Table 1Transition record

mine safety officertomine shift manager

A mine safety officer already meets 56% of what the mine shift manager role asks for. The move turns on 5 required skills not yet in the profile.

From mine safety officer

56%

Overlap1

To mine shift manager

10 Skills carried over

5 Required, not held

41.2 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 41.2

This move: 41.2 of 100 · moderate

1 Share of the mine shift manager role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the mine safety officer 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 10 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 mine safety officer background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held investigate mine accidents information skills
already held mine safety legislation engineering, manufacturing and construction
already held maintain records of mining operations information skills
already held deal with pressure from unexpected circumstances communication, collaboration and creativity
already held health and safety hazards underground services
already held impact of geological factors on mining operations engineering, manufacturing and construction

All 10 carried skills, including the 8 the mine shift manager role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 10 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 staff required
required, not held supervise 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 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held present reports required

optional, not held think proactively optional

03 information skills 1 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held monitor mine production required

optional, not held monitor mine costs optional

04 engineering, manufacturing and construction 1 required

required, not held mining engineering required

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 10 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held deal with pressure from unexpected circumstances skill
already held electricity knowledge
already held ensure compliance with safety legislation skill
already held impact of geological factors on mining operations knowledge
already held maintain records of mining operations skill
already held manage emergency procedures skill
already held mine safety legislation knowledge
already held troubleshoot skill
already held health and safety hazards underground knowledge
already held investigate mine accidents skill

5 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held identify process improvements optional
optional, not held monitor mine costs optional
optional, not held supervise mine construction operations optional
optional, not held manage heavy equipment optional
optional, not held think proactively optional

10 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 assist blood sample collection skill
not needed by the target role assist employee health programmes skill
not needed by the target role chemistry knowledge
not needed by the target role conduct drug abuse tests skill
not needed by the target role conduct inter-shift communication skill
not needed by the target role inspect mine safety conditions skill
not needed by the target role mechanics knowledge
not needed by the target role monitor employee's health skill
not needed by the target role train employees in mine safety 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

required, not held mining engineering required

Index

Other moves recorded from mine safety officer

Full index of moves from mine safety officer

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.