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Planning, Process and Production Technicians

Overview

£23,256 Entry Level Salary

£34,830 Average Salary

£58,045 Potential Salary

Daily Tasks

  • Plans the cost impact and staff resources for projects.
  • Reviews and analyses production data.
  • Ensures effective completion and implementation of detailed instructions on processes, work methods and quality and safety standards for workers.
  • Ensures accuracy of manufacturing and testing equipment.
  • Plans and coordinates maintenance activities involved in manufacturing and processing procedures.
  • Ensures implementation of inspection, testing and evaluation methods for bought-in materials, components, semi-finished and finished products.
  • Supports implementation of plans of sequence of operations and completion dates for each phase of production or processing.
  • Supports professional engineers in reviewing safety, quality, accuracy, reliability and contractual requirements.
  • Liaises with materials buying, storing and controlling departments to ensure a steady flow of supplies.
  • Works with engineers on production control methods to monitor operational efficiency and helps to eliminate potential hazards and bottlenecks in production.
  • Works from, and helps implement, professional engineers’ drawings and specifications for equipment and layout, and helps implement modifications required for existing plant machinery/layout.
  • Supports planning and production engineers in assessing existing and alternative production methods.

Education Requirements

Required Level Percentage achieved
Level 0 1%
Level 1 7%
Level 2 22%
Level 3 19%
Level 4-5 (Higher Education) 17%
Level 6 (Bachelors) 27%
Level 7 (Masters or equivalent) 3%
Level 8 (Doctorate) 5%

1 Annual Opening

Job counts include both employed and self-employed persons, and do not distinguish between full- and part-time jobs.

Skills & Knowledge Employers Are Asking For

Over the past year, employers in Lincolnshire have asked for the following skills & Knowledge in their job postings for Marketing and Commercial Managers.

Skills

Knowledge

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