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Career: Manufacturing Engineering Technologists
Job Description
Apply engineering theory and technical skills to support manufacturing engineering activities. Develop tools, implement designs and integrate machinery, equipment and computer technologies to ensure effective manufacturing processes.
Job Tasks
Importance %age |
Task Description |
100
|
Recommend corrective or preventive actions to assure or improve product quality or reliability. |
100
|
Prepare layouts, drawings, or sketches of machinery and equipment such as shop tooling, scale layouts, and new equipment design using drafting equipment or computer-aided design software. |
100
|
Identify and implement new manufacturing technologies, processes, or equipment. |
100
|
Identify opportunities for improvements in quality, cost, or efficiency of automation equipment. |
100
|
Monitor or measure manufacturing processes to identify ways to reduce losses, decrease time requirements, or improve quality. |
100
|
Develop or maintain programs associated with automated production equipment. |
100
|
Install and evaluate manufacturing equipment, materials, or components. |
100
|
Oversee equipment start-up, characterization, qualification, or release. |
100
|
Develop manufacturing infrastructure to integrate or deploy new manufacturing processes. |
96
|
Coordinate equipment purchases, installations, or transfers. |
96
|
Select material quantities and processing methods needed to achieve efficient production. |
96
|
Estimate manufacturing costs. |
96
|
Create computer applications for manufacturing processes or operations using computer-aided design (CAD) or computer-assisted manufacturing (CAM) tools. |
92
|
Ensure adherence to safety rules and practices. |
92
|
Verify weights, measurements, counts, or calculations and record results on batch records. |
92
|
Design plant layouts and production facilities. |
88
|
Develop production, inventory, or quality assurance programs. |
88
|
Operate complex processing equipment. |
88
|
Train manufacturing technicians on topics such as safety, health, fire prevention, and quality. |
80
|
Plan, estimate, or schedule production work. |
72
|
Erect manufacturing engineering equipment. |
44
|
Perform routine equipment maintenance. |
Work Activities
Importance %age |
Activity Description |
76
|
Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge
|
75
|
Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work
|
74
|
Processing Information
|
73
|
Drafting, Laying Out, and Specifying Technical Devices, Parts, and Equipment
|
73
|
Thinking Creatively
|
69
|
Monitor Processes, Materials, or Surroundings
|
69
|
Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates
|
68
|
Controlling Machines and Processes
|
67
|
Getting Information
|
67
|
Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships
|
67
|
Analyzing Data or Information
|
66
|
Making Decisions and Solving Problems
|
63
|
Interacting With Computers
|
63
|
Provide Consultation and Advice to Others
|
62
|
Coordinating the Work and Activities of Others
|
61
|
Scheduling Work and Activities
|
61
|
Communicating with Persons Outside Organization
|
60
|
Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events
|
59
|
Documenting/Recording Information
|
59
|
Monitoring and Controlling Resources
|
59
|
Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Material
|
58
|
Interpreting the Meaning of Information for Others
|
58
|
Resolving Conflicts and Negotiating with Others
|
58
|
Developing and Building Teams
|
58
|
Judging the Qualities of Things, Services, or People
|
57
|
Coaching and Developing Others
|
57
|
Estimating the Quantifiable Characteristics of Products, Events, or Information
|
57
|
Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards
|
55
|
Guiding, Directing, and Motivating Subordinates
|
52
|
Training and Teaching Others
|
52
|
Developing Objectives and Strategies
|
51
|
Handling and Moving Objects
|
50
|
Repairing and Maintaining Mechanical Equipment
|
46
|
Staffing Organizational Units
|
46
|
Repairing and Maintaining Electronic Equipment
|
45
|
Selling or Influencing Others
|
43
|
Performing Administrative Activities
|
42
|
Performing General Physical Activities
|
38
|
Assisting and Caring for Others
|
30
|
Operating Vehicles, Mechanized Devices, or Equipment
|
27
|
Performing for or Working Directly with the Public
|