quarry managertomine shift manager
A quarry manager already meets 52% of what the mine shift manager role asks for. The move turns on 6 required skills not yet in the profile.
This move: 44.2 of 100 · moderate
1 Share of the mine shift manager role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the quarry 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 · 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 quarry manager background worth leading with.
- already held investigate mine accidents information skills
- 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 impact of geological factors on mining operations engineering, manufacturing and construction
All 10 carried skills, including the 7 the mine shift manager role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you would need to learn
The 10 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.
- required, not held deal with pressure from unexpected circumstances required
- required, not held present reports required
- required, not held troubleshoot required
- optional, not held think proactively optional
- required, not held manage staff required
- optional, not held supervise mine construction operations optional
- optional, not held manage heavy equipment optional
- required, not held electricity required
- required, not held maintain records of mining operations required
- optional, not held health and safety hazards underground optional
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.
- 01 deal with pressure from unexpected circumstances skill · sector specific
- 02 maintain records of mining operations skill · sector specific
- 03 electricity knowledge · cross sector
Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.
Appendix · The rest of the record
All 10 skills that carry over
- already held ensure compliance with safety legislation skill
- already held impact of geological factors on mining operations knowledge
- already held manage emergency procedures skill
- already held mine safety legislation knowledge
- already held mining engineering knowledge
- already held monitor mine production skill
- already held supervise staff skill
- already held identify process improvements skill
- already held investigate mine accidents skill
- already held monitor mine costs skill
4 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- 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
26 held skills the mine shift manager role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role abide by business ethical code of conducts skill
- not needed by the target role address problems critically skill
- not needed by the target role adhere to organisational guidelines skill
- not needed by the target role advise on geology for mineral extraction skill
- not needed by the target role apply transportation management concepts skill
- not needed by the target role business analysis knowledge
- not needed by the target role business management principles knowledge
- not needed by the target role communicate on minerals issues skill
- not needed by the target role communicate on the environmental impact of mining skill
- not needed by the target role communicate with customers skill
- not needed by the target role develop health and safety strategies in mining skill
- not needed by the target role economics knowledge
- not needed by the target role ensure mining records are maintained skill
- not needed by the target role evaluate mine development projects skill
- not needed by the target role forecast organisational risks skill
- not needed by the target role geology knowledge
- not needed by the target role inspect mine safety conditions skill
- not needed by the target role liaise with geology professionals skill
- not needed by the target role maintain plans of a mining site skill
- not needed by the target role manage commercial risks skill
- not needed by the target role manage mining plant equipment skill
- not needed by the target role mechanical engineering knowledge
- not needed by the target role optimise financial performance skill
- not needed by the target role oversee mine planning activities skill
- not needed by the target role train employees in mine safety skill
- not needed by the target role train mine engineers 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.
- required, not held electricity required
- optional, not held health and safety hazards underground 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.