manufacturing manager
Description
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.
Alternative label
manufacturing director
manufacturing production manager
industrial production supervisor
manufacturing plant manager
Regulatory aspect
To see if and how this occupation is regulated in EU Member States, EEA countries or Switzerland please consult the Regulated Professions Database of the Commission. Regulated Professions Database: http://ec.europa.eu/growth/single-market/services/free-movement-professionals/qualifications-recognition_en
Hierarchy
Narrower occupations
- waste management officer
- industrial quality manager
- operations manager
- industrial production manager
- sewerage systems manager
Essential skills and competences
- adhere to organisational guidelines
- create manufacturing guidelines
- define manufacturing quality criteria
- develop manufacturing policies
- follow company standards
- manage budgets
- manage staff
- manage supplies
- meet deadlines
- plan health and safety procedures
- strive for company growth
Essential Knowledge
Optional skills and competences
- adapt energy distribution schedules
- adapt production levels
- adhere to standard procedures
- adjust production schedule
- adjust the work during the creative process
- advise customers on wood products
- advise on heating systems energy efficiency
- advise on potential safety hazards concerning heating systems
- advise on utility consumption
- advise on waste management procedures
- align efforts towards business development
- analyse energy consumption
- analyse energy market trends
- analyse goal progress
- analyse production processes for improvement
- analyse supply chain strategies
- answer requests for quotation
- apply control process statistical methods
- arrange equipment repairs
- assess environmental impact
- assess felled timber quality
- assess felled timber volume
- assess quality of services
- assess studio production
- calculate utility payments
- carry out energy management of facilities
- carry out purchasing operations in the timber business
- check durability of wood materials
- check material rescources
- collaborate on international energy projects
- communicate commercial and technical issues in foreign languages
- communicate production plan
- communicate with customers
- communicate with external laboratories
- compose energy performance contracts
- conduct energy audit
- consult with editor
- control production
- coordinate electricity generation
- coordinate environmental efforts
- coordinate sewage sludge handling
- cope with manufacturing deadlines pressure
- delegate activities
- design strategies for nuclear emergencies
- develop business case
- develop electricity distribution schedule
- develop energy policy
- develop energy saving concepts
- develop radiation protection strategies
- develop sewerage networks
- develop staff
- develop strategies for electricity contingencies
- develop water purification methods
- develop water supply schedule
- disaggregate the production plan
- distinguish wood quality
- document analysis results
- ensure compliance with electricity distribution schedule
- ensure compliance with environmental legislation
- ensure compliance with radiation protection regulations
- ensure compliance with safety legislation
- ensure correct goods labelling
- ensure equipment availability
- ensure equipment maintenance
- ensure finished product meet requirements
- ensure proper water storage
- ensure regulatory compliance in pipeline infrastructures
- ensure safety in electrical power operations
- evaluate employees work
- file claims with insurance companies
- follow a brief
- follow safety precautions in printing
- follow up pipeline integrity management priorities
- forecast energy prices
- forecast organisational risks
- hire new personnel
- identify energy needs
- identify faults in utility meters
- identify market niches
- implement strategic planning
- improve business processes
- improve chemical processes
- inform on water supply
- inspect industrial equipment
- inspect pipelines
- inspect quality of products
- inspect wood materials
- instruct employees on radiation protection
- keep up with digital transformation of industrial processes
- liaise with local authorities
- liaise with managers
- liaise with quality assurance
- liaise with shareholders
- maintain database
- maintain relationship with customers
- maintain water treatment equipment
- manage chemical processes inspection
- manage chemical testing procedures
- manage commercial risks
- manage company transport strategy
- manage customer service
- manage discarded products
- manage distribution channels
- manage electricity transmission system
- manage emergency evacuation plans
- manage emergency procedures
- manage factory operations
- manage health and safety standards
- manage manufacturing documentation
- manage production systems
- manage stocked company material
- manage studio resourcing
- manage timber stocks
- manage water distribution procedures
- manage water quality testing
- manage water treatment
- manage workflow processes
- measure customer feedback
- measure water quality parameters
- meet contract specifications
- mitigate environmental impact of pipeline projects
- monitor automated machines
- monitor chemical process condition
- monitor disposal of radioactive substances
- monitor legislation developments
- monitor manufacturing quality standards
- monitor plant production
- monitor utility equipment
- negotiate improvement with suppliers
- negotiate supplier arrangements
- negotiate terms with suppliers
- negotiate with stakeholders
- optimise financial performance
- optimise production processes parameters
- oversee logistics of finished products
- oversee production requirements
- oversee quality control
- perform data analysis
- perform market research
- perform product planning
- perform project management
- plan shifts of employees
- prepare production reports
- prepare purchasing reportings
- prepare timelines for pipeline development projects
- procure mechanical machinery
- produce customised products
- produce prepress proof
- promote environmental awareness
- promote innovative infrastructure design
- promote sustainable energy
- promote sustainable management
- proofread text
- prospect new customers
- provide cost benefit analysis reports
- provide training
- recruit employees
- recruit personnel
- regulate chemical reaction
- replace machines
- report on production results
- report pollution incidents
- reproduce documents
- respond to nuclear emergencies
- schedule production
- schedule regular machine maintenance
- schedule shifts
- sell processed timber in a commercial environment
- set management priorities in pipeline networks
- set up the controller of a machine
- study prices of wood products
- supervise electricity distribution operations
- supervise laboratory operations
- supervise sewerage systems construction
- supervise waste disposal
- supervise waste water treatments
- test chemical samples
- test production input materials
- train employees
- use IT tools
- use chemical analysis equipment
- use personal protection equipment
- wear appropriate protective gear
- write research proposals
- write scientific papers
Optional Knowledge
- Adobe Illustrator
- Adobe Photoshop
- GIMP (graphics editor software)
- ICT software specifications
- Microsoft Visio
- SketchBook Pro
- Synfig
- adhesives
- agricultural chemicals
- basic chemicals
- binding technologies
- business management principles
- characteristics of chemicals used for tanning
- chemical processes
- company policies
- construction products
- contract law
- digital marketing techniques
- digital printing
- electric generators
- electrical power safety regulations
- electricity
- electricity consumption
- electricity market
- energy
- energy efficiency
- energy market
- energy performance of buildings
- engineering principles
- engineering processes
- environmental legislation
- environmental legislation in agriculture and forestry
- ferrous metal processing
- flexography
- gas consumption
- gas market
- good manufacturing practices
- graphic design
- graphics editor software
- industrial heating systems
- innovation processes
- investment analysis
- laboratory techniques
- leadership principles
- manufacturing plant equipment
- mechanics
- multimedia systems
- nuclear energy
- nuclear reprocessing
- offset printing
- outsourcing strategy
- pharmaceutical chemistry
- pharmaceutical drug development
- pharmaceutical industry
- pharmaceutical manufacturing quality systems
- pharmaceutical technology
- pollution legislation
- pollution prevention
- printing materials
- printing media
- printing plate making
- quality standards
- radiation protection
- renewable energy technologies
- reprography
- risk management
- screen printing process
- supply chain management
- supply chain principles
- synthetic materials
- timber products
- types of metal
- types of metal manufacturing processes
- types of paper
- types of wood materials
- water chemistry analysis
- water policies
- water reuse
- wood products
- woodworking processes
- zero-energy building design
Status
released
Concept URI
http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/6426ada1-4d8c-4612-99e3-91bc569805ee