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

oil and gas production managertorefinery shift manager

A oil and gas production manager already meets 46% of what the refinery shift manager role asks for. The move turns on 8 required skills not yet in the profile.

From oil and gas production manager
46%
Overlap1
To refinery shift manager
10 Skills carried over
8 Required, not held
51.4 Difficulty2
Career overlap Partial match

46%

Learning distance Real move, short list to learn

51.4/ 100

1 Share of the refinery shift manager role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the oil and gas production 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 refinery shift manager role treats 7 of its required skills as things a oil and gas production manager already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • chemistry
  • deal with pressure from unexpected circumstances
  • ensure compliance with safety legislation
  • manage emergency procedures
  • manage staff
  • present reports

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 10 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A refinery shift manager role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a oil and gas production manager background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held manage heavy equipment management skills
  • already held think proactively communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held deal with pressure from unexpected circumstances communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held manage emergency procedures management skills
  • already held identify process improvements management skills
  • already held ensure compliance with safety legislation assisting and caring

All 10 carried skills, including the 7 the refinery shift manager role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 12 missing skills fall into 8 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 information skills 3 required, 2 supplementary
  • required, not held monitor distillation processes required
  • required, not held verify oil circulation required
  • required, not held keep task records required
  • optional, not held analyse oil operations data optional
  • optional, not held perform oil tests optional
02 assisting and caring 1 required
  • required, not held verify distillation safety required
03 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 required
  • required, not held troubleshoot required
04 engineering, manufacturing and construction 1 required
  • required, not held electricity required
05 management skills 1 required
  • required, not held plan shifts of employees required
06 working with computers 1 required
  • required, not held set equipment controls required

2 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a refinery shift 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 10 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held chemistry knowledge
  • already held deal with pressure from unexpected circumstances skill
  • already held ensure compliance with safety legislation skill
  • already held manage emergency procedures skill
  • already held manage staff skill
  • already held present reports skill
  • already held supervise staff skill
  • already held identify process improvements skill
  • already held manage heavy equipment skill
  • already held think proactively skill
The 2 learning areas not shown above
Skill to acquire Tier
07 natural sciences, mathematics and statistics 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held mathematics optional
08 working with machinery and specialised equipment 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held operate distillation equipment optional
4 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held analyse oil operations data optional
  • optional, not held operate distillation equipment optional
  • optional, not held perform oil tests optional
  • optional, not held mathematics optional
29 held skills the refinery shift manager role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role address problems critically skill
  • 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 electrical engineering 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 geology 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 manage medium term objectives skill
  • not needed by the target role mechanical engineering knowledge
  • 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 plan medium to long term objectives skill
  • not needed by the target role prepare extraction proposals skill
  • not needed by the target role prepare scientific reports 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 on production results 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
2 gaps that are knowledge rather than practice

Knowledge gaps usually close through study. Practical skill gaps usually need something you can point at.

Skill to acquire Tier
  • required, not held electricity required
  • optional, not held mathematics optional
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.