipment communication, collaboration and creativity
- 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
- already held health and safety hazards underground services
All 16 carried skills, including the 10 the mine mechanical engineer role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you may need to learn
The 11 missing skills fall into 6 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 interpret mechanical mine machinery manuals required
- still to learn maintain records of mining operations required
- optional, not held assess operating cost optional
- still to learn procure mechanical machinery required
- still to learn troubleshoot required
- still to learn design drawings required
- still to learn mechanics required
- still to learn install mining machinery required
- still to learn maintain mine machinery required
- still to learn use technical drawing software required
- optional, not held mathematics optional
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries a mine mechanical engineer role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 install mining machinery practise this
- 02 interpret mechanical mine machinery manuals practise this
- 03 maintain mine machinery 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 16 skills that carry over
- already held advise on mine equipment skill
- already held electricity knowledge
- already held ensure compliance with safety legislation skill
- already held geology knowledge
- already held impact of geological factors on mining operations knowledge
- already held manage emergency procedures skill
- already held mechanical engineering knowledge
- already held mine safety legislation knowledge
- already held prepare scientific reports skill
- already held supervise staff skill
- already held address problems critically skill
- already held health and safety hazards underground knowledge
- already held mining engineering knowledge
- already held monitor mine costs skill
- already held monitor mine production skill
- already held present reports skill
2 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held assess operating cost optional
- optional, not held mathematics optional
15 held skills the mine mechanical engineer role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role communicate on minerals issues skill
- not needed by the target role deal with pressure from unexpected circumstances 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 electrical engineering knowledge
- not needed by the target role identify process improvements skill
- not needed by the target role investigate mine accidents 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 manage staff 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 think proactively skill
- not needed by the target role train mine engineers skill
- not needed by the target role use mine planning software 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.
- still to learn design drawings required
- still to learn mechanics required
- optional, not held mathematics optional
Common questions about this move
Can a mine production manager become a mine mechanical engineer?
Yes, and it is a moderate move. A mine production manager already covers 56% of what a mine mechanical engineer is expected to do: 16 skills carry over, 10 of which the mine mechanical engineer role treats as required.
What skills does a mine production manager need to become a mine mechanical engineer?
9 required skills are missing, plus 2 optional ones. They fall into 6 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by information skills. The single most important is install mining machinery.
How hard is the move from mine production manager to mine mechanical engineer?
Its learning distance is 46.1 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.