Occupation
Industrial Production Managers
Plan, direct, or coordinate the work activities and resources necessary for manufacturing products in accordance with cost, quality, and quantity specifications.
$126,060 medianBelow-avg outlookBachelor's typical
O*NET 31.0 · 11-3051.00
A typical week, in the words of people in the job
- 01Review processing schedules or production orders to make decisions concerning inventory requirements, staffing requirements, work procedures, or duty assignments, considering budgetary limitations and time constraints.
- 02Set and monitor product standards, examining samples of raw products or directing testing during processing, to ensure finished products are of prescribed quality.
- 03Initiate or coordinate inventory or cost control programs.
- 04Review operations and confer with technical or administrative staff to resolve production or processing problems.
- 05Hire, train, evaluate, or discharge staff or resolve personnel grievances.
- 06Develop or implement production tracking or quality control systems, analyzing production, quality control, maintenance, or other operational reports to detect production problems.
- 07Prepare and maintain production reports or personnel records.
- 08Direct or coordinate production, processing, distribution, or marketing activities of industrial organizations.
- 09Develop budgets or approve expenditures for supplies, materials, or human resources, ensuring that materials, labor, or equipment are used efficiently to meet production targets.
- 10Coordinate or recommend procedures for facility or equipment maintenance or modification, including the replacement of machines.
- 11Review plans and confer with research or support staff to develop new products or processes.
- 12Maintain current knowledge of the quality control field, relying on current literature pertaining to materials use, technological advances, or statistical studies.
Task statements ranked by how many workers report them · O*NET 31.0
What the posting will be called
Assembly ManagerManufacturing ManagerPlant ManagerProduction ManagerArea Plant ManagerGeneral Production ManagerManufacturing CoordinatorProduct Line ManagerProduction Control ManagerSub Plant Manager
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Knowledge the job leans on
Production and ProcessingAdministration and ManagementCustomer and Personal ServiceEducation and TrainingMathematicsPersonnel and Human ResourcesEnglish LanguageMechanical
Skills that carry over from service
CoordinationJudgment and Decision MakingManagement of Personnel ResourcesTime ManagementSystems AnalysisComplex Problem SolvingSocial PerceptivenessSystems Evaluation