Occupation Atlasmetal production manager
ESCO · http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/0368c4d4-94cf-4168-a84d-283a25880e0d
metal production manager
Metal production managers organise and manage the day-to-day and long-term project work in a metal fabrication factory, to process basic metals into fabricated metals. They create and schedule production plans, recruit new staff, enforce safety and company policies, and strive for customer satisfaction through guaranteeing the product's quality.
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Job Zone
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Zone 4: Considerable Preparation Needed
Considerable preparation. Usually a bachelor's degree plus several years of work-related experience, knowledge, or training.
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Occupational interest profile
ECREnterprising · Conventional · Realistic — the three strongest interests, in order
- E Enterprising6.03
- C Conventional5.21
- R Realistic4.00
- I Investigative2.92
- S Social1.85
- A Artistic1.40
RIASEC (Holland) interests on O*NET's 0–7 scale: what the work draws on, not what any individual prefers. Hover a row for what each dimension means.
Job Zone and interest data are borrowed from Industrial Production Managers (11-3051.00): in the official ESCO–O*NET crosswalk, a broader O*NET occupation that includes this one, and the best-ranked match that has them. ESCO doesn't publish them directly.
Typically associated skills
Essential (25)
ESCO's essential and optional tags describe how its taxonomy relates a skill to this occupation. They are not the essential functions of a job under the ADA, which an employer determines for its own role.
- adhere to organisational guidelines
- analyse goal progress
- control production
- create manufacturing guidelines
- define manufacturing quality criteria
- develop manufacturing policies
- follow company standards
- forecast organisational risks
- implement strategic planning
- improve business processes
- liaise with managers
- manage budgets
- manage commercial risks
- manage staff
- manage stocked company material
- manage supplies
- manufacturing processes
- meet deadlines
- optimise financial performance
- procure mechanical machinery
- replace machines
- strive for company growth
- types of metal
- types of metal manufacturing processes
- use IT tools
Optional (22)
- analyse production processes for improvement
- apply control process statistical methods
- communicate commercial and technical issues in foreign languages
- communicate production plan
- ensure correct goods labelling
- ensure finished product meet requirements
- ferrous metal processing
- file claims with insurance companies
- identify market niches
- innovation processes
- liaise with quality assurance
- maintain relationship with customers
- manage company transport strategy
- manage discarded products
- manage emergency procedures
- measure customer feedback
- negotiate supplier arrangements
- negotiate with stakeholders
- perform market research
- plan health and safety procedures
- plan shifts of employees
- recruit employees
O*NET equivalents
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