About This Career Path
Plan, direct, or coordinate the work activities and resources necessary for manufacturing products in accordance with cost, quality, and quantity specifications.
Business Management & Administration
Plan, direct, or coordinate the work activities and resources necessary for manufacturing products in accordance with cost, quality, and quantity specifications.
Business Management & Administration Industry
Industrial Production Managers
Average
$124,170
ANNUAL
$59.70
HOURLY
Entry Level
$74,730
ANNUAL
$35.93
HOURLY
Mid Level
$117,580
ANNUAL
$56.53
HOURLY
Expert Level
$206,530
ANNUAL
$99.30
HOURLY
Industrial Production Managers
3,490
Projected job openings through 2030
Industrial Production Managers
Job Titles
Entry Level
JOB TITLE
Tech Production/Assistant
Mid Level
JOB TITLE
Manager
Expert Level
JOB TITLE
Supervisor/Superintendent
Supporting Programs
Industrial Production Managers
Industrial Production Managers
01
Set and monitor product standards, examining samples of raw products or directing testing during processing, to ensure finished products are of prescribed quality.
02
Direct or coordinate production, processing, distribution, or marketing activities of industrial organizations.
03
Review processing schedules or production orders to make decisions concerning inventory requirements, staffing requirements, work procedures, or duty assignments, considering budgetary limitations and time constraints.
04
Review operations and confer with technical or administrative staff to resolve production or processing problems.
05
Hire, train, evaluate, or discharge staff or resolve personnel grievances.
06
Develop or implement production tracking or quality control systems, analyzing production, quality control, maintenance, or other operational reports to detect production problems.
07
Prepare and maintain production reports or personnel records.
08
Review plans and confer with research or support staff to develop new products or processes.
09
Develop budgets or approve expenditures for supplies, materials, or human resources, ensuring that materials, labor, or equipment are used efficiently to meet production targets.
10
Negotiate materials prices with suppliers.
Industrial Production Managers
Common knowledge, skills & abilities needed to get a foot in the door.
KNOWLEDGE
Production and Processing
KNOWLEDGE
Administration and Management
KNOWLEDGE
Customer and Personal Service
KNOWLEDGE
Education and Training
KNOWLEDGE
Mathematics
SKILL
Coordination
SKILL
Critical Thinking
SKILL
Judgment and Decision Making
SKILL
Monitoring
SKILL
Speaking
ABILITY
Deductive Reasoning
ABILITY
Information Ordering
ABILITY
Oral Comprehension
ABILITY
Oral Expression
ABILITY
Problem Sensitivity
Business Management & Administration
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