Industrial engineers focus on how to get the work done most efficiently, balancing many factors—such as time, number of workers needed, available technology, actions workers need to take, achieving the end product with no errors, workers' safety, environmental concerns, and cost.
- Review production schedules, engineering specifications, process flows, and other information to understand methods and activities in manufacturing and services
- Conducting time studies to look into product costing and efficiency improvements
- Develop management control systems to make financial planning and cost analysis more efficient
- Identify processes in need of improvement
- Develop proposals for changes in processes with relevant justification
- To reduce waste and improve performance through study product requirements
- To develop methods and models to design manufacturing and information systems to meet those requirements most efficiently.
- Improve manufacturing efficiencies and product quality through the effective use of a project management mindset
- Communicate between operations, engineering, scheduling and production employees
- Oversee quality control procedures to resolve production problems or minimize costs.
- Design control systems to coordinate activities and production planning to ensure that products meet quality standards
- Assist the quality department in developing and maintaining product standards
- Standing in for quality technicians if needed regarding concrete testing and product inspections