Low to No Risk

17

Moderate Risk

0

High Risk

3

Extreme Risk

1

• 1.5Direct or coordinate production, processing, distribution, or marketing activities of industrial organizations.
• 1.5Develop budgets or approve expenditures for supplies, materials, or human resources, ensuring that materials, labor, or equipment are used efficiently to meet production targets.
• 2.2Review processing schedules or production orders to make decisions concerning inventory requirements, staffing requirements, work procedures, or duty assignments, considering budgetary limitations and time constraints.
• 1.8Review operations and confer with technical or administrative staff to resolve production or processing problems.
• 1Hire, train, evaluate, or discharge staff or resolve personnel grievances.
• 1.5Initiate or coordinate inventory or cost control programs.
• 2.4Set and monitor product standards, examining samples of raw products or directing testing during processing, to ensure finished products are of prescribed quality.
• 2Develop or implement production tracking or quality control systems, analyzing production, quality control, maintenance, or other operational reports to detect production problems.
• 0.5Review plans and confer with research or support staff to develop new products or processes.
• 1Coordinate or recommend procedures for facility or equipment maintenance or modification, including the replacement of machines.
• 2Maintain current knowledge of the quality control field, relying on current literature pertaining to materials use, technological advances, or statistical studies.
• 1.5Negotiate materials prices with suppliers.
• 1.3Conduct site audits to ensure adherence to safety and environmental regulations.
• 2.1Develop or enforce procedures for normal operation of manufacturing systems.
• 1.2Implement operational and emergency procedures.
• 0.8Optimize operational costs and productivity consistent with safety and environmental rules and regulations.
• 1.4Supervise subordinate employees.

19.0% of Industrial Production Managers tasks can be automated with AI or robotics