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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.

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SEMTA:TheSectorSkillsCouncilforScience,EngineeringandManufacturingTechnologies

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