Table 1Transition record

mine production managertomine planning engineer

A mine production manager already meets 64% of what the mine planning engineer role asks for. The move turns on 4 required skills not yet in the profile.

From mine production manager

64%

Overlap1

To mine planning engineer

12 Skills carried over

4 Required, not held

37.2 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 37.2

This move: 37.2 of 100 · moderate

1 Share of the mine planning 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 12 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A mine planning 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 use mine planning software working with computers
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

All 12 carried skills, including the 9 the mine planning engineer role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 9 missing skills fall into 5 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, 2 supplementary

required, not held generate reconciliation reports required
required, not held maintain plans of a mining site required

optional, not held evaluate mine development projects optional
optional, not held assess operating cost optional

02 management skills 1 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held schedule mine production required

optional, not held mine dump design optional

03 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 required

required, not held interface with anti-mining lobbyists required

04 business, administration and law 1 supplementary

optional, not held minerals laws optional

05 working with computers 1 supplementary

optional, not held use technical drawing software optional

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a mine planning 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 12 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held address problems critically skill
already held advise on mine equipment skill
already held geology knowledge
already held impact of geological factors on mining operations knowledge
already held mining engineering knowledge
already held monitor mine production skill
already held prepare scientific reports skill
already held supervise staff skill
already held use mine planning software skill
already held ensure compliance with safety legislation skill
already held mine safety legislation knowledge
already held monitor mine costs skill

5 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held evaluate mine development projects optional
optional, not held minerals laws optional
optional, not held assess operating cost optional
optional, not held mine dump design optional
optional, not held use technical drawing software optional

19 held skills the mine planning 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 electricity knowledge
not needed by the target role health and safety hazards underground 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 emergency procedures 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 mechanical engineering knowledge
not needed by the target role plan medium to long term objectives skill
not needed by the target role present reports 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

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 minerals laws optional

Index

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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.