Industrial Production Managers

Job Description: Plan, direct, or coordinate the work activities and resources necessary for manufacturing products in accordance with cost, quality, and quantity specifications.

Industrial Production Managers spend a lot of their time Guiding, Directing, and Motivating Subordinates. They are naturally good at Oral Comprehension, Deductive Reasoning, Oral Expression, and Problem Sensitivity. Industrial Production Managers are typically characterized as being Enterprising and Conventional. They are usually very knowledgable about Production and Processing, Mechanical, and Administration and Management and are skilled at Monitoring and Management of Personnel Resources.

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Work Activities

Guiding, Directing, and Motivating Subordinates
  
Resolving Conflicts and Negotiating with Others
  
Coordinating the Work and Activities of Others
  
Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work
  
Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships
  
Making Decisions and Solving Problems
  
Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates
  
Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge
  
Scheduling Work and Activities
  
Monitor Processes, Materials, or Surroundings
  
Thinking Creatively
  
Coaching and Developing Others
  
Getting Information
  
Judging the Qualities of Things, Services, or People
  
Developing and Building Teams
  
Provide Consultation and Advice to Others
  
Staffing Organizational Units
  
Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events
  
Processing Information
  
Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards
  
Training and Teaching Others
  
Monitoring and Controlling Resources
  
Documenting/Recording Information
  
Communicating with Persons Outside Organization
  
Analyzing Data or Information
  
Developing Objectives and Strategies
  
Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Material
  
Handling and Moving Objects
  
Estimating the Quantifiable Characteristics of Products, Events, or Information
  
Performing Administrative Activities
  
Interacting With Computers
  
Performing General Physical Activities
  
Interpreting the Meaning of Information for Others
  
Assisting and Caring for Others
  
Drafting, Laying Out, and Specifying Technical Devices, Parts, and Equipment
  
Controlling Machines and Processes
  
Selling or Influencing Others
  
Repairing and Maintaining Mechanical Equipment
  
Operating Vehicles, Mechanized Devices, or Equipment
  
Performing for or Working Directly with the Public
  
Repairing and Maintaining Electronic Equipment
  

Abilities

Oral Comprehension
  
Deductive Reasoning
  
Oral Expression
  
Problem Sensitivity
  
Originality
  
Written Comprehension
  
Fluency of Ideas
  
Speech Clarity
  
Written Expression
  
Mathematical Reasoning
  
Information Ordering
  
Speech Recognition
  
Inductive Reasoning
  
Near Vision
  
Visualization
  
Perceptual Speed
  
Category Flexibility
  
Selective Attention
  
Number Facility
  
Flexibility of Closure
  
Far Vision
  
Visual Color Discrimination
  
Auditory Attention
  
Speed of Closure
  
Time Sharing
  
Memorization
  
Finger Dexterity
  
Reaction Time
  
Control Precision
  
Arm-Hand Steadiness
  
Trunk Strength
  
Multilimb Coordination
  
Hearing Sensitivity
  
Manual Dexterity
  
Depth Perception
  
Gross Body Coordination
  
Rate Control
  
Response Orientation
  
Wrist-Finger Speed
  
Speed of Limb Movement
  
Stamina
  
Static Strength
  
Extent Flexibility
  
Dynamic Strength
  
Gross Body Equilibrium
  

Interests

Enterprising
  
Conventional
  
Social
  
Realistic
  
Investigative
  
Artistic
  

Knowledge

Production and Processing
  
Mechanical
  
Administration and Management
  
Education and Training
  
Mathematics
  
Personnel and Human Resources
  
Customer and Personal Service
  
Engineering and Technology
  
Design
  
Clerical
  
English Language
  
Chemistry
  
Psychology
  
Computers and Electronics
  
Public Safety and Security
  
Physics
  
Communications and Media
  
Law and Government
  
Transportation
  
Sales and Marketing
  
Therapy and Counseling
  
Economics and Accounting
  
Building and Construction
  
Sociology and Anthropology
  
Telecommunications
  
Medicine and Dentistry
  
Foreign Language
  

Wages

New Jersey
$107,680  
 
Texas
$103,600  
 
New Mexico
$102,310  
 
Massachusetts
$100,100  
 
Wyoming
$99,460  
 
Michigan
$97,870  
 
Puerto Rico
$97,410  
 
Delaware
$95,520  
 
Connecticut
$95,340  
 
District of Columbia
$93,970  
 
Colorado
$93,270  
 
Washington
$93,250  
 
Florida
$93,140  
 
Rhode Island
$92,100  
 
New York
$91,780  
 
California
$91,750  
 
New Hampshire
$90,490  
 
Minnesota
$89,200  
 
Maryland
$88,910  
 
Virginia
$88,030  
 
Oregon
$85,830  
 
Ohio
$83,550  
 
Vermont
$83,290  
 
West Virginia
$83,030  
 
Utah
$82,900  
 
Louisiana
$82,540  
 
South Carolina
$82,500  
 
Pennsylvania
$82,220  
 
North Carolina
$81,740  
 
Arizona
$81,650  
 
Indiana
$81,290  
 
Illinois
$81,220  
 
Nevada
$80,970  
 
Alabama
$80,780  
 
Montana
$80,430  
 
South Dakota
$80,200  
 
Wisconsin
$78,630  
 
Iowa
$78,180  
 
Missouri
$78,160  
 
Alaska
$77,340  
 
Maine
$76,890  
 
Kentucky
$76,280  
 
Georgia
$75,420  
 
Nebraska
$75,370  
 
Idaho
$75,160  
 
Hawaii
$73,880  
 
Arkansas
$73,510  
 
Oklahoma
$73,290  
 
Tennessee
$72,720  
 
Kansas
$71,220  
 
Mississippi
$69,410  
 
North Dakota
$68,900  
 

Skills

Monitoring
  
Management of Personnel Resources
  
Judgment and Decision Making
  
Coordination
  
Time Management
  
Critical Thinking
  
Systems Analysis
  
Reading Comprehension
  
Management of Financial Resources
  
Active Learning
  
Active Listening
  
Complex Problem Solving
  
Systems Evaluation
  
Operation Monitoring
  
Speaking
  
Negotiation
  
Persuasion
  
Learning Strategies
  
Writing
  
Management of Material Resources
  
Social Perceptiveness
  
Instructing
  
Quality Control Analysis
  
Mathematics
  
Service Orientation
  
Operation and Control
  
Operations Analysis
  
Troubleshooting
  
Technology Design
  
Programming
  
Equipment Selection
  
Science
  

Work Values

Independence
  
Working Conditions
  
Relationships
  
Achievement
  
Recognition
  
Support
  

Work Styles

Leadership
  
Dependability
  
Initiative
  
Self Control
  
Integrity
  
Adaptability/Flexibility
  
Attention to Detail
  
Analytical Thinking
  
Stress Tolerance
  
Innovation
  
Cooperation
  
Concern for Others
  
Persistence
  
Achievement/Effort
  
Independence
  
Social Orientation
  

Work Context

Face-to-Face Discussions
  
Contact With Others
  
Work With Work Group or Team
  
Responsibility for Outcomes and Results
  
Freedom to Make Decisions
  
Frequency of Decision Making
  
Time Pressure
  
Responsible for Others' Health and Safety
  
Structured versus Unstructured Work
  
Impact of Decisions on Co-workers or Company Results
  
Telephone
  
Electronic Mail
  
Wear Common Protective or Safety Equipment such as Safety Shoes, Glasses, Gloves, Hearing Protection, Hard Hats, or Life Jackets
  
Importance of Being Exact or Accurate
  
Sounds, Noise Levels Are Distracting or Uncomfortable
  
Exposed to Contaminants
  
Indoors, Environmentally Controlled
  
Coordinate or Lead Others
  
Deal With External Customers
  
Indoors, Not Environmentally Controlled
  
Letters and Memos
  
Consequence of Error
  
Physical Proximity
  
Importance of Repeating Same Tasks
  
Spend Time Standing
  
Exposed to Hazardous Equipment
  
Frequency of Conflict Situations
  
Exposed to Minor Burns, Cuts, Bites, or Stings
  
Level of Competition
  
Spend Time Walking and Running
  
Deal With Unpleasant or Angry People
  
Very Hot or Cold Temperatures
  
Duration of Typical Work Week
  
Pace Determined by Speed of Equipment
  
Spend Time Using Your Hands to Handle, Control, or Feel Objects, Tools, or Controls
  
Public Speaking
  
Exposed to Hazardous Conditions
  
Spend Time Making Repetitive Motions
  
Extremely Bright or Inadequate Lighting
  
Spend Time Sitting
  
In an Enclosed Vehicle or Equipment
  
Spend Time Bending or Twisting the Body
  
Degree of Automation
  
Outdoors, Exposed to Weather
  
Exposed to High Places
  
Cramped Work Space, Awkward Positions
  
In an Open Vehicle or Equipment
  
Outdoors, Under Cover
  
Spend Time Kneeling, Crouching, Stooping, or Crawling
  
Wear Specialized Protective or Safety Equipment such as Breathing Apparatus, Safety Harness, Full Protection Suits, or Radiation Protection
  
Spend Time Keeping or Regaining Balance
  
Exposed to Whole Body Vibration
  
Spend Time Climbing Ladders, Scaffolds, or Poles
  
Deal With Physically Aggressive People
  
Work Schedules
  
Exposed to Disease or Infections
  
Exposed to Radiation
  

-40 hours-

Duration of Typical Work Week
  

-A lot of freedom-

Freedom to Make Decisions
  
Structured versus Unstructured Work
  

-About half the time-

Spend Time Standing
  
Spend Time Sitting
  
Spend Time Walking and Running
  
Spend Time Making Repetitive Motions
  
Spend Time Bending or Twisting the Body
  
Spend Time Using Your Hands to Handle, Control, or Feel Objects, Tools, or Controls
  
Spend Time Climbing Ladders, Scaffolds, or Poles
  
Spend Time Kneeling, Crouching, Stooping, or Crawling
  
Spend Time Keeping or Regaining Balance
  

-Completely automated-

Degree of Automation
  

-Constant contact with others-

Contact With Others
  

-Contact with others about half the time-

Contact With Others
  

-Contact with others most of the time-

Contact With Others
  

-Continually or almost continually-

Spend Time Using Your Hands to Handle, Control, or Feel Objects, Tools, or Controls
  
Spend Time Standing
  
Spend Time Bending or Twisting the Body
  
Spend Time Making Repetitive Motions
  
Spend Time Walking and Running
  
Spend Time Keeping or Regaining Balance
  
Spend Time Sitting
  
Spend Time Kneeling, Crouching, Stooping, or Crawling
  
Spend Time Climbing Ladders, Scaffolds, or Poles
  

-Every day-

Face-to-Face Discussions
  
Electronic Mail
  
Telephone
  
Wear Common Protective or Safety Equipment such as Safety Shoes, Glasses, Gloves, Hearing Protection, Hard Hats, or Life Jackets
  
Frequency of Decision Making
  
Indoors, Environmentally Controlled
  
Time Pressure
  
Sounds, Noise Levels Are Distracting or Uncomfortable
  
Indoors, Not Environmentally Controlled
  
Exposed to Contaminants
  
Exposed to Hazardous Equipment
  
Exposed to Minor Burns, Cuts, Bites, or Stings
  
Letters and Memos
  
Very Hot or Cold Temperatures
  
Outdoors, Exposed to Weather
  
Exposed to Hazardous Conditions
  
Extremely Bright or Inadequate Lighting
  
Outdoors, Under Cover
  
Frequency of Conflict Situations
  
In an Open Vehicle or Equipment
  
Deal With Unpleasant or Angry People
  
Exposed to High Places
  
In an Enclosed Vehicle or Equipment
  
Wear Specialized Protective or Safety Equipment such as Breathing Apparatus, Safety Harness, Full Protection Suits, or Radiation Protection
  
Exposed to Whole Body Vibration
  
Cramped Work Space, Awkward Positions
  
Public Speaking
  
Exposed to Disease or Infections
  
Exposed to Radiation
  
Deal With Physically Aggressive People
  

-Extremely competitive-

Level of Competition
  

-Extremely important-

Work With Work Group or Team
  
Importance of Being Exact or Accurate
  
Deal With External Customers
  
Coordinate or Lead Others
  
Importance of Repeating Same Tasks
  
Pace Determined by Speed of Equipment
  

-Extremely serious-

Consequence of Error
  

-Fairly important-

Importance of Being Exact or Accurate
  
Pace Determined by Speed of Equipment
  
Importance of Repeating Same Tasks
  
Deal With External Customers
  
Coordinate or Lead Others
  
Work With Work Group or Team
  

-Fairly serious-

Consequence of Error
  

-High responsibility-

Responsible for Others' Health and Safety
  
Responsibility for Outcomes and Results
  

-Highly automated-

Degree of Automation
  

-Highly competitive-

Level of Competition
  

-I don't work near other people (beyond 100 ft.)-

Physical Proximity
  

-I work with others but not closely (e.g., private office)-

Physical Proximity
  

-Important-

Coordinate or Lead Others
  
Importance of Repeating Same Tasks
  
Importance of Being Exact or Accurate
  
Pace Determined by Speed of Equipment
  
Deal With External Customers
  
Work With Work Group or Team
  

-Important results-

Impact of Decisions on Co-workers or Company Results
  

-Irregular (changes with weather conditions, production demands, or contract duration)-

Work Schedules
  

-Less than 40 hours-

Duration of Typical Work Week
  

-Less than half the time-

Spend Time Sitting
  
Spend Time Making Repetitive Motions
  
Spend Time Bending or Twisting the Body
  
Spend Time Climbing Ladders, Scaffolds, or Poles
  
Spend Time Walking and Running
  
Spend Time Kneeling, Crouching, Stooping, or Crawling
  
Spend Time Keeping or Regaining Balance
  
Spend Time Standing
  
Spend Time Using Your Hands to Handle, Control, or Feel Objects, Tools, or Controls
  

-Limited freedom-

Structured versus Unstructured Work
  
Freedom to Make Decisions
  

-Limited responsibility-

Responsible for Others' Health and Safety
  
Responsibility for Outcomes and Results
  

-Minor results-

Impact of Decisions on Co-workers or Company Results
  

-Moderate responsibility-

Responsible for Others' Health and Safety
  
Responsibility for Outcomes and Results
  

-Moderate results-

Impact of Decisions on Co-workers or Company Results
  

-Moderately automated-

Degree of Automation
  

-Moderately close (at arm's length)-

Physical Proximity
  

-Moderately competitive-

Level of Competition
  

-More than 40 hours-

Duration of Typical Work Week
  

-More than half the time-

Spend Time Walking and Running
  
Spend Time Standing
  
Spend Time Using Your Hands to Handle, Control, or Feel Objects, Tools, or Controls
  
Spend Time Kneeling, Crouching, Stooping, or Crawling
  
Spend Time Sitting
  
Spend Time Making Repetitive Motions
  
Spend Time Bending or Twisting the Body
  
Spend Time Climbing Ladders, Scaffolds, or Poles
  
Spend Time Keeping or Regaining Balance
  

-Never-

Exposed to Radiation
  
Exposed to Disease or Infections
  
Exposed to Whole Body Vibration
  
Outdoors, Under Cover
  
In an Open Vehicle or Equipment
  
Spend Time Keeping or Regaining Balance
  
Wear Specialized Protective or Safety Equipment such as Breathing Apparatus, Safety Harness, Full Protection Suits, or Radiation Protection
  
Deal With Physically Aggressive People
  
Cramped Work Space, Awkward Positions
  
Spend Time Kneeling, Crouching, Stooping, or Crawling
  
Spend Time Climbing Ladders, Scaffolds, or Poles
  
Outdoors, Exposed to Weather
  
Exposed to High Places
  
Extremely Bright or Inadequate Lighting
  
Exposed to Hazardous Conditions
  
Spend Time Using Your Hands to Handle, Control, or Feel Objects, Tools, or Controls
  
In an Enclosed Vehicle or Equipment
  
Exposed to Minor Burns, Cuts, Bites, or Stings
  
Indoors, Not Environmentally Controlled
  
Public Speaking
  
Spend Time Bending or Twisting the Body
  
Exposed to Hazardous Equipment
  
Indoors, Environmentally Controlled
  
Very Hot or Cold Temperatures
  
Spend Time Making Repetitive Motions
  
Wear Common Protective or Safety Equipment such as Safety Shoes, Glasses, Gloves, Hearing Protection, Hard Hats, or Life Jackets
  
Electronic Mail
  
Exposed to Contaminants
  
Sounds, Noise Levels Are Distracting or Uncomfortable
  
Spend Time Walking and Running
  
Letters and Memos
  
Spend Time Sitting
  
Telephone
  
Deal With Unpleasant or Angry People
  
Spend Time Standing
  
Frequency of Conflict Situations
  
Time Pressure
  
Face-to-Face Discussions
  
Frequency of Decision Making
  

-No contact with others-

Contact With Others
  

-No freedom-

Structured versus Unstructured Work
  
Freedom to Make Decisions
  

-No responsibility-

Responsible for Others' Health and Safety
  
Responsibility for Outcomes and Results
  

-No results-

Impact of Decisions on Co-workers or Company Results
  

-Not at all automated-

Degree of Automation
  

-Not at all competitive-

Level of Competition
  

-Not important at all-

Pace Determined by Speed of Equipment
  
Deal With External Customers
  
Importance of Repeating Same Tasks
  
Coordinate or Lead Others
  
Work With Work Group or Team
  
Importance of Being Exact or Accurate
  

-Not serious at all-

Consequence of Error
  

-Occasional contact with others-

Contact With Others
  

-Once a month or more but not every week-

Deal With Unpleasant or Angry People
  
In an Enclosed Vehicle or Equipment
  
Public Speaking
  
Frequency of Conflict Situations
  
Exposed to Contaminants
  
Outdoors, Exposed to Weather
  
Frequency of Decision Making
  
Time Pressure
  
Exposed to Hazardous Equipment
  
Extremely Bright or Inadequate Lighting
  
Letters and Memos
  
In an Open Vehicle or Equipment
  
Exposed to High Places
  
Exposed to Minor Burns, Cuts, Bites, or Stings
  
Exposed to Hazardous Conditions
  
Telephone
  
Indoors, Not Environmentally Controlled
  
Electronic Mail
  
Wear Common Protective or Safety Equipment such as Safety Shoes, Glasses, Gloves, Hearing Protection, Hard Hats, or Life Jackets
  
Cramped Work Space, Awkward Positions
  
Deal With Physically Aggressive People
  
Very Hot or Cold Temperatures
  
Sounds, Noise Levels Are Distracting or Uncomfortable
  
Outdoors, Under Cover
  
Exposed to Disease or Infections
  
Exposed to Radiation
  
Wear Specialized Protective or Safety Equipment such as Breathing Apparatus, Safety Harness, Full Protection Suits, or Radiation Protection
  
Exposed to Whole Body Vibration
  
Face-to-Face Discussions
  
Indoors, Environmentally Controlled
  

-Once a week or more but not every day-

Frequency of Conflict Situations
  
Public Speaking
  
Deal With Unpleasant or Angry People
  
Time Pressure
  
Very Hot or Cold Temperatures
  
Sounds, Noise Levels Are Distracting or Uncomfortable
  
Letters and Memos
  
Exposed to Hazardous Conditions
  
Frequency of Decision Making
  
Exposed to Contaminants
  
In an Enclosed Vehicle or Equipment
  
Cramped Work Space, Awkward Positions
  
Face-to-Face Discussions
  
Exposed to High Places
  
Extremely Bright or Inadequate Lighting
  
Exposed to Minor Burns, Cuts, Bites, or Stings
  
Indoors, Not Environmentally Controlled
  
Electronic Mail
  
Indoors, Environmentally Controlled
  
Telephone
  
Exposed to Whole Body Vibration
  
Wear Common Protective or Safety Equipment such as Safety Shoes, Glasses, Gloves, Hearing Protection, Hard Hats, or Life Jackets
  
Exposed to Disease or Infections
  
Outdoors, Exposed to Weather
  
Exposed to Hazardous Equipment
  
Deal With Physically Aggressive People
  
In an Open Vehicle or Equipment
  
Outdoors, Under Cover
  
Wear Specialized Protective or Safety Equipment such as Breathing Apparatus, Safety Harness, Full Protection Suits, or Radiation Protection
  
Exposed to Radiation
  

-Once a year or more but not every month-

Deal With Physically Aggressive People
  
Deal With Unpleasant or Angry People
  
Frequency of Conflict Situations
  
Letters and Memos
  
Very Hot or Cold Temperatures
  
Wear Specialized Protective or Safety Equipment such as Breathing Apparatus, Safety Harness, Full Protection Suits, or Radiation Protection
  
In an Enclosed Vehicle or Equipment
  
Exposed to High Places
  
Exposed to Hazardous Conditions
  
Cramped Work Space, Awkward Positions
  
Sounds, Noise Levels Are Distracting or Uncomfortable
  
Outdoors, Exposed to Weather
  
Exposed to Minor Burns, Cuts, Bites, or Stings
  
Public Speaking
  
Exposed to Hazardous Equipment
  
Exposed to Disease or Infections
  
Extremely Bright or Inadequate Lighting
  
Exposed to Whole Body Vibration
  
In an Open Vehicle or Equipment
  
Wear Common Protective or Safety Equipment such as Safety Shoes, Glasses, Gloves, Hearing Protection, Hard Hats, or Life Jackets
  
Telephone
  
Outdoors, Under Cover
  
Indoors, Not Environmentally Controlled
  
Exposed to Contaminants
  
Frequency of Decision Making
  
Exposed to Radiation
  
Indoors, Environmentally Controlled
  
Electronic Mail
  
Time Pressure
  
Face-to-Face Discussions
  

-Regular (established routine, set schedule)-

Work Schedules
  

-Seasonal (only during certain times of the year)-

Work Schedules
  

-Serious-

Consequence of Error
  

-Slightly automated-

Degree of Automation
  

-Slightly close (e.g., shared office)-

Physical Proximity
  

-Slightly competitive-

Level of Competition
  

-Some freedom-

Structured versus Unstructured Work
  
Freedom to Make Decisions
  

-Very close (near touching)-

Physical Proximity
  

-Very high responsibility-

Responsibility for Outcomes and Results
  
Responsible for Others' Health and Safety
  

-Very important-

Importance of Being Exact or Accurate
  
Pace Determined by Speed of Equipment
  
Importance of Repeating Same Tasks
  
Coordinate or Lead Others
  
Deal With External Customers
  
Work With Work Group or Team
  

-Very important results-

Impact of Decisions on Co-workers or Company Results
  

-Very little freedom-

Structured versus Unstructured Work
  
Freedom to Make Decisions
  

-Very serious-

Consequence of Error
  

Task Ratings

- Importance Core-

Direct and coordinate production, processing, distribution, and marketing activities of industrial organization.
  
Review processing schedules and production orders to make decisions concerning inventory requirements, staffing requirements, work procedures, and duty assignments, considering budgetary limitations and time constraints.
  
Review operations and confer with technical or administrative staff to resolve production or processing problems.
  
Develop and implement production tracking and quality control systems, analyzing production, quality control, maintenance, and other operational reports, to detect production problems.
  
Hire, train, evaluate, and discharge staff, and resolve personnel grievances.
  
Set and monitor product standards, examining samples of raw products or directing testing during processing, to ensure finished products are of prescribed quality.
  
Prepare and maintain production reports and personnel records.
  
Coordinate and recommend procedures for facility and equipment maintenance or modification, including the replacement of machines.
  
Initiate and coordinate inventory and cost control programs.
  
Institute employee suggestion or involvement programs.
  
Maintain current knowledge of the quality control field, relying on current literature pertaining to materials use, technological advances, and statistical studies.
  
Review plans and confer with research and support staff to develop new products and processes.
  

- Importance Supplemental-

Develop budgets and approve expenditures for supplies, materials, and human resources, ensuring that materials, labor and equipment are used efficiently to meet production targets.
  
Negotiate materials prices with suppliers.
  

- Relevance of Task Core-

Review operations and confer with technical or administrative staff to resolve production or processing problems.
  
Review processing schedules and production orders to make decisions concerning inventory requirements, staffing requirements, work procedures, and duty assignments, considering budgetary limitations and time constraints.
  
Hire, train, evaluate, and discharge staff, and resolve personnel grievances.
  
Coordinate and recommend procedures for facility and equipment maintenance or modification, including the replacement of machines.
  
Direct and coordinate production, processing, distribution, and marketing activities of industrial organization.
  
Prepare and maintain production reports and personnel records.
  
Develop and implement production tracking and quality control systems, analyzing production, quality control, maintenance, and other operational reports, to detect production problems.
  
Set and monitor product standards, examining samples of raw products or directing testing during processing, to ensure finished products are of prescribed quality.
  
Institute employee suggestion or involvement programs.
  
Maintain current knowledge of the quality control field, relying on current literature pertaining to materials use, technological advances, and statistical studies.
  
Initiate and coordinate inventory and cost control programs.
  
Review plans and confer with research and support staff to develop new products and processes.
  

- Relevance of Task Supplemental-

Develop budgets and approve expenditures for supplies, materials, and human resources, ensuring that materials, labor and equipment are used efficiently to meet production targets.
  
Negotiate materials prices with suppliers.
  

-Daily Frequency of Task (Categories 1-7) Core-

Review processing schedules and production orders to make decisions concerning inventory requirements, staffing requirements, work procedures, and duty assignments, considering budgetary limitations and time constraints.
  
Prepare and maintain production reports and personnel records.
  
Develop and implement production tracking and quality control systems, analyzing production, quality control, maintenance, and other operational reports, to detect production problems.
  
Direct and coordinate production, processing, distribution, and marketing activities of industrial organization.
  
Review operations and confer with technical or administrative staff to resolve production or processing problems.
  
Maintain current knowledge of the quality control field, relying on current literature pertaining to materials use, technological advances, and statistical studies.
  
Coordinate and recommend procedures for facility and equipment maintenance or modification, including the replacement of machines.
  
Set and monitor product standards, examining samples of raw products or directing testing during processing, to ensure finished products are of prescribed quality.
  
Initiate and coordinate inventory and cost control programs.
  
Hire, train, evaluate, and discharge staff, and resolve personnel grievances.
  
Institute employee suggestion or involvement programs.
  
Review plans and confer with research and support staff to develop new products and processes.
  

-Daily Frequency of Task (Categories 1-7) Supplemental-

Develop budgets and approve expenditures for supplies, materials, and human resources, ensuring that materials, labor and equipment are used efficiently to meet production targets.
  
Negotiate materials prices with suppliers.
  

-Hourly or more Frequency of Task (Categories 1-7) Core-

Direct and coordinate production, processing, distribution, and marketing activities of industrial organization.
  
Develop and implement production tracking and quality control systems, analyzing production, quality control, maintenance, and other operational reports, to detect production problems.
  
Set and monitor product standards, examining samples of raw products or directing testing during processing, to ensure finished products are of prescribed quality.
  
Review processing schedules and production orders to make decisions concerning inventory requirements, staffing requirements, work procedures, and duty assignments, considering budgetary limitations and time constraints.
  
Review plans and confer with research and support staff to develop new products and processes.
  
Review operations and confer with technical or administrative staff to resolve production or processing problems.
  
Institute employee suggestion or involvement programs.
  
Hire, train, evaluate, and discharge staff, and resolve personnel grievances.
  
Coordinate and recommend procedures for facility and equipment maintenance or modification, including the replacement of machines.
  
Maintain current knowledge of the quality control field, relying on current literature pertaining to materials use, technological advances, and statistical studies.
  
Prepare and maintain production reports and personnel records.
  
Initiate and coordinate inventory and cost control programs.
  

-Hourly or more Frequency of Task (Categories 1-7) Supplemental-

Develop budgets and approve expenditures for supplies, materials, and human resources, ensuring that materials, labor and equipment are used efficiently to meet production targets.
  
Negotiate materials prices with suppliers.
  

-More than monthly Frequency of Task (Categories 1-7) Core-

Initiate and coordinate inventory and cost control programs.
  
Review plans and confer with research and support staff to develop new products and processes.
  
Maintain current knowledge of the quality control field, relying on current literature pertaining to materials use, technological advances, and statistical studies.
  
Institute employee suggestion or involvement programs.
  
Coordinate and recommend procedures for facility and equipment maintenance or modification, including the replacement of machines.
  
Hire, train, evaluate, and discharge staff, and resolve personnel grievances.
  
Prepare and maintain production reports and personnel records.
  
Set and monitor product standards, examining samples of raw products or directing testing during processing, to ensure finished products are of prescribed quality.
  
Develop and implement production tracking and quality control systems, analyzing production, quality control, maintenance, and other operational reports, to detect production problems.
  
Review operations and confer with technical or administrative staff to resolve production or processing problems.
  
Review processing schedules and production orders to make decisions concerning inventory requirements, staffing requirements, work procedures, and duty assignments, considering budgetary limitations and time constraints.
  
Direct and coordinate production, processing, distribution, and marketing activities of industrial organization.
  

-More than monthly Frequency of Task (Categories 1-7) Supplemental-

Develop budgets and approve expenditures for supplies, materials, and human resources, ensuring that materials, labor and equipment are used efficiently to meet production targets.
  
Negotiate materials prices with suppliers.
  

-More than weekly Frequency of Task (Categories 1-7) Core-

Review operations and confer with technical or administrative staff to resolve production or processing problems.
  
Set and monitor product standards, examining samples of raw products or directing testing during processing, to ensure finished products are of prescribed quality.
  
Institute employee suggestion or involvement programs.
  
Coordinate and recommend procedures for facility and equipment maintenance or modification, including the replacement of machines.
  
Hire, train, evaluate, and discharge staff, and resolve personnel grievances.
  
Review plans and confer with research and support staff to develop new products and processes.
  
Prepare and maintain production reports and personnel records.
  
Initiate and coordinate inventory and cost control programs.
  
Maintain current knowledge of the quality control field, relying on current literature pertaining to materials use, technological advances, and statistical studies.
  
Review processing schedules and production orders to make decisions concerning inventory requirements, staffing requirements, work procedures, and duty assignments, considering budgetary limitations and time constraints.
  
Develop and implement production tracking and quality control systems, analyzing production, quality control, maintenance, and other operational reports, to detect production problems.
  
Direct and coordinate production, processing, distribution, and marketing activities of industrial organization.
  

-More than weekly Frequency of Task (Categories 1-7) Supplemental-

Develop budgets and approve expenditures for supplies, materials, and human resources, ensuring that materials, labor and equipment are used efficiently to meet production targets.
  
Negotiate materials prices with suppliers.
  

-More than yearly Frequency of Task (Categories 1-7) Core-

Hire, train, evaluate, and discharge staff, and resolve personnel grievances.
  
Institute employee suggestion or involvement programs.
  
Maintain current knowledge of the quality control field, relying on current literature pertaining to materials use, technological advances, and statistical studies.
  
Coordinate and recommend procedures for facility and equipment maintenance or modification, including the replacement of machines.
  
Review plans and confer with research and support staff to develop new products and processes.
  
Develop and implement production tracking and quality control systems, analyzing production, quality control, maintenance, and other operational reports, to detect production problems.
  
Set and monitor product standards, examining samples of raw products or directing testing during processing, to ensure finished products are of prescribed quality.
  
Initiate and coordinate inventory and cost control programs.
  
Prepare and maintain production reports and personnel records.
  
Review operations and confer with technical or administrative staff to resolve production or processing problems.
  
Review processing schedules and production orders to make decisions concerning inventory requirements, staffing requirements, work procedures, and duty assignments, considering budgetary limitations and time constraints.
  
Direct and coordinate production, processing, distribution, and marketing activities of industrial organization.
  

-More than yearly Frequency of Task (Categories 1-7) Supplemental-

Negotiate materials prices with suppliers.
  
Develop budgets and approve expenditures for supplies, materials, and human resources, ensuring that materials, labor and equipment are used efficiently to meet production targets.
  

-Several times daily Frequency of Task (Categories 1-7) Core-

Direct and coordinate production, processing, distribution, and marketing activities of industrial organization.
  
Review processing schedules and production orders to make decisions concerning inventory requirements, staffing requirements, work procedures, and duty assignments, considering budgetary limitations and time constraints.
  
Set and monitor product standards, examining samples of raw products or directing testing during processing, to ensure finished products are of prescribed quality.
  
Develop and implement production tracking and quality control systems, analyzing production, quality control, maintenance, and other operational reports, to detect production problems.
  
Review operations and confer with technical or administrative staff to resolve production or processing problems.
  
Prepare and maintain production reports and personnel records.
  
Hire, train, evaluate, and discharge staff, and resolve personnel grievances.
  
Coordinate and recommend procedures for facility and equipment maintenance or modification, including the replacement of machines.
  
Review plans and confer with research and support staff to develop new products and processes.
  
Maintain current knowledge of the quality control field, relying on current literature pertaining to materials use, technological advances, and statistical studies.
  
Institute employee suggestion or involvement programs.
  
Initiate and coordinate inventory and cost control programs.
  

-Several times daily Frequency of Task (Categories 1-7) Supplemental-

Develop budgets and approve expenditures for supplies, materials, and human resources, ensuring that materials, labor and equipment are used efficiently to meet production targets.
  
Negotiate materials prices with suppliers.
  

-Yearly or less Frequency of Task (Categories 1-7) Core-

Review plans and confer with research and support staff to develop new products and processes.
  
Initiate and coordinate inventory and cost control programs.
  
Institute employee suggestion or involvement programs.
  
Hire, train, evaluate, and discharge staff, and resolve personnel grievances.
  
Coordinate and recommend procedures for facility and equipment maintenance or modification, including the replacement of machines.
  
Maintain current knowledge of the quality control field, relying on current literature pertaining to materials use, technological advances, and statistical studies.
  
Set and monitor product standards, examining samples of raw products or directing testing during processing, to ensure finished products are of prescribed quality.
  
Develop and implement production tracking and quality control systems, analyzing production, quality control, maintenance, and other operational reports, to detect production problems.
  
Direct and coordinate production, processing, distribution, and marketing activities of industrial organization.
  
Prepare and maintain production reports and personnel records.
  
Review operations and confer with technical or administrative staff to resolve production or processing problems.
  
Review processing schedules and production orders to make decisions concerning inventory requirements, staffing requirements, work procedures, and duty assignments, considering budgetary limitations and time constraints.
  

-Yearly or less Frequency of Task (Categories 1-7) Supplemental-

Negotiate materials prices with suppliers.
  
Develop budgets and approve expenditures for supplies, materials, and human resources, ensuring that materials, labor and equipment are used efficiently to meet production targets.
  

Education Training Experience

-On-Site or In-Plant Training-

None
  
Up to and including 1 month
  
Over 1 month, up to and including 3 months
  
Over 3 months, up to and including 6 months
  
Over 6 months, up to and including 1 year
  
Over 1 year, up to and including 2 years
  
Over 2 years, up to and including 4 years
  
Over 4 years, up to and including 10 years
  

-On-the-Job Training-

None or short demonstration
  
Over 1 month, up to and including 3 months
  
Over 3 months, up to and including 6 months
  
Over 6 months, up to and including 1 year
  
Over 1 year, up to and including 2 years
  
Over 2 years, up to and including 4 years
  
Over 4 years, up to and including 10 years
  

-Related Work Experience-

Over 3 months, up to and including 6 months
  
Over 6 months, up to and including 1 year
  
Over 1 year, up to and including 2 years
  
Over 2 years, up to and including 4 years
  
Over 4 years, up to and including 6 years
  
Over 6 years, up to and including 8 years
  
Over 8 years, up to and including 10 years
  
Over 10 years
  

-Required Level of Education-

High School Diploma (or GED or High School Equivalence Certificate)
  
Post-Secondary Certificate - awarded for training completed after high school (for example, in Personnel Services, Engineering-related Technologies, Vocational Home Economics, Construction Trades, Mechanics and Repairers, Precision Production Trades)
  
Some College Courses
  
Associate's Degree (or other 2-year degree)
  
Bachelor's Degree
  
Post-Baccalaureate Certificate - awarded for completion of an organized program of study; designed for people who have completed a Baccalaureate degree, but do not meet the requirements of academic degrees carrying the title of Master