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Industrial Manager
Overseeing all the activities involved in product manufacturing requires management and organizational skills, as well as your ability to successfully negotiate, persuade, and compromise.
Usually, your time is divided between office work and the production floor. Your responsibilities include production planning, budgeting, scheduling, and determining when extra shifts, new technologies, or new machines are needed to meet deadlines. You also monitor the manufacturing process, resolving problems as they arise to ensure that production is not only completed on time and on budget, but also meets or exceeds quality standards.
Whether you work in a small company where you oversee the entire production process, or a larger organization where you specialize in one area such as quality control, at Baker you’ll have classroom studies combined with real-world experience to ensure you have the knowledge and skills you need to succeed.
Career Facts
- The average annual salary for an Industrial Production Manager is $91,200.
- With more and more automation used in production, employment of Industrial Production Managers is expected to decline by 8 percent between 2008 and 2018. However, those who are capable of dealing with more sophisticated production systems and increased manufacturing output will have good prospects.
- Extended hours are often required to meet production deadlines, and you may be called at any hour to deal with emergencies. In 2008, about a third of all workers worked more than 50 hours a week on average.
- No specific education is required in this career, but most employers seek those who have a college degree and experience in production operations.
- To advance in this career, you can be promoted to plant manager or vice president of manufacturing, work at a larger company, or become a consultant.
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