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

mine production managertomine mechanical engineer

A mine production manager already meets 56% of what the mine mechanical engineer role asks for. The move turns on 9 required skills not yet in the profile.

From mine production manager
56%
Overlap1
To mine mechanical engineer
16 Skills carried over
9 Required, not held
46.1 Difficulty2
adjacent 0–30
moderate 30–55
substantial 55–75
career change 75–100
this move, 46.1

This move: 46.1 of 100 · moderate

1 Share of the mine mechanical engineer role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the mine production 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 16 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A mine mechanical engineer role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a mine production manager background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held advise on mine equipment 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
  • already held mine safety legislation engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • already held health and safety hazards underground services

All 16 carried skills, including the 10 the mine mechanical engineer role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 11 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 information skills 2 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held interpret mechanical mine machinery manuals required
  • required, not held maintain records of mining operations required
  • optional, not held assess operating cost optional
02 communication, collaboration and creativity 2 required
  • required, not held procure mechanical machinery required
  • required, not held troubleshoot required
03 engineering, manufacturing and construction 2 required
  • required, not held design drawings required
  • required, not held mechanics required
04 working with machinery and specialised equipment 2 required
  • required, not held install mining machinery required
  • required, not held maintain mine machinery required
05 working with computers 1 required
  • required, not held use technical drawing software required
06 natural sciences, mathematics and statistics 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held mathematics optional
Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a mine mechanical engineer 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 16 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held advise on mine equipment skill
  • already held electricity knowledge
  • already held ensure compliance with safety legislation skill
  • already held geology knowledge
  • already held impact of geological factors on mining operations knowledge
  • already held manage emergency procedures skill
  • already held mechanical engineering knowledge
  • already held mine safety legislation knowledge
  • already held prepare scientific reports skill
  • already held supervise staff skill
  • already held address problems critically skill
  • already held health and safety hazards underground knowledge
  • already held mining engineering knowledge
  • already held monitor mine costs skill
  • already held monitor mine production skill
  • already held present reports skill
2 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held assess operating cost optional
  • optional, not held mathematics optional
15 held skills the mine mechanical engineer role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role communicate on minerals issues skill
  • not needed by the target role deal with pressure from unexpected circumstances skill
  • not needed by the target role deputise for the mine manager skill
  • not needed by the target role design plant waste procedures skill
  • not needed by the target role electrical engineering knowledge
  • not needed by the target role identify process improvements skill
  • not needed by the target role investigate mine accidents skill
  • not needed by the target role manage heavy equipment skill
  • not needed by the target role manage medium term objectives skill
  • not needed by the target role manage staff skill
  • not needed by the target role plan medium to long term objectives skill
  • not needed by the target role report on production results skill
  • not needed by the target role think proactively skill
  • not needed by the target role train mine engineers skill
  • not needed by the target role use mine planning software 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.

Skill to acquire Tier
  • required, not held design drawings required
  • required, not held mechanics required
  • optional, not held mathematics 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.