refinery shift managertomine production manager
A refinery shift manager already meets 40% of what the mine production manager role asks for. The move turns on 12 required skills not yet in the profile.
40%
63.6/ 100
1 Share of the mine production manager role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the refinery shift 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.
Why this move works
A mine production manager role treats 10 of its required skills as things a refinery shift manager already does. These are the ones it depends on most.
- deal with pressure from unexpected circumstances
- electricity
- ensure compliance with safety legislation
- identify process improvements
- manage emergency procedures
- manage heavy equipment
What stands in the way is 12 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 10 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A mine production manager role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a refinery shift manager background worth leading with.
- already held manage heavy equipment management skills
- already held think proactively communication, collaboration and creativity
- already held deal with pressure from unexpected circumstances communication, collaboration and creativity
- already held identify process improvements management skills
- already held manage emergency procedures management skills
- already held ensure compliance with safety legislation assisting and caring
All 10 carried skills, including the 10 the mine production manager role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you would need to learn
The 21 missing skills fall into 7 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 impact of geological factors on mining operations required
- required, not held mine safety legislation required
- required, not held mining engineering required
- optional, not held mechanical engineering optional
- optional, not held electrical engineering optional
- required, not held monitor mine costs required
- required, not held monitor mine production required
- required, not held report on production results required
- optional, not held investigate mine accidents optional
- required, not held deputise for the mine manager required
- required, not held manage medium term objectives required
- required, not held plan medium to long term objectives required
- optional, not held design plant waste procedures optional
- required, not held advise on mine equipment required
- required, not held address problems critically required
- optional, not held communicate on minerals issues optional
- optional, not held train mine engineers optional
- optional, not held prepare scientific reports optional
- required, not held use mine planning software required
- optional, not held geology optional
1 further area in the appendix
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries a mine production manager role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 deputise for the mine manager skill · occupation specific
- 02 advise on mine equipment skill · sector specific
- 03 impact of geological factors on mining operations knowledge · 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 10 skills that carry over
- already held deal with pressure from unexpected circumstances skill
- already held electricity knowledge
- already held ensure compliance with safety legislation skill
- already held identify process improvements skill
- already held manage emergency procedures skill
- already held manage heavy equipment skill
- already held manage staff skill
- already held present reports skill
- already held supervise staff skill
- already held think proactively skill
The 1 learning area not shown above
- optional, not held health and safety hazards underground optional
9 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held communicate on minerals issues optional
- optional, not held design plant waste procedures optional
- optional, not held investigate mine accidents optional
- optional, not held mechanical engineering optional
- optional, not held train mine engineers optional
- optional, not held electrical engineering optional
- optional, not held geology optional
- optional, not held health and safety hazards underground optional
- optional, not held prepare scientific reports optional
12 held skills the mine production manager role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role analyse oil operations data skill
- not needed by the target role chemistry knowledge
- not needed by the target role keep task records skill
- not needed by the target role mathematics knowledge
- not needed by the target role monitor distillation processes skill
- not needed by the target role operate distillation equipment skill
- not needed by the target role perform oil tests skill
- not needed by the target role plan shifts of employees skill
- not needed by the target role set equipment controls skill
- not needed by the target role troubleshoot skill
- not needed by the target role verify distillation safety skill
- not needed by the target role verify oil circulation skill
7 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 impact of geological factors on mining operations required
- required, not held mine safety legislation required
- required, not held mining engineering required
- optional, not held mechanical engineering optional
- optional, not held electrical engineering optional
- optional, not held geology optional
- optional, not held health and safety hazards underground optional
Other moves recorded from refinery shift manager
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.