Industrial Production Managers
Also called:
Production Manager, Production Superviser, Plant Manager, Manufacturing Manager
What they do:
Plan, direct, or coordinate the work activities and resources necessary for manufacturing products in accordance with cost, quality, and quantity specifications.
On the job, you would:
- Direct or coordinate production, processing, distribution, or marketing activities of industrial organizations.
- Review processing schedules or production orders to make decisions concerning inventory requirements, staffing requirements, work procedures, or duty assignments, considering budgetary limitations and time constraints.
- Review operations and confer with technical or administrative staff to resolve production or processing problems.
Manufactured or Agricultural Goods
- manufacture and distribution of products
Engineering and Technology
Math and Science
- arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, or statistics
Business
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Basic Skills
- keeping track of how well people and/or groups are doing in order to make improvements
- thinking about the pros and cons of different ways to solve a problem
Resource Management
- managing your time and the time of other people
- selecting and managing the best workers for a job
Problem Solving
- noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it
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Verbal
- communicate by speaking
- listen and understand what people say
Ideas and Logic
- notice when problems happen
- use rules to solve problems
Math
- add, subtract, multiply, or divide
- choose the right type of math to solve a problem
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People interested in this work like activities that include leading, making decisions, and business.
They do well at jobs that need:
- Leadership
- Dependability
- Initiative
- Self Control
- Adaptability/Flexibility
- Attention to Detail
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You might use software like this on the job:
Industrial control software
- Citect IIM
- Marel production system MPS software
Human resources software
- Clockware software
- Computer integrated manufacturing CIM time manager software
Facilities management software
- ABB Optimize software
- Plant management software
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some college or
bachelor's degree
usually needed
Get started on your career:
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New job opportunities are less likely in the future.
$89,190
per year, on average
This work is part of the .
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