2141-Industrial and Production Engineers

Job Title: 

Industrial and Production Engineers

Job Description: 

Investigates and reviews the utilisation of personnel, facilities, equipment and materials, current operational processes and established practices, to recommend improvement in the efficiency of operations in a variety of commercial and industrial environments.

Tasks: 

Advising management on new production methods, techniques and equipment

Linked Education ( CESM Codes ) : 

828 - Industrial Engineering

Specific Occupations: 

214101 - Industrial Engineer
Description : Investigates and reviews the utilisation of personnel, facilities, equipment and materials, current operational processes and established practices, to recommend improvement in the efficiency of operations in a variety of commercial, industrial and production environments.
Green Occupation : Yes
Green Skill : NoTrade : No
Specializations : Produce Process Engineer, Automation and Control Engineer, Enterprise Resource Management Engineer, Health and Safety Engineer, Industrial Efficiency Engineer, Manufacturing Logistics Engineer, Manufacturing Technology Engineer, Operations Research Engineer, Plant Engineer, Process Design Engineer, Process Engineer, Quality Management Engineer, Safety Engineer, Supply Chain Management Engineer, Value Engineering

214102 - Industrial Engineering Technologist
Description : Analyses and modifies new and existing industrial engineering technologies and applies them in the testing and implementation of industrial engineering projects.
Green Occupation : Yes
Green Skill : NoTrade : No
Specializations : Produce Process Technologist, Fabrication Technologist, Manufacturing Logistics Technologist, Manufacturing Technologist, Operations Research Technologist, Process Design Technologist, Process Technologist, Quality Management Technologist, Safety Engineering Technologist, Supply Chain Technologist, Value Engineering Technologist

214103 - Production Engineer
Description : Devises methods to improve extraction and production and determines the need for new or modified tool designs.
Green Occupation : No
Green Skill : YesTrade : No
Specializations : Fabrication Engineer, Robotics and Production Automation Engineer

214104 - Production Engineering Technologist
Description : Analyses and modifies new and existing production technologies and applies them in the testing and implementation of production processes..
Green Occupation : No
Green Skill : YesTrade : No
Specializations : Automation and Control Technologist, Clothing Production Technologist, Footwear Production Technologist, Industrial Machinery Technologist, Leather Production Technologist, Robotics and Production Automation Technologist, Rubber Production Technologist, Textile Production Technologist

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Source Of Info: 

Source : Organising Framework for Occupations (OFO) 2013, Department of Higher Education and Training, Republic of South Africa