Oil and gas production manager to refinery shift manager
An 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.
51.4/ 100
1 How much of what a refinery shift 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 refinery shift manager role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.
Why this move works
A refinery shift manager role treats 7 of its required skills as things an oil and gas production manager already does. You would walk in with these on day one.
- 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 · 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 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 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 · What you may need to learn
The 12 missing skills fall into 8 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 monitor distillation processes required
- still to learn verify oil circulation required
- still to learn keep task records required
- optional, not held analyse oil operations data optional
- optional, not held perform oil tests optional
- still to learn verify distillation safety required
- still to learn troubleshoot required
- still to learn electricity required
- still to learn plan shifts of employees required
- still to learn set equipment controls required
2 further areas in the appendix
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.
- 01 monitor distillation processes practise this
- 02 verify distillation safety practise this
- 03 verify oil circulation 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 10 skills that carry over
- 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
- optional, not held mathematics optional
- optional, not held operate distillation equipment optional
4 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- 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
- 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.
- still to learn electricity required
- optional, not held mathematics optional
Other moves recorded from oil and gas production manager
Common questions about this move
Can an oil and gas production manager become a refinery shift manager?
Yes, and it is a moderate move. An oil and gas production manager already covers 46% of what a refinery shift manager is expected to do: 10 skills carry over, 7 of which the refinery shift manager role treats as required.
What skills does an oil and gas production manager need to become a refinery shift manager?
8 required skills are missing, plus 4 optional ones. They fall into 8 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by information skills. The single most important is monitor distillation processes.
How hard is the move from oil and gas production manager to refinery shift manager?
Its learning distance is 51.4 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.