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Aproductionmanagerisinvolvedwiththeplanning,coordinationandcontrolofmanufacturingprocesses.Theyensurethatgoodsandservicesareproducedefficientlyandthatthecorrectamountisproducedattherightcostandlevelofquality.
Thescopeofthejobdependsonthenatureoftheproductionsystem:
jobbingmassprocessbatchproduction.
Manycompaniesareinvolvedinseveraltypesofproduction,addingtothecomplexityofthejob.Mostproductionmanagersareresponsibleforbothhumanandmaterialresources.
Thejobroleisalsoreferredtoasoperationsmanager.
TypicalworkactivitiesTheexactnatureoftheworkwilldependonthesizeoftheemployingorganisation.However,taskstypicallyinvolve:
overseeingtheproductionprocess,drawingupaproductionscheduleensuringthattheproductioniscosteffectivemakingsurethatproductsareproducedontimeandareofgoodqualityworkingoutthehumanandmaterialresourcesneededdraftingatimescaleforthejob
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estimatingcostsandsettingthequalitystandardsmonitoringtheproductionprocessesandadjustingschedulesasneededbeingresponsiblefortheselectionandmaintenanceofequipmentmonitoringproductstandardsandimplementingqualitycontrolprogrammesliaisingamongdifferentdepartments,e.g.suppliers,managersworkingwithmanagerstoimplementthecompany'spoliciesandgoalsensuringthathealthandsafetyguidelinesarefollowedsupervisingandmotivatingateamofworkersreviewingworkerperformanceidentifyingtrainingneeds.
Aproductionmanagerisinvolvedinthepreproduction(planning)stageaswellastheproduction(controlandsupervision)stage.
Alargepartofproductionmanagementinvolvesdealingwithpeople,particularlythosewhoworkinyourteam.
Productionmanagersarealsoinvolvedwithproductdesignandpurchasing.Inasmallfirmyoumayhavetomakemanyofthedecisionsyourself,butinalargerorganisationplanners,controllers,productionengineersandproductionsupervisorswillassistyou.
Inprogressivefirms,theproductionmanager'sroletendstobemorecloselyintegratedwithotherfunctions,suchasmarketing,salesandfinance.
Furtherinformation
SEMTA:TheSectorSkillsCouncilforScience,EngineeringandManufacturingTechnologies
WrittenbyAGCASeditors Date:June2014
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