manufacturing manager
Manufacturing managers plan, oversee and direct the manufacturing process in an organisation. They ensure products and services are efficiently produced within the timeframe and budget given.
Also called: manufacturing director, manufacturing production manager, industrial production supervisor, manufacturing plant manager
- 21
- essential skills
- 61
- optional skills
- 8
- related roles
- 1321
- ISCO-08 group
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Essential skills
21- adhere to organisational guidelines
- analyse production processes for improvement
- coordinate manufacturing production activities
- create manufacturing guidelines
- define manufacturing quality criteria
- develop manufacturing policies
- follow company standards
- lean manufacturing
- manage budgets
- manage production enterprise
- manage production systems
- manage staff
- manage supplies
- manufacturing processes
- meet deadlines
- optimise production
- plan manufacturing processes
- production processes
- schedule production
- strive for company growth
- sustainable manufacturing
Optional skills
61- adapt production levels
- adjust production schedule
- advise on sustainable management policies
- align efforts towards business development
- analyse business plans
- analyse supply chain strategies
- business management principles
- check material resources
- communicate production plan
- communicate with customers
- control production
- cope with manufacturing deadlines pressure
- develop staff
- disaggregate the production plan
- engineering principles
- ensure compliance with environmental legislation
- ensure compliance with safety legislation
- ensure equipment availability
- ensure equipment maintenance
- ensure finished product meet requirements
- environmental management standards
- evaluate employees work
- good manufacturing practices
- identify process improvements
- implement strategic planning
- improve business processes
- industrial research and development
- innovation processes
- inspect quality of products
- investment analysis
- keep up with digital transformation of industrial processes
- leadership principles
- liaise with managers
- liaise with quality assurance
- maintain relationship with customers
- manage factory operations
- manage manufacturing documentation
- manage stocked company material
- manage workflow processes
- monitor manufacturing quality standards
- monitor plant production
- negotiate terms with suppliers
- negotiate with stakeholders
- optimise production processes parameters
- oversee logistics of finished products
- oversee production requirements
- oversee quality control
- perform data analysis
- perform product planning
- perform project management
- plan shifts of employees
- production engineering
- quality standards
- recruit employees
- recruit personnel
- report on production results
- risk management
- schedule regular machine maintenance
- supply chain management
- train employees
- use IT tools
Definition and skills from ESCO, published by the European Commission. Source concept
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