Table 1Transition record

explosives engineertomine shift manager

A explosives engineer already meets 52% of what the mine shift manager role asks for. The move turns on 5 required skills not yet in the profile.

From explosives engineer

52%

Overlap1

To mine shift manager

8 Skills carried over

5 Required, not held

45.7 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 45.7

This move: 45.7 of 100 · moderate

1 Share of the mine shift manager role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the explosives engineer 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 8 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A mine shift manager role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a explosives engineer background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held mining engineering engineering, manufacturing and construction
already held mine safety legislation engineering, manufacturing and construction
already held impact of geological factors on mining operations engineering, manufacturing and construction
already held ensure compliance with safety legislation assisting and caring
already held supervise staff management skills
already held present reports communication, collaboration and creativity

All 8 carried skills, including the 8 the mine shift manager role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 12 missing skills fall into 4 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 management skills 2 required, 3 supplementary

required, not held manage emergency procedures required
required, not held manage staff required

optional, not held identify process improvements optional
optional, not held supervise mine construction operations optional
optional, not held manage heavy equipment optional

02 information skills 2 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held maintain records of mining operations required
required, not held monitor mine production required

optional, not held investigate mine accidents optional
optional, not held monitor mine costs optional

03 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held deal with pressure from unexpected circumstances required

optional, not held think proactively optional

04 services 1 supplementary

optional, not held health and safety hazards underground optional

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a mine 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 8 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held electricity knowledge
already held ensure compliance with safety legislation skill
already held impact of geological factors on mining operations knowledge
already held mine safety legislation knowledge
already held mining engineering knowledge
already held present reports skill
already held supervise staff skill
already held troubleshoot skill

7 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held identify process improvements optional
optional, not held investigate mine accidents optional
optional, not held monitor mine costs optional
optional, not held supervise mine construction operations optional
optional, not held health and safety hazards underground optional
optional, not held manage heavy equipment optional
optional, not held think proactively optional

14 held skills the mine 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 chemistry knowledge
not needed by the target role decide quantity of explosives required skill
not needed by the target role examine prospective blast area skill
not needed by the target role explosives knowledge
not needed by the target role geology knowledge
not needed by the target role handle explosives skill
not needed by the target role issue drilling instructions skill
not needed by the target role report misfires skill
not needed by the target role report outcome of blast skill
not needed by the target role safely detonate explosives skill
not needed by the target role safety engineering knowledge
not needed by the target role sequence explosions skill
not needed by the target role signal for explosion skill

1 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

optional, not held health and safety hazards underground optional

Index

Other moves recorded from explosives engineer

Full index of moves from explosives engineer

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.