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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
- Logistical Engineer
- Liaison Engineer
- Inventory Analyst
- Industrial Methods Consultant
- Field 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 “Factory Lay-Out Engineer”
- Review production schedules, engineering specifications, orders, and related information to obtain knowledge of manufacturing methods, procedures, and activities.
- Formulate sampling procedures and designs and develop forms and instructions for recording, evaluating, and reporting quality and reliability data.
- Recommend methods for improving utilization of personnel, material, and utilities.
- Evaluate precision and accuracy of production and testing equipment and engineering drawings to formulate corrective action plan.
- Communicate with management and user personnel to develop production and design standards.
- 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.
- Schedule deliveries based on production forecasts, material substitutions, storage and handling facilities, and maintenance requirements.
- 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.
- Draft and design layout of equipment, materials, and workspace to illustrate maximum efficiency using drafting tools and computer.
- Record or oversee recording of information to ensure currency of engineering drawings and documentation of production problems.
- Regulate and alter workflow schedules according to established manufacturing sequences and lead times to expedite production operations.
- Study operations sequence, material flow, functional statements, organization charts, and project information to determine worker functions and responsibilities.
- Confer with clients, vendors, staff, and management personnel regarding purchases, product and production specifications, manufacturing capabilities, or project status.
- Complete production reports, purchase orders, and material, tool, and equipment lists.
- Direct workers engaged in product measurement, inspection, and testing activities to ensure quality control and reliability.
- Apply statistical methods and perform mathematical calculations to determine manufacturing processes, staff requirements, and production standards.
- Plan and establish sequence of operations to fabricate and assemble parts or products and to promote efficient utilization.
Related Technology & Tools
- Hydraulic presses
- Signal generators
- Microcontrollers
- Motion control systems
- Audio amplifiers
- Anthropometers
- Digital cameras
- Programmable logic controller PLC controlled turntables
- Force plates
- Torsion meters
- Environmental ovens
- Programmable logic controllers PLC
- Time delay relay panel boxes
- Pressure transducers
- Multimeters
- Audio tape recorders
- Pulsed width modulation PWM drives
- Hydraulic power units
- Recording microphones
- Vibration tables
- Reverberant auditory test chambers
- Photometers
- Oxygen uptake measurement devices
- Radiometers
- Load cells
- Noise dosimeters
- Coordinate measuring machines CMM
- Octave band analyzers
- Camera controllers
- Optical benches
- Personal computers
- Fast Fourier transform FFT spectrum analyzers
- Sound level calibrators
- Potentiometers
- Variable frequency drives VFD
- Thermocouples
- Hardness testers
- Audiometers
- Heart rate monitors
- Anechoic auditory test chambers
- Inverted metallurgical microscopes
- Laser printers
- Tensile testers
- Electrophysics infrared cameras
- Electrogoniometers
- Sound level meters
- Audio equalizers
- Computer servers
- Heated environmental chambers
- Bentley MicroStation
- Microsoft Word
- Facilities planning software
- Data acquisition software
- Autodesk AutoCAD
- Wolfram Research Mathematica
- Oracle Retek
- A mathematical programming language AMPL
- Windward Technologies GRG2
- Statgraphics
- NeuralWare
- Warehouse management system WMS
- Dassault Systems SOLIDWORKS
- Hewlett Packard LoadRunner
- Materials requirement planning MRP software
- The MathWorks MATLAB
- MAYA I-DEAS
- Personnel scheduling software
- International TechneGroup IGESworks
- Neural network modeling software
- Sun Microsystems Java
- 3D Static Strength Prediction Program 3DSSPP
- Extensible markup language XML
- Human modeling software
- Automatic dynamic incremental nonlinear analysis ADINA
- Dassault Systemes CATIA
- Workcell simulation software
- Minitab
- Inventory management software
- EGS FeatureCAM
- User interface design software
- Adobe Systems Adobe Fireworks
- Microsoft Visual Studio
- Statistical software
- Decision support software
- Quality control software
- Microsoft Visual Basic
- Discrete event simulation software
- Microsoft Access
- Three-dimensional simulation translation software
- C++
- Process reengineering software
- Robotic simulation software
- UGS Solid Edge
- Time and motion analysis software
- Numerical control software
- National Instruments LabVIEW
- Yield management systems
- Facilities design software
- PTC Creo Parametric
- Dataxiom StatMost
- Dassasult Systemes Abaqus
- SAS
- Computer aided manufacturing CAM software
- Microsoft PowerPoint
- PMC KanbanSIM
- Microsoft Visio
- Stratasys FDM MedModeler
- ECHIP
- ProModel
- Allen Bradley PanelView
- Linux
- Finite element method FEM software
- Rockwell Automation Arena
- IBM Notes
- ETA Dynaform
- Mathsoft Mathcad
- Structured query language SQL
- Microsoft Office
- Optimization software
- Robotic control software
- Production flow analysis software
- Microsoft Project
- Main Injector Neutrino Oscillation Search MINOS software
- Assembly line balancing software
- MAGMA MAGMASOFT
- Computer numerical control CNC software
- Logic programming software
- Microsoft Visual Basic Scripting Edition VBScript
- Nupro CastView
- UGS Jack
- ILOG CPLEX
- Microsoft Excel
- Electronic breadboard software
- Maplesoft Maple
- Production scheduling and planning software
- Python
- Modular arrangement of predetermined time standards software MODAPTS
- Manhattan Associates PkMS Pickticket
- Task analysis software
- Rockwell RSLogix
- SAP
- Supply chain capacity planning software
- Human machine interface HMI software
- Design of experiments DOE software