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What is an Industrial Production Manager?

Industrial Production Manager Example Plan, direct, or coordinate the work activities and resources necessary for manufacturing products in accordance with cost, quality, and quantity specifications.

What Do Industrial Production Managers Do On a Daily Basis?

  • Direct or coordinate production, processing, distribution, or marketing activities of industrial organizations.
  • Maintain current knowledge of the quality control field, relying on current literature pertaining to materials use, technological advances, or statistical studies.
  • Prepare and maintain production reports or personnel records.
  • Negotiate materials prices with suppliers.
  • Review plans and confer with research or support staff to develop new products or processes.
  • Institute employee suggestion or involvement programs.

Things an Industrial Production Manager Should Know How to Do

When polled, Industrial Production Managers say the following skills are most frequently used in their jobs:

Monitoring: Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action.

Speaking: Talking to others to convey information effectively.

Critical Thinking: Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems.

Coordination: Adjusting actions in relation to others’ actions.

Time Management: Managing one’s own time and the time of others.

Judgment and Decision Making: Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one.

Other Industrial Production Manager Job Titles

  • Quality Assurance Supervisor (QA Supervisor)
  • Demand Planner
  • General Production Manager
  • Concrete Mixing Plant Superintendent
  • Manufacturer

Industrial Production Manager Employment Estimates

There were about 170,600 jobs for Industrial Production Manager in 2016 (in the United States). There is little to no growth in job opportunities for Industrial Production Manager. The BLS estimates 11,600 yearly job openings in this field.

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The states with the most job growth for Industrial Production Manager are Nevada, Utah, and Arizona. Watch out if you plan on working in Alaska, Vermont, or Kansas. These states have the worst job growth for this type of profession.

Average Industrial Production Managers Salary

The typical yearly salary for Industrial Production Managers is somewhere between $63,470 and $172,150.

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Industrial Production Managers who work in Delaware, New Hampshire, or Wyoming, make the highest salaries.

Below is a list of the median annual salaries for Industrial Production Managers in different U.S. states.

State Annual Mean Salary
Alabama $103,430
Alaska $121,790
Arizona $100,050
Arkansas $97,770
California $123,110
Colorado $128,380
Connecticut $129,810
Delaware $133,760
Florida $107,160
Georgia $104,120
Hawaii $95,040
Idaho $101,150
Illinois $104,540
Indiana $98,840
Iowa $98,040
Kansas $99,270
Kentucky $97,340
Louisiana $116,280
Maine $97,400
Maryland $124,890
Massachusetts $126,630
Michigan $118,760
Minnesota $114,800
Mississippi $97,780
Missouri $104,010
Montana $127,380
Nebraska $100,900
Nevada $107,330
New Hampshire $133,840
New Jersey $133,020
New Mexico $109,170
New York $132,480
North Carolina $112,400
North Dakota $104,450
Ohio $109,190
Oklahoma $105,780
Oregon $95,690
Pennsylvania $111,500
Rhode Island $128,570
South Carolina $115,760
South Dakota $101,810
Tennessee $101,670
Texas $122,810
Utah $94,590
Vermont $115,180
Virginia $120,070
Washington $128,600
West Virginia $108,490
Wisconsin $110,250
Wyoming $126,920

Tools & Technologies Used by Industrial Production Managers

Below is a list of the types of tools and technologies that Industrial Production Managers may use on a daily basis:

  • Microsoft Excel
  • Microsoft Word
  • Microsoft Office
  • Microsoft PowerPoint
  • Microsoft Outlook
  • SAP
  • Microsoft Project
  • Autodesk AutoCAD
  • Adobe Systems Adobe Acrobat
  • Adobe Systems Adobe Photoshop
  • Database software
  • IBM Notes
  • FileMaker Pro
  • Adobe Systems Adobe InDesign
  • Oracle PeopleSoft
  • Computer aided design CAD software
  • Minitab
  • Oracle JD Edwards EnterpriseOne
  • Supervisory control and data acquisition SCADA software
  • PTC Creo Parametric

How to Become an Industrial Production Manager

Individuals working as an Industrial Production Manager have obtained the following education levels:

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How many years of work experience do I need?

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Who Employs Industrial Production Managers?

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The table below shows the approximate number of Industrial Production Managers employed by various industries.

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