Manufacturing / Operations
SENIOR MANUFACTURING/OPERATIONS EXECUTIVE
Reports to Company Senior Executive. Responsible for the efficient manufacture of authorized products. Usually includes long range planning, budgetary control, process development, plant and industrial engineering, production planning, inventory management.
MAJOR PLANT OR FACTORY MANAGER
Reports to and assists the Senior Manufacturing Executive. Responsible for a total operation or plant including staff services such as personnel, quality control, engineering, production control.
PRODUCTION MANAGER
Reports to the Plant Manager or Senior Manufacturing Executive. Responsible for the manufacturing process in a plant or major area. Generally does not supervise supporting functions such as personnel, purchasing. Directs the activities of a group of First Line Supervisors.
MANUFACTURING FIRST LINE SUPERVISOR
Responsible for the efficient operation of a manufacturing department including the supervision of operators and responsibility for costs, quality, housekeeping, etc. Directs staff through subordinate supervision such as lead hand. Usually considered the first Management level.
PLANT ENGINEER
Supervises activity through First Line Supervisors. Responsible for installation and maintenance of equipment, operation of a machine shop, generation and supply of steam power and the distribution of electrical power; maintenance of buildings; stores and store records and other related services. May be a Mechanical, Electrical, Industrial, Process Engineer.
MAINTENANCE SUPERVISOR
Reports to Plant Engineer level. Oversees plant and equipment in a clean and workable manner. Oversees the installation of equipment, mechanical stores. Operates Machine Shop. Supervises machine shop.
MATERIALS MANAGER
Usually reports to Senior Manufacturing Executive or Plant Manager. Responsible for control and movement of materials in and out of manufacturing plants and/or warehouses. Plans and administers programs and procedures in purchasing, production scheduling and control, inventory and warehouse, stock control, customer service, traffic and shipping.
PRODUCTION PLANNING AND SCHEDULING MANAGER
Determines when, in what quantity, and where products are to be manufactured; prepares breakdown of sales forecasts to manufacturing requirements; manages inventory i.e. storekeeping and store control; schedules and releases orders to factory, follows-up and expedites production; reports on performance. Usually reports to Plant Manager or Materials Manager.