Industrial Production Managers
Plan, direct, or coordinate the work activities and resources necessary for manufacturing products in accordance with cost, quality, and quantity specifications.
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Salary Information
Industrial Production Managers: $121,440 (median) per year.
Starting salary (10th percentile).
Required expreience: Varies by Company
Data source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Daily Tasks & Responsibilities
| Task Description | Category |
|---|---|
| Direct sales, marketing, or customer service activities. | General |
| Direct organizational operations, projects, or services. | General |
| Approve expenditures. | General |
| Prepare operational budgets. | General |
| Confer with organizational members to accomplish work activities. | General |
| Conduct employee training programs. | General |
| Hire personnel. | General |
| Prepare operational progress or status reports. | General |
| Implement organizational process or policy changes. | General |
| Direct facility maintenance or repair activities. | General |
| Recommend organizational process or policy changes. | General |
| Negotiate sales or lease agreements for products or services. | General |
| Conduct environmental audits. | General |
| Direct operational or production activities. | General |
| Respond to emergencies to provide assistance. | General |
| Prepare operational reports. | General |
| Analyze data to inform operational decisions or activities. | Analysis |
| Evaluate employee performance. | Analysis |
| Evaluate quality of materials or products. | Analysis |
| Monitor organizational procedures to ensure proper functioning. | Maintenance |
| Maintain personnel records. | Maintenance |
| Maintain regulatory or compliance documentation. | Maintenance |
| Monitor external affairs or events affecting business operations. | Maintenance |
| Manage control system activities in organizations. | Management |
| Supervise employees. | Management |
| Develop operating strategies, plans, or procedures. | Development |
| Develop organizational methods or procedures. | Development |
| Develop specifications for new products or processes. | Development |
| Maintain knowledge of current developments in area of expertise. | Development |
| Design industrial processing systems. | Development |
| Implement design or process improvements. | Development |
Technology Requirements
| Technology | Description |
|---|---|
| Microsoft Excel | Spreadsheet software |
| Microsoft Office software | Office suite software |
| Microsoft Outlook | Electronic mail software |
| Microsoft PowerPoint | Presentation software |
| SAP software | Enterprise resource planning ERP software |
| Adobe Acrobat | Document management software |
| Adobe After Effects | Video creation and editing software |
| Adobe InDesign | Desktop publishing software |
| Adobe Photoshop | Graphics or photo imaging software |
| Autodesk AutoCAD | Computer aided design CAD software |
| Intuit QuickBooks | Accounting software |
| Microsoft Project | Project management software |
| Microsoft Word | Word processing software |
| Oracle PeopleSoft | Enterprise resource planning ERP software |
| ABB Optimize IT Predict & Control | Facilities management software |
| AVEVA InTouch HMI | Industrial control software |
| Apple Final Cut Pro | Video creation and editing software |
| Citect IIM | Industrial control software |
| CitectSCADA Reports | Industrial control software |
| Clockware | Human resources software |
| Computer aided design CAD software | Computer aided design CAD software |
| Computer integrated manufacturing CIM software | Calendar and scheduling software |
| Computer integrated manufacturing CIM time manager software | Human resources software |
| Computer integrated manufacturing CIM warehouse shipping manager software | Inventory management software |
| Computerized maintenance management system CMMS | Facilities management software |
| Distributed control system DCS | Industrial control software |
| Eko | Desktop communications software |
| Email software | Electronic mail software |
| Employee performance management system | Human resources software |
| Employee scheduling software | Calendar and scheduling software |
| Financial planning software | Financial analysis software |
| IBM Notes | Electronic mail software |
| IBM Rational ClearQuest | Development environment software |
| Industrial production manager and stock control software | Industrial control software |
| JamBoard | Graphics or photo imaging software |
| Landfill gas analysis software | Analytical or scientific software |
| Landtec System Software LFG Pro | Analytical or scientific software |
| Marel production system MPS | Industrial control software |
| Minitab | Analytical or scientific software |
| NetSuite ERP | Enterprise resource planning ERP software |
| Oracle JD Edwards EnterpriseOne | Enterprise resource planning ERP software |
| PTC Creo Parametric | Computer aided design CAD software |
| Plant management software | Facilities management software |
| ProcessPro Premier | Enterprise resource planning ERP software |
| Prosys Open Platform Communications unified architecture software | Industrial control software |
| QUMAS quality management solution software | Document management software |
| SAP Business Objects | Enterprise resource planning ERP software |
| Schneider Electric CitectSCADA | Industrial control software |
| Statistical process control SPC software | Industrial control software |
| Supervisory control and data acquisition SCADA software | Industrial control software |
| Web browser software | Internet browser software |
| WorkSchedule.net | Calendar and scheduling software |
| WorkTech MAXIMO | Enterprise resource planning ERP software |
| YouTube | Video creation and editing software |
| Database software | Data base user interface and query software |
| Exact Software JobBOSS | Data base user interface and query software |
| FileMaker Pro | Data base user interface and query software |
| Qlik Tech QlikView | Business intelligence and data analysis software |
| Scadex Technologies MAESTRO | Data base user interface and query software |