mine mechanical engineertoquarry engineer
A mine mechanical engineer already meets 72% of what the quarry engineer role asks for. The move turns on 5 required skills not yet in the profile.
72%
31.4/ 100
1 Share of the quarry engineer role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the mine mechanical 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.
Why this move works
A quarry engineer role treats 10 of its required skills as things a mine mechanical engineer already does. These are the ones it depends on most.
- ensure compliance with safety legislation
- geology
- impact of geological factors on mining operations
- maintain records of mining operations
- mechanical engineering
- mechanics
What stands in the way is 5 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 23 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A quarry engineer role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a mine mechanical engineer background worth leading with.
- already held install mining machinery working with machinery and specialised equipment
- already held interpret mechanical mine machinery manuals information skills
- already held maintain mine machinery working with machinery and specialised equipment
- already held monitor mine costs information skills
- already held monitor mine production information skills
- already held mining engineering engineering, manufacturing and construction
All 23 carried skills, including the 10 the quarry engineer role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you would need to learn
The 7 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.
- required, not held advise on geology for mineral extraction required
- required, not held advise on mine development required
- required, not held advise on mine production required
- required, not held write technical reports required
- required, not held carry out geological explorations required
- optional, not held engineering processes optional
- optional, not held geological mapping optional
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries a quarry engineer role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 advise on geology for mineral extraction skill · sector specific
- 02 advise on mine development skill · sector specific
- 03 advise on mine production 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 23 skills that carry over
- already held ensure compliance with safety legislation skill
- already held geology knowledge
- already held impact of geological factors on mining operations knowledge
- already held maintain records of mining operations skill
- already held mechanical engineering knowledge
- already held mechanics knowledge
- already held mine safety legislation knowledge
- already held mining engineering knowledge
- already held prepare scientific reports skill
- already held procure mechanical machinery skill
- already held address problems critically skill
- already held assess operating cost skill
- already held design drawings knowledge
- already held electricity knowledge
- already held install mining machinery skill
- already held interpret mechanical mine machinery manuals skill
- already held maintain mine machinery skill
- already held manage emergency procedures skill
- already held mathematics knowledge
- already held monitor mine costs skill
- already held monitor mine production skill
- already held present reports skill
- already held troubleshoot skill
2 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held engineering processes optional
- optional, not held geological mapping optional
4 held skills the quarry engineer role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role advise on mine equipment skill
- not needed by the target role health and safety hazards underground knowledge
- not needed by the target role supervise staff skill
- not needed by the target role use technical drawing software 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.
- optional, not held engineering processes optional
- optional, not held geological mapping 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.