Industrial Production Managers
On the Job
Industrial Production Managers plan, direct, or coordinate all the work involved in making a product. They pay attention to the cost, quality, and amount of materials that are needed.
Typical Work Tasks
People who work in this career often:
- Review documents or materials for compliance with policies or regulations.
- Communicate green energy production information.
- Implement organizational process or policy changes.
- Approve expenditures.
- Implement organizational process or policy changes.
- Communicate green energy production information.
- Confer with organizational members to accomplish work activities.
- Implement organizational process or policy changes.
- Monitor facilities or operational systems.
- Monitor organizational procedures to ensure proper functioning.
Typical Working Conditions
- Using e-mail.
- Responsibility for outcomes and results.
- Working with a group or team.
- Frequent decision-making.
- Meeting strict deadlines.
- The freedom to determine tasks, priorities, and goals.
- Wearing common protective or safety equipment such as safety shoes, glasses, gloves, hearing protection, hard hats, or life jackets.
- Working indoors in environmentally controlled conditions.
- Exposure to sounds or noise levels that are distracting or uncomfortable.
- Being in situations in which conflicts arise.
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