Industrial Production Manager

Industrial Production managers plan, direct, or coordinate the work activities for manufacturing products. They strike a fine balance between the duties of an engineer and the responsibilities of a leader. If you enjoy the technical aspects of an engineer and enjoy collaborating with and, leading other engineers to successful outcomes, do check out this career!

A Typical Day

Coordinate production, processing, and distribution for many types of manufacturing and industry.
Develop or implement production tracking or quality control systems.
Communicating with your team to resolve production or processing problems.
Hire, train, evaluate, or discharge staff or resolve interpersonal conflicts.
Writing production reports or personnel records.
Set and monitor product standards to ensure finished quality products.
Create budgets for supplies to efficiently meet production targets.
Begin and coordinate inventory or cost control programs.
Coordinate facility maintenance or modification, including the replacement of machines.

Recommended Credentials

Bachelor’s Degree

Education & Training

Regional employers often hire graduates of these programs.

Northwest Lower Michigan

Engineering Program Requirements
— Northwestern Michigan College

Elsewhere in Michigan

Engineering Management, BS
— Michigan Tech University
Manufacturing Engineering Technology
— Lake Superior State University
Department of Industrial Manufacturing and Engineering
— Kettering University

Explore This Career

Try it before you buy it!

Practice your interpersonal and critical thinking skills. Get involved in clubs at your school like FIRST, student government, and other leadership or engineering groups.

The Local Advantage Learning Pathway

Pathway 1

Take classes at Northwest Education Services’ (formerly TBAISD) Career Tech Center. They have many programs to prepare you for any engineering profession!

Engineering Academy