Oil and gas production manager to mine production manager
An oil and gas production manager already meets 57% of what the mine production manager role asks for. The move turns on 9 required skills not yet in the profile.
49.3/ 100
1 How much of what a mine production manager is expected to do is already part of an oil and gas 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 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 13 of its required skills as things an oil and gas production manager already does. You would walk in with these on day one.
- address problems critically
- deal with pressure from unexpected circumstances
- ensure compliance with safety legislation
- identify process improvements
- manage emergency procedures
- manage heavy equipment
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 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 an oil and gas production manager background worth leading with.
- already held manage heavy equipment management skills
- already held think proactively communication, collaboration and creativity
- already held manage medium term objectives management skills
- already held report on production results information skills
- already held deal with pressure from unexpected circumstances communication, collaboration and creativity
- already held plan medium to long term objectives management skills
All 17 carried skills, including the 13 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 impact of geological factors on mining operations required
- still to learn mine safety legislation required
- still to learn mining engineering required
- still to learn electricity required
- still to learn monitor mine costs required
- still to learn monitor mine production required
- optional, not held investigate mine accidents optional
- still to learn advise on mine equipment required
- optional, not held communicate on minerals issues optional
- optional, not held train mine engineers optional
- still to learn deputise for the mine manager required
- optional, not held design plant waste procedures optional
- still to learn use mine planning software required
- optional, not held health and safety hazards underground 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 impact of geological factors on mining operations study 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 deal with pressure from unexpected circumstances skill
- already held ensure compliance with safety legislation skill
- already held identify process improvements skill
- already held manage emergency procedures skill
- already held manage heavy equipment skill
- already held manage medium term objectives skill
- already held manage staff skill
- already held plan medium to long term objectives skill
- already held present reports skill
- already held report on production results skill
- already held supervise staff skill
- already held think proactively skill
- already held electrical engineering knowledge
- already held geology knowledge
- already held mechanical engineering knowledge
- already held prepare scientific reports skill
5 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 train mine engineers optional
- optional, not held health and safety hazards underground optional
22 held skills the mine production manager role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role apply safety management skill
- not needed by the target role assess potential oil yield skill
- not needed by the target role chemistry knowledge
- not needed by the target role ensure compliance with environmental legislation skill
- not needed by the target role fossil fuels knowledge
- not needed by the target role fuel gas knowledge
- not needed by the target role gas market knowledge
- not needed by the target role inform on workplace safety standards skill
- not needed by the target role interpret extraction data skill
- not needed by the target role leadership principles knowledge
- not needed by the target role liaise with well test engineers skill
- not needed by the target role mechanics knowledge
- not needed by the target role monitor extraction logging operations skill
- not needed by the target role natural gas knowledge
- not needed by the target role oil rig legislation knowledge
- not needed by the target role prepare extraction proposals skill
- not needed by the target role prepare well formation evaluation programmes skill
- not needed by the target role provide petroleum engineering support skill
- not needed by the target role report well results skill
- not needed by the target role supervise worker safety skill
- not needed by the target role well testing operations knowledge
- not needed by the target role write production reports skill
5 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 impact of geological factors on mining operations required
- still to learn mine safety legislation required
- still to learn mining engineering required
- still to learn electricity required
- optional, not held health and safety hazards underground optional
Other moves recorded from oil and gas production manager
Common questions about this move
Can an oil and gas production manager become a mine production manager?
Yes, and it is a moderate move. An oil and gas production manager already covers 57% of what a mine production manager is expected to do: 17 skills carry over, 13 of which the mine production manager role treats as required.
What skills does an oil and gas production manager need to become a mine production manager?
9 required skills are missing, plus 5 optional ones. They fall into 6 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by engineering, manufacturing and construction. The single most important is deputise for the mine manager.
How hard is the move from oil and gas production manager to mine production manager?
Its learning distance is 49.3 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.