quarry managertomine production manager
A quarry manager already meets 47% of what the mine production manager role asks for. The move turns on 12 required skills not yet in the profile.
47%
56.1/ 100
1 Share of the mine production 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.
Why this move works
A mine production manager role treats 10 of its required skills as things a quarry manager already does. These are the ones it depends on most.
- address problems critically
- ensure compliance with safety legislation
- identify process improvements
- impact of geological factors on mining operations
- manage emergency procedures
- mine safety legislation
What stands in the way is 12 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 15 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 quarry manager background worth leading with.
- already held train mine engineers communication, collaboration and creativity
- already held investigate mine accidents information skills
- already held communicate on minerals issues communication, collaboration and creativity
- already held monitor mine costs information skills
- already held monitor mine production information skills
- already held mining engineering engineering, manufacturing and construction
All 15 carried skills, including the 10 the mine production manager role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you would need to learn
The 16 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.
- required, not held deputise for the mine manager required
- required, not held manage heavy equipment required
- required, not held manage medium term objectives required
- required, not held manage staff required
- required, not held plan medium to long term objectives required
- optional, not held design plant waste procedures optional
- required, not held advise on mine equipment required
- required, not held deal with pressure from unexpected circumstances required
- required, not held present reports required
- required, not held think proactively required
- optional, not held prepare scientific reports optional
- required, not held electricity required
- optional, not held electrical engineering optional
- required, not held report on production results required
- required, not held 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 skill · occupation specific
- 02 advise on mine equipment skill · sector specific
- 03 deal with pressure from unexpected circumstances skill · sector specific
Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.
Appendix · The rest of the record
All 15 skills that carry over
- already held address problems critically skill
- 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 mine safety legislation knowledge
- already held mining engineering knowledge
- already held monitor mine costs skill
- already held monitor mine production skill
- already held supervise staff skill
- already held communicate on minerals issues skill
- already held geology knowledge
- already held investigate mine accidents skill
- already held mechanical engineering knowledge
- already held train mine engineers skill
4 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held design plant waste procedures optional
- optional, not held electrical engineering optional
- optional, not held health and safety hazards underground optional
- optional, not held prepare scientific reports optional
21 held skills the mine production manager role does not ask for
- 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 apply transportation management concepts 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 communicate on the environmental impact of mining skill
- not needed by the target role communicate with customers skill
- not needed by the target role develop health and safety strategies in mining skill
- not needed by the target role economics knowledge
- not needed by the target role ensure mining records are maintained skill
- not needed by the target role evaluate mine development projects skill
- not needed by the target role forecast organisational risks skill
- 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 manage commercial risks skill
- not needed by the target role manage mining plant equipment skill
- not needed by the target role optimise financial performance skill
- not needed by the target role oversee mine planning activities skill
- not needed by the target role train employees in mine safety 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.
- required, not held electricity required
- optional, not held electrical engineering optional
- optional, not held health and safety hazards underground optional
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.