Mine shift manager to mine production manager
A mine shift manager already meets 62% of what the mine production manager role asks for. The move turns on 7 required skills not yet in the profile.
42.6/ 100
1 How much of what a mine production manager is expected to do is already part of a mine shift 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 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 shift manager already does. You would walk in with these on day one.
- deal with pressure from unexpected circumstances
- electricity
- ensure compliance with safety legislation
- identify process improvements
- impact of geological factors on mining operations
- manage emergency procedures
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 shift manager background worth leading with.
- already held manage heavy equipment management skills
- already held investigate mine accidents information skills
- already held monitor mine costs information skills
- already held think proactively communication, collaboration and creativity
- already held monitor mine production information skills
- already held mining engineering 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 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 deputise for the mine manager 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 advise on mine equipment required
- still to learn address problems critically required
- optional, not held communicate on minerals issues optional
- optional, not held train mine engineers optional
- optional, not held prepare scientific reports optional
- still to learn report on production results required
- still to learn use mine planning software required
- 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 advise on mine equipment practise this
- 03 use mine planning software 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 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 heavy equipment skill
- 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 think proactively skill
- already held health and safety hazards underground knowledge
- already held investigate mine accidents 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 mechanical engineering optional
- optional, not held train mine engineers optional
- optional, not held electrical engineering optional
- optional, not held geology optional
- optional, not held prepare scientific reports optional
3 held skills the mine production manager role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role maintain records of mining operations skill
- not needed by the target role supervise mine construction operations skill
- not needed by the target role troubleshoot 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 shift manager become a mine production manager?
Yes, and it is a moderate move. A mine shift manager 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 shift manager need to become a mine production manager?
7 required skills are missing, plus 7 optional ones. They fall into 6 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 shift manager to mine production manager?
Its learning distance is 42.6 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.