Industrial Production Managers oversee the operations of manufacturing and related plants. They coordinate, plan, and direct activities involved in creating a range of goods, such as cars, computer equipment, and paper products.
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- Industrial Production Managers
Business, Management and Administration
What do they typically do
- Decide how best to use a plant's workers and equipment to meet production goals
- Ensure that production stays on schedule and within budget
- Communicate with sales staff, customers, and suppliers
- Hire, train, and evaluate workers
- Analyze production data
- Review production reports
- Monitor a plant's workers and programs to ensure they meet performance and safety requirements
- Streamline the production process
- Assess whether production needs, such as for equipment upgrades or overtime work, are within budget
- Lead staff in resolving problems or improving production
Number of Jobs
Average Annual
Job Growth +0.6%
Job Openings 621
Industry/Employer
Aerospace Product & Parts Manufacturing
Animal Slaughtering and Processing
Apparel Knitting Mills
Apparel/Piece Goods Merchant Wholesalers
Bakeries and Tortilla Manufacturing
Beverage Manufacturing
Coating, Engraving & Heat Treating Metal
Commercial & Service Industry Machinery
Commercial Goods Merchant Wholesalers
Computers and Peripheral Equipment
Converted Paper Product Manufacturing
Cut and Sew Apparel Manufacturing
Drycleaning and Laundry Services
Electrical Equipment Manufacturing
Electronic Instrument Manufacturing
Electronic Markets and Agents/Brokers
Fabric Mills
Fiber, Yarn, and Thread Mills
Fruit, Vegetable, & Specialty Foods Mfg
Grain and Oilseed Milling
Machine Shops and Threaded Products
Machinery & Supply Merchant Wholesalers
Management of Companies and Enterprises
Medical Equipment and Supplies Mfg
Metalworking Machinery Manufacturing
Motor Vehicle Body and Trailer Mfg
Motor Vehicle Parts Manufacturing
Nonmetallic Mineral Mining and Quarrying
Nonresidential Building Construction
Other Electrical Equipment & Components
Other Food Manufacturing
Other Miscellaneous Manufacturing
Other Textile Product Mills
Other Wood Product Manufacturing
Pharmaceutical & Medicine Manufacturing
Plastics Product Manufacturing
Power Generation and Supply
Printing and Related Support Activities
Pulp, Paper, and Paperboard Mills
Rubber Product Manufacturing
Sawmills and Wood Preservation
Scientific Research and Development Svc
Semiconductor and Electronic Components
Ship and Boat Building
Textile and Fabric Finishing and Fabric
Tobacco Manufacturing
Turbine and Power Transmission Equipment
Veneer and Engineered Wood Products
Vocational Rehabilitation Services
Warehousing and Storage
Education & Training
- Education Most require a four-year bachelor's degree, but some do not.Associated Programs or MajorsLicense
NC Workforce Credentials
Private Training Programs
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