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Plant & Engineering Roles in Manufacturing

Is a career in a plant or in engineering right for you?

Learn more about these roles in the manufacturing industry!

PLANT ROLES: Manufacturing Operations and Engineering

MANUFACTURING OPERATIONS

The ideal personality for a role in manufacturing operations is goal oriented. They are patient, persistent, and tolerant. They have a high degree of comprehension and are quick learners.

They interpret technical drawings and specifications that merge both the mechanical and technical mind. They are detail oriented, highly accurate, for whom math comes easy and like to build with their hands. A career in manufacturing operations requires physical and mental stamina.

ENGINEERING ROLES

The ideal personality for a role in engineering is curiosity. They excel at math, base decisions on data, and being highly intuitive they often find themselves testing boundaries and challenging the norm -- just to see if it will work.

Engineers constantly ask how, have a thirst for knowledge, and objectively considers every potential limitation -- and possibility -- of a design. They are process oriented, highly collaborative, critical thinkers, and are highly effective communicators. A career in engineering is the heart of any manufacturing environment.

Manufacturing Jobs, CNC Machinist

CNC Machinist

CNC Machinist fulfill the production schedule while producing machined components and examining the specifications to determine the setup needs. They maintains the functionality of equipment's holding such as fixtures, attachments, and cutting tools. Earnings for CNC Machinist varies from $33k-$60k depending on experience, job title, and responsibilities.

Minimum Educational Requirement: High School Diploma

Manufacturing Jobs, Health, Safety, & Environment Engineer

Health, Safety & Environment Engineer

HSE Engineers follow OSHA, EPA, state, municipal and corporate requirements to ensure health, safety, and environmental proction to all associates. They provide solutions, detect problems and perform inspections. Inspections can include, investigating incidents, machine evaluations, hazard assessment and regulatory reporting. Earnings for HSE Engineers varies from $50k-$150k depending on experience, job title, and responsibilities.

Minimum Educational Requirement: Bachelor's Degree

Manufacturing Jobs, Industrial Engineer

Industrial Engineer

Industrial Engineer identify sales possibilities and make use of direct and indirect distribution links. They asses client requirements, create solutions and interact with both current and future customers. Earnings for Industrial Engineer varies from $70k-$164k depending on experience, job title, and responsibilities.

Minimum Educational Requirement: Bachelor's Degree

Manufacturing Jobs, Maintenance Technician

Maintenance Technician

Maintenance technicians execute maintenance, safety inspections, electrical testing, establish infrastructure that complies with codes. They aid with equipment movement and assembly, support cleaning services, and perform diagnostics, troubleshoot electromechanical devices. Earnings for IT varies from $35k-$65k depending on experience, job title, and responsibilities.

Minimum Educational Requirement: High School Diploma

Manufacturing Jobs, Manufacturing Engineer

Manufacturing Engineer

Manufacturing engineers analyze customer requirements, design solutions, and interface with existing and potential customers, recognizing sales opportunities and leveraging direct and distribution connections. Earnings for Manufacturing Engineer varies from $78k-$168k depending on experience, job title, and responsibilities.

Minimum Educational Requirement: Bachelor's Degree

Manufacturing Jobs, Materials Planner/Buyer

Materials Planner/Buyer

Material planner/buyer plan and procure materials for customers based on forecaster needs or orders, working closely with customer service and production planning, requiring technical understanding of products and SAP software. Earnings for Material Planner/Buyers varies from $62k-$154k depending on experience, job title, and responsibilities.

Minimum Educational Requirement: Bachelor's Degree

Manufacturing Jobs, Mechanical Assembler

Mechanical Assembler

Mechanical Assemblers pick and stage material production orders based on a schedule. They assemble, test, and break down equipment. they run test, reports and perform routine maintenance test stands. Earnings for Mechanical Assembler varies from $33k-$69k depending on experience, job title, and responsibilities.

Minimum Educational Requirement: High School Diploma

Manufacturing Jobs, Production Planner

Production Planner

Production planner collaborates with customer service, material planning, and production management, ensuring accurate production orders based on needs and actual customer orders, requiring technical expertise and SAP software. Earnings for Production Planner varies from $62k-$140k depending on experience, job title, and responsibilities.

Minimum Educational Requirement: Bachelor's Degree

Manufacturing Jobs, Quality Engineer

Quality Engineer

Quality engineers are responsible for inspections, documenting mistakes, and resolving issues. They work with different departments g to resolve any issues and develop follow-up actions based on their analyzations. Earnings for Quality Engineers varies from $74k-$158k depending on experience, job title, and responsibilities.

Minimum Educational Requirement: Bachelor's Degree

Manufacturing Jobs, Quality Technician

Quality Technician

Quality technicians are responsible for providing quality support in process improvements and daily issues. They address quality concerns and provide solutions. Earnings for Quality Technicians varies from $37k-$90k depending on experience, job title, and responsibilities.

Minimum Educational Requirement: Associate’s Degree+

Research and Development, Controls Engineer

Controls Engineer

Controls Engineers design and develop control architecture for mechatronic systems and turnkey solutions. They also program motion control, PLC, and collect data and analysis. Earnings for Controls Engineer varies from $80k-$205k depending on experience, job title, and responsibilities.

Minimum Educational Requirement: Bachelor's Degree

Research and Development, Electrical Engineer

Electrical Engineer

Electrical Engineers design and create test systems, turnkey solutions, and electrical engineering solutions for mechatronic systems. This includes panel and electrical schematic design. Earnings for Electrical Engineer varies from $75k-$195k depending on experience, job title, and responsibilities.

Minimum Educational Requirement: Bachelor's Degree

Research and Development, Mechanical Engineer

Mechanical Engineer

Design and create component and/or mechatronic systems for factory automation. They generate CAD assembly and detail drawings for manufacture. Mechanical Engineers maintain inventory of materials, part numbers, and specifications. Earnings for Mechanical Engineers varies from $73k-$190k depending on experience, job title, and responsibilities.

Minimum Educational Requirement: Bachelor's Degree