Industrial & Manufacturing Engineers
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NOC 2021: 21321 / NOC 2016: 2141
Job Description
Industrial and manufacturing engineers carry out studies, and develop and supervise programs to best use equipment, human resources, technology, materials and procedures to improve efficiency and productivity.
You perform the following duties:
- plan and design plant layouts and facilities
- study new machinery and facilities, and recommend or select efficient combinations
- develop flexible or combined manufacturing systems and procedures
- carry out studies and put into use programs to determine the best inventory levels for production, and the best use of machinery, materials and resources
- analyze costs of production
- design, develop and carry out time studies and work simplification programs
- develop performance standards, evaluation systems and wage and incentive programs
- carry out studies of the reliability and performance of plant facilities and production or administrative systems
Sources: WorkBC Career Profile for Industrial & Manufacturing Engineers, Career Cruising - profile for "Industrial Engineer"