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Job Description
Design, develop, test, and evaluate integrated systems for managing industrial production processes, including human work factors, quality control, inventory control, logistics and material flow, cost analysis, and production coordination.
Job Details
- The SOC (Standard Occupational Classification) code is 17-2112.00
- The Mean Annual Wage in the U.S. is $ 88,530.00
- The Mean Hourly Wage is $ 42.00
- Currently, there are 256,550 people on this job
☝️ Information based on the reference occupation “Industrial Engineers”.
Also Known As…
- Industrial Engineers
- Tool Engineer
- Supply Chain Engineer
- Production Engineer
- Process Engineer
- Plant Engineer
- Operations Engineer
- Manufacturing Specialist
- Industrial Engineer
- Engineering Manager
- Engineer
- Vendor Quality Supervisor
- Traffic Rate Analyst
- Tool Planner
- Tool Design Engineer
- Time Study Engineer
- Test Inspection Engineer
- Supply Chain Analyst
- Supplier Quality Engineer (SQE)
- Standards Engineer
- Shoe Lay-Out Planner
- Salvage Engineer
- Quality Engineer
- Quality Controller
- Quality Control Specialist
- Quality Control Manager
- Quality Control Industrial Engineer
- Quality Control Expert
- Quality Control Engineer
- Quality Control Director
- Quality Control Analyst
- Quality Assurance Technician
- Quality Assurance Manager (QA Manager)
- Quality Assurance Engineer (QA Engineer)
- Quality Assurance Analyst (QA Analyst)
- Production Tool Engineer
- Production Planner
- Production Manager
- Production Expert
- Production Engineering Tooling Coordinator
- Production Control Planner
- Production Control Expert
- Packaging Engineer
- Metrologist
- Methods Time Analyst
- Methods Engineer
- Metallurgical and Quality Control Testing Supervisor
- Materials Planner
- Material Scheduler
- Manufacturing Planner
- Manufacturing Engineer
- Liaison Engineer
- Inventory Analyst
- Industrial Methods Consultant
- Field Engineer
- Factory Lay-Out Engineer
- Factory Lay Out Engineer
- Factory Expert
- Factory Engineer
- Equipment Inspector
- Environmental Systems Coordinator
- Engineering Inspector
- Efficiency Expert
- Efficiency Engineer
- Efficiency Analyst
- Documentation Engineer
- District Plant Engineer
- Configuration Manager
- Configuration Management Analyst
- Automation Engineer
Tasks for “Logistical Engineer”
- Review production schedules, engineering specifications, orders, and related information to obtain knowledge of manufacturing methods, procedures, and activities.
- Regulate and alter workflow schedules according to established manufacturing sequences and lead times to expedite production operations.
- Confer with clients, vendors, staff, and management personnel regarding purchases, product and production specifications, manufacturing capabilities, or project status.
- Apply statistical methods and perform mathematical calculations to determine manufacturing processes, staff requirements, and production standards.
- Evaluate precision and accuracy of production and testing equipment and engineering drawings to formulate corrective action plan.
- Study operations sequence, material flow, functional statements, organization charts, and project information to determine worker functions and responsibilities.
- Recommend methods for improving utilization of personnel, material, and utilities.
- Implement methods and procedures for disposition of discrepant material and defective or damaged parts, and assess cost and responsibility.
- Coordinate and implement quality control objectives, activities, or procedures to resolve production problems, maximize product reliability, or minimize costs.
- Analyze statistical data and product specifications to determine standards and establish quality and reliability objectives of finished product.
- Plan and establish sequence of operations to fabricate and assemble parts or products and to promote efficient utilization.
- Direct workers engaged in product measurement, inspection, and testing activities to ensure quality control and reliability.
- Record or oversee recording of information to ensure currency of engineering drawings and documentation of production problems.
- Communicate with management and user personnel to develop production and design standards.
- Complete production reports, purchase orders, and material, tool, and equipment lists.
- Estimate production costs, cost saving methods, and the effects of product design changes on expenditures for management review, action, and control.
- Develop manufacturing methods, labor utilization standards, and cost analysis systems to promote efficient staff and facility utilization.
- Schedule deliveries based on production forecasts, material substitutions, storage and handling facilities, and maintenance requirements.
- Draft and design layout of equipment, materials, and workspace to illustrate maximum efficiency using drafting tools and computer.
- Formulate sampling procedures and designs and develop forms and instructions for recording, evaluating, and reporting quality and reliability data.
Related Technology & Tools
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- Time delay relay panel boxes
- Noise dosimeters
- Audio equalizers
- Octave band analyzers
- Personal computers
- Potentiometers
- Microcontrollers
- Photometers
- Torsion meters
- Electrophysics infrared cameras
- Inverted metallurgical microscopes
- Sound level meters
- Reverberant auditory test chambers
- Variable frequency drives VFD
- Pulsed width modulation PWM drives
- Environmental ovens
- Anechoic auditory test chambers
- Recording microphones
- Load cells
- Programmable logic controllers PLC
- Sound level calibrators
- Hydraulic presses
- Multimeters
- Audio amplifiers
- Digital cameras
- Tensile testers
- Heart rate monitors
- Audiometers
- Camera controllers
- Signal generators
- Fast Fourier transform FFT spectrum analyzers
- Programmable logic controller PLC controlled turntables
- Thermocouples
- Electrogoniometers
- Motion control systems
- Coordinate measuring machines CMM
- Pressure transducers
- Heated environmental chambers
- Optical benches
- Anthropometers
- Laser printers
- Radiometers
- Hardness testers
- Computer servers
- Hydraulic power units
- Vibration tables
- Oxygen uptake measurement devices
- Force plates
- Modular arrangement of predetermined time standards software MODAPTS
- ProModel
- Sun Microsystems Java
- Hewlett Packard LoadRunner
- MAYA I-DEAS
- Human modeling software
- Extensible markup language XML
- Statistical software
- Manhattan Associates PkMS Pickticket
- Computer aided manufacturing CAM software
- ILOG CPLEX
- Main Injector Neutrino Oscillation Search MINOS software
- Human machine interface HMI software
- Materials requirement planning MRP software
- Microsoft Office
- Microsoft Visio
- ETA Dynaform
- Three-dimensional simulation translation software
- Oracle Retek
- Linux
- Microsoft Word
- UGS Solid Edge
- Finite element method FEM software
- Yield management systems
- Autodesk AutoCAD
- Bentley MicroStation
- User interface design software
- Microsoft Visual Studio
- Design of experiments DOE software
- Supply chain capacity planning software
- Structured query language SQL
- SAP
- UGS Jack
- Logic programming software
- Task analysis software
- Windward Technologies GRG2
- Dassasult Systemes Abaqus
- C++
- SAS
- Rockwell Automation Arena
- Numerical control software
- PMC KanbanSIM
- Rockwell RSLogix
- A mathematical programming language AMPL
- MAGMA MAGMASOFT
- NeuralWare
- Dassault Systemes CATIA
- Maplesoft Maple
- Nupro CastView
- PTC Creo Parametric
- Personnel scheduling software
- Time and motion analysis software
- Robotic simulation software
- Stratasys FDM MedModeler
- 3D Static Strength Prediction Program 3DSSPP
- Inventory management software
- Wolfram Research Mathematica
- International TechneGroup IGESworks
- Assembly line balancing software
- Dataxiom StatMost
- Warehouse management system WMS
- Adobe Systems Adobe Fireworks
- Decision support software
- Neural network modeling software
- Electronic breadboard software
- National Instruments LabVIEW
- Computer numerical control CNC software
- Microsoft Excel
- Production scheduling and planning software
- Automatic dynamic incremental nonlinear analysis ADINA
- Allen Bradley PanelView
- The MathWorks MATLAB
- Data acquisition software
- Optimization software
- EGS FeatureCAM
- Minitab
- Facilities design software
- Microsoft Project
- IBM Notes
- Microsoft PowerPoint
- Mathsoft Mathcad
- Microsoft Access
- Python
- Process reengineering software
- Microsoft Visual Basic Scripting Edition VBScript
- Facilities planning software
- Statgraphics
- Production flow analysis software
- Microsoft Visual Basic
- Robotic control software
- Workcell simulation software
- Quality control software
- Dassault Systems SOLIDWORKS
- Discrete event simulation software
- ECHIP