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Description
Industrial and manufacturing engineers conduct studies, and develop and supervise programs to achieve the best use of equipment, human resources, technology, materials and procedures to enhance efficiency and productivity. They are employed in consulting firms, manufacturing and processing companies, in government, financial, health care and other institutions, or they may be self-employed.
Job Titles
- Computer integrated manufacturing (CIM) engineer
- Fire prevention engineer
- Industrial engineer
- Manufacturing engineer
- Plant engineer
- Production engineer
- Quality control engineer
- Safety engineer
- Work measurement engineer
Main Duties
- Plan and design plant layouts and facilities
- Study new machinery and facilities and recommend or select efficient combinations
- Develop flexible or integrated manufacturing systems and procedures
- Conduct studies and implement programs to determine optimum inventory levels for production and to allow optimum utilization of machinery, materials and resources
- Analyze costs of production
- Design, develop and conduct time studies and work simplification programs
- Determine human resource and skill requirements and develop training programs
- Develop performance standards, evaluation systems and wage and incentive programs
- Conduct studies of the reliability and performance of plant facilities and production or administrative systems
- Develop maintenance standards, schedules and programs
- Establish programs and conduct studies to enhance industrial health and safety or to identify and correct fire and other hazards
- Evaluate or assess industrial facilities
- Supervise technicians, technologists, analysts, administrative staff and other engineers.
Workplaces
- Consulting businesses
- Financial institutions
- Government institutions
- Health care and other institutions
- Manufacturing firms
- Processing companies
- Self-employed
Skills
- Decision Making
- Evaluation
- Monitoring
- Numeracy
- Oral Communication: Oral Expression
Abilities
- Categorization Flexibility
- Fluency of Ideas
- Information Ordering
- Mathematical Reasoning
- Numerical Ability
Personal Attributes
- Analytical Thinking
- Attention to Detail
- Innovativeness
- Active Learning
- Adaptability
Similar Occupations
- Engineering managers (20010)
- Mechanical engineers (21301)
- Computer engineers (except software engineers and designers) (21311)
- Metallurgical and materials engineers (21322)
- Organizational analyst (in 11201.00 Professional occupations in business management consulting)
Source: OaSIS
Employment Outlook
The employment outlook will be good for Industrial and manufacturing engineers (NOC 21321) in Prince Edward Island for the 2022-2024 period.
The following factors contributed to this outlook:
- Employment growth will lead to several new positions.
- Not many positions will become available due to retirements.
- There are a small number of unemployed workers with recent experience in this occupation.
Here are some key facts about Industrial and manufacturing engineers in Prince Edward Island:
- Approximately 50 people worked in this occupation in May 2021.
- Industrial and manufacturing engineers mainly work in the following sectors:
- Chemical manufacturing (NAICS 325): 42%
- Fabricated metal product manufacturing (NAICS 332): 31%
- Architectural, engineering and design services (NAICS 5413): 14%
- Other manufacturing (NAICS 313-316, 323-324, 326-327, 331, 334-335, 337, 339): 13%
- 70% of industrial and manufacturing engineers work all year, while 30% work only part of the year, compared to 59% and 41% respectively among all occupations. Those who worked only part of the year did so for an average of 46 weeks compared to 41 weeks for all occupations.
- The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is:
- no high school diploma: n/a
- high school diploma or equivalent: n/a
- apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: n/a
- college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor’s: n/a
- bachelor’s degree: 56% compared to 17% for all occupations
- university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: 33% compared to 8% for all occupations
Source: Job Bank
Prevailing Wages
| AREA | LOW | MEDIAN | HIGH |
|---|---|---|---|
| PEI | N/A | $38.88 | N/A |
| Canada | $27.14 | $43.03 | $69.71 |
Training
There are no known training programs for this occupation in PEI. If you are aware of a local training program, please contact us.
More Info
View the full occupational profile with details on work characteristics, interests, employment requirements and more on the Occupational and Skills Information System (OaSIS) website.
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