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Plan, direct, or coordinate the work activities and resources necessary for manufacturing products in accordance with cost, quality, and quantity specifications.

Sample of reported job titles: Production Manager, Production Superviser, Plant Manager, Manufacturing Manager, General Production Manager, Production Control Manager, Production Supervisor, Supervisor, Manufacturing Coordinator, Area Plant Manager

Also see: Quality Control Systems Managers, Geothermal Production Managers, Biofuels Production Managers, Biomass Production Managers, Methane/Landfill Gas Collection System Operators, Hydroelectric Production Managers

Tasks

• Direct and coordinate production, processing, distribution, and marketing activities of industrial organization.
• Review processing schedules and production orders to make decisions concerning inventory requirements, staffing requirements, work procedures, and duty assignments, considering budgetary limitations and time constraints.
• Review operations and confer with technical or administrative staff to resolve production or processing problems.
• Develop and implement production tracking and quality control systems, analyzing production, quality control, maintenance, and other operational reports, to detect production problems.
• Hire, train, evaluate, and discharge staff, and resolve personnel grievances.
• Set and monitor product standards, examining samples of raw products or directing testing during processing, to ensure finished products are of prescribed quality.
• Prepare and maintain production reports and personnel records.
• Coordinate and recommend procedures for facility and equipment maintenance or modification, including the replacement of machines.
• Initiate and coordinate inventory and cost control programs.
• Institute employee suggestion or involvement programs.

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