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

quarry managertomine manager

A quarry manager already meets 72% of what the mine manager role asks for. The move turns on 7 required skills not yet in the profile.

From quarry manager
72%
Overlap1
To mine manager
26 Skills carried over
7 Required, not held
34.2 Difficulty2
adjacent 0–30
moderate 30–55
substantial 55–75
career change 75–100
this move, 34.2

This move: 34.2 of 100 · moderate

1 Share of the mine manager role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the quarry 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.

Table 2

Table 2 · What you already bring

Of the 26 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A mine manager role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a quarry manager background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held develop health and safety strategies in mining management skills
  • already held ensure mining records are maintained information skills
  • already held manage mining plant equipment management skills
  • already held train mine engineers communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held oversee mine planning activities management skills
  • already held evaluate mine development projects information skills

All 26 carried skills, including the 20 the mine manager role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 12 missing skills fall into 6 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 communication, collaboration and creativity 4 required, 2 supplementary
  • required, not held deal with pressure from unexpected circumstances required
  • required, not held interface with anti-mining lobbyists required
  • required, not held present reports required
  • required, not held think proactively required
  • optional, not held prepare scientific reports optional
  • optional, not held troubleshoot optional
02 engineering, manufacturing and construction 1 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held electricity required
  • optional, not held electrical engineering optional
03 information skills 1 required
  • required, not held assess operating cost required
04 management skills 1 required
  • required, not held manage staff required
05 natural sciences, mathematics and statistics 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held chemistry optional
06 services 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held health and safety hazards underground optional
Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a mine 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 26 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held address problems critically skill
  • already held communicate on minerals issues skill
  • already held communicate on the environmental impact of mining skill
  • already held communicate with customers skill
  • already held develop health and safety strategies in mining skill
  • already held ensure compliance with safety legislation skill
  • already held ensure mining records are maintained skill
  • already held evaluate mine development projects skill
  • already held forecast organisational risks skill
  • already held identify process improvements skill
  • already held impact of geological factors on mining operations knowledge
  • already held manage commercial risks skill
  • already held manage emergency procedures skill
  • already held manage mining plant equipment skill
  • already held mine safety legislation knowledge
  • already held mining engineering knowledge
  • already held monitor mine production skill
  • already held optimise financial performance skill
  • already held oversee mine planning activities skill
  • already held supervise staff skill
  • already held apply transportation management concepts skill
  • already held economics knowledge
  • already held geology knowledge
  • already held investigate mine accidents skill
  • already held mechanical engineering knowledge
  • already held train mine engineers skill
5 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held chemistry optional
  • optional, not held electrical engineering optional
  • optional, not held health and safety hazards underground optional
  • optional, not held prepare scientific reports optional
  • optional, not held troubleshoot optional
10 held skills the mine manager role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role abide by business ethical code of conducts skill
  • not needed by the target role adhere to organisational guidelines skill
  • not needed by the target role advise on geology for mineral extraction skill
  • not needed by the target role business analysis knowledge
  • not needed by the target role business management principles knowledge
  • not needed by the target role inspect mine safety conditions skill
  • not needed by the target role liaise with geology professionals skill
  • not needed by the target role maintain plans of a mining site skill
  • not needed by the target role monitor mine costs skill
  • not needed by the target role train employees in mine safety skill
4 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 chemistry optional
  • optional, not held electrical engineering optional
  • optional, not held health and safety hazards underground 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.