Industrial production managers may be in charge of the entire plant or simply one section, depending on the size of the factory. They are in charge of implementing quality control procedures to ensure that the completed product satisfies a certain standard of quality. They often pick from several manufacturing-industry-standard systems, such as ISO 9000 or Six Sigma. These systems assist management in identifying product defects, determining the reason for the fault, and resolving the problem that caused it. Management, for example, may conclude that components from an independent source are to blame for a problem. After that, the management may engage with the supplier to enhance production performance. The manufacturing process and a neighboring office are where consumer spending managers spend their time. They may be required to wear protective clothing such as helmets or protection glasses when operating in the manufacturing area. The majority of industrial production managers work full-time and for lengthy periods. Managers at some institutions work night or weekend hours and must be available to respond to crises at any time.

Eligibility Criteria

• Must possess at least 50% aggregate from a recognized institution in 12th, from any board PUC/CBSE/ICSE/ISC, etc. However, the cut-off margin varies with the selection process of different colleges.
• Should procure a valid score in entrance exams such as JEE-MAINS/CET/VITEEE/JEE-Advanced, etc. Different colleges offer their own entrance exams if you don’t have a satisfactory score in JEE or other competitive exams – colleges like NMIMS, Symbiosis International University, XUB, Andhra University, LPU, etc. Every state offers their own entrance exam as well.
• One must earn a degree in B.Sc/B.Tech or a Diploma to become an Industrial Production Manager. This is a basic qualification you must require to enroll in this line of work.
• An M.Tech in Mechanical Engineering can also prove to be helpful while looking for a higher degree and better learning.

Tasks to perform

• Examine operating calendars or production plans to make judgments about inventories, personnel, work processes, or production schedules, while keeping in mind financial and time restrictions.
• Establish and maintain quality requirements, evaluating raw marketing material or conducting testing throughout processing to ensure that completed goods meet predetermined criteria.
• Cultivate existing understanding of the manufacturing quality sector by consulting published research on material usage, technological innovations, and statistical research.
• Organize or provide recommendations for facilities or technology management and modifications, including machinery replacements.
• Establish budgeting for suppliers, commodities, and project management, and authorise expenditures to ensure that materials, people, and equipment are used efficiently to achieve production goals.

Knowledge required

• Finance and Management – Understanding of corporate governance concepts and procedures, as well as capital industry, finance, and business information monitoring and interpretation.
• Legal System — Awareness of statutes, political systems, court processes, jury decisions, federal regulation, executive actions, department guidelines and the constitutional legislative process is needed in politics and government.
• Apprehension of Physics — Predictive analytics of basic phenomena, laws, their interactions, and fluid, substance, and air mechanics interpretation techniques, and mechanical, electric, atomic and subatomic structures and processes understanding.
• Arithmetic Prowess — Being able to evaluate and interpret various mathematical equations and use them to address complex problems in arithmetic, geometry, calculus, and other areas.
• Administration and Conduct — Knowledge of the market and management concepts used in strategic planning, capital distribution, human resource modelling, technical leadership, manufacturing processes, personnel and asset implementation.

Skills required

• Rational interpretation — Use of rationality and inference to distinguish the positives and disadvantages of creative improvements, assumptions, or responses to situations.
• Method of Learning — Practises and processes for selecting and implementing strength and conditioning approaches and techniques that are suitable for the case when learning or introducing new items.
• Surveillance — Entails keeping track of and evaluating your own, other people's, or organisations' results in order to make changes or take disciplinary measures.
• Strategic Thinking — Evaluating the possible expenses and advantages of various decisions in order to recognise the best one.
• Processes Assessment — Entails identifying metrics or indices of service quality as well as the steps required to enhance or change effectiveness in relation to the system's objectives.

Job roles offered

Once you procure the required qualifications for becoming an Industrial Production Manager, a myriad of options are open to you. There are multiple projects you can undertake throughout this line or work, and there are many other fields you can branch out to.

• Factory Manager: Factory managers are in charge of the personnel and the machinery they use on the shop floor. They are in charge of making judgments on manufacturing strategies and carrying them out. Years of experience working on the production floor and developing technical knowledge of the machinery are required for this position. Manufacturers such as automotive, packaging materials, petrochemical, pharmacological, automotive components, and household appliances employ factory managers. Factory managers have a workspace on-site, but they tour the factory floor often to ensure that both the machinery and the people are functioning at peak efficiency. The majority of manufacturing executives work standard office hours.
• Quality Manager: A quality manager's job is to make sure that all of the company's goods fulfill the needs and aspirations of customers. This organization's daily responsibilities include monitoring performance management and checking goods during the manufacturing process to guarantee compliance. When products fail to satisfy quality requirements, the quality manager is in charge of disposing and denying the production, as well as recording the grounds why it is required to reach the quality criteria. Progression to a management role or directorship is common career advances for quality managers.
• Material Planner: The material planner is an important member of the production team because he or she oversees the movement of supplies required for all activities. These planners guarantee that their company's operating supplies are never in short supply. They work in a range of situations, both as members of a collective and on their own. Material planners may be needed to do physically demanding tasks such as inventories surveys and manufacture line inspections, according to the industry and kind of manufacturing. They may also be forced to labor in non-climate controlled environments. They generally work standard daytime hours, although they may be forced to work late or on weekends to complete big orders or solve production difficulties.
• Quality Supervisor: Quality supervisors oversee and administer a corporation's safety certification and control processes, ensuring that items are delivered on time and that customers are satisfied. Quality supervisors are the decision-makers between items being manufactured and reaching the hands of customers, from managing a team of quality control analysts to applying best practices throughout the manufacturing process. People who work in this position are dedicated to ensuring that a product is delivered as smoothly as possible. Quality supervisors, particularly in bigger companies, supervise a team of highly qualified assurance analyzers, who are the "front line" employees. Quality supervisors, as the managers of these analyzers, must express expectations effectively and ensure that their team is properly informed on the current manufacturing requirements.
• Winemaker: A winemaker, sometimes known as an enologist or winery, is in charge of overseeing the whole winemaking operation, from grape gathering to smashing, brewing, aging, combining, and packaging. They use a combination of scientific principles and practical expertise to change the chemical makeup of wine and make important decisions depending on acidity, glucose, sulfur, and histamine concentrations. Viticulturists, or grapes producers who operate for wineries or individually held vineyards, are also supervised by winemakers. In smaller wineries, a winemaker's responsibilities may start with grape planting and continue to marketing and selling the finished product. In general, a winemaker's responsibilities begin with determining the best time to harvest depending on the dryness, freshness, and acidity qualities of the berries. The position may entail overseeing the harvesting and shipping operations.

Career opportunities

Industrial Production Managers can opt for various fields of work in the companies listed below:

• Seven Rocks International
• ImpactQA
• Atlas Copco
• Oracle
• Bunge
• Accenture
• Flipkart
• NatWest Group
• Lam Research
• VmWare

Colleges offering courses

• MIT Manipal - Manipal Institute of Technology
• VIT Vellore - Vellore Institute of Technology
• DTU Delhi - Delhi Technological University
• IIT Delhi - Indian Institute of Technology
• MNNIT Allahabad - Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology Allahabad Prayagraj
• PEC Chandigarh - Punjab Engineering College
• IIT Roorkee - Indian Institute of Technology
• NIT Jalandhar - Dr B R Ambedkar National Institute of Technology
• MBM Engineering College, Jodhpur
• JSS Science and Technology University, Mysuru