INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING TECHNICIAN

Job Definition:

Job Description:

• Apply engineering theory and principles to problems of industrial layout or manufacturing production, usually under the direction of engineering staff. May study and record time, motion, method, and speed involved in performance of production, maintenance, clerical, and other worker operations for such purposes as establishing standard production rates or improving efficiency.

Duties and Tasks:

• 1) Recommend revision to methods of operation, material handling, equipment layout, or other changes to increase production or improve standards.
• 2) Study time, motion, methods, and speed involved in maintenance, production, and other operations to establish standard production rate and improve efficiency.
• 3) Interpret engineering drawings, schematic diagrams, or formulas and confer with management or engineering staff to determine quality and reliability standards.
• 4) Recommend modifications to existing quality or production standards to achieve optimum quality within limits of equipment capability.
• 5) Aid in planning work assignments in accordance with worker performance, machine capacity, production schedules, and anticipated delays.
• 6) Observe worker using equipment to verify that equipment is being operated and maintained according to quality assurance standards.
• 7) Observe workers operating equipment or performing tasks to determine time involved and fatigue rate, using timing devices.
• 8) Prepare charts, graphs, and diagrams to illustrate workflow, routing, floor layouts, material handling, and machine utilization.
• 9) Evaluate data and write reports to validate or indicate deviations from existing standards.
• 10) Read worker logs, product processing sheets, and specification sheets, to verify that records adhere to quality assurance specifications.
• 11) Prepare graphs or charts of data or enter data into computer for analysis.
• 12) Record test data, applying statistical quality control procedures.
• 13) Select products for tests at specified stages in production process, and test products for performance characteristics and adherence to specifications.
• 14) Compile and evaluate statistical data to determine and maintain quality and reliability of products.

Activities:

• 1) Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates — Providing information to supervisors, co-workers, and subordinates by telephone, in written form, e-mail, or in person.
• 2) Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events — Identifying information by categorizing, estimating, recognizing differences or similarities, and detecting changes in circumstances or events.
• 3) Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships — Developing constructive and cooperative working relationships with others, and maintaining them over time.
• 4) Documenting/Recording Information — Entering, transcribing, recording, storing, or maintaining information in written or electronic/magnetic form.
• 5) Interacting With Computers — Using computers and computer systems (including hardware and software) to program, write software, set up functions, enter data, or process information.
• 6) Getting Information — Observing, receiving, and otherwise obtaining information from all relevant sources.
• 7) Monitor Processes, Materials, or Surroundings — Monitoring and reviewing information from materials, events, or the environment, to detect or assess problems.
• 8) Analyzing Data or Information — Identifying the underlying principles, reasons, or facts of information by breaking down information or data into separate parts.
• 9) Processing Information — Compiling, coding, categorizing, calculating, tabulating, auditing, or verifying information or data.
• 10) Thinking Creatively — Developing, designing, or creating new applications, ideas, relationships, systems, or products, including artistic contributions.
• 11) Making Decisions and Solving Problems — Analyzing information and evaluating results to choose the best solution and solve problems.
• 12) Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work — Developing specific goals and plans to prioritize, organize, and accomplish your work.
• 13) Drafting, Laying Out, and Specifying Technical Devices, Parts, and Equipment — Providing documentation, detailed instructions, drawings, or specifications to tell others about how devices, parts, equipment, or structures are to be fabricated, constructed, assembled, modified, maintained, or used.
• 14) Estimating the Quantifiable Characteristics of Products, Events, or Information — Estimating sizes, distances, and quantities; or determining time, costs, resources, or materials needed to perform a work activity.
• 15) Interpreting the Meaning of Information for Others — Translating or explaining what information means and how it can be used.
• 16) Scheduling Work and Activities — Scheduling events, programs, and activities, as well as the work of others.
• 17) Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge — Keeping up-to-date technically and applying new knowledge to your job.
• 18) Coordinating the Work and Activities of Others — Getting members of a group to work together to accomplish tasks.
• 19) Judging the Qualities of Things, Services, or People — Assessing the value, importance, or quality of things or people.
• 20) Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Material — Inspecting equipment, structures, or materials to identify the cause of errors or other problems or defects.
• 21) Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards — Using relevant information and individual judgment to determine whether events or processes comply with laws, regulations, or standards.

Abilities:

• 1) Oral Expression — The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand
• 2) Oral Comprehension — The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences.
• 3) Written Comprehension — The ability to read and understand information and ideas presented in writing.
• 4) Written Expression — The ability to communicate information and ideas in writing so others will understand.
• 5) Speech Recognition — The ability to identify and understand the speech of another person.
• 6) Speech Clarity — The ability to speak clearly so others can understand you.
• 7) Problem Sensitivity — The ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong. It does not involve solving the problem, only recognizing there is a problem.
• 8) Information Ordering — The ability to arrange things or actions in a certain order or pattern according to a specific rule or set of rules (e.g., patterns of numbers, letters, words, pictures, mathematical operations).
• 9) Near Vision — The ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer).
• 10) Inductive Reasoning — The ability to combine pieces of information to form general rules or conclusions (includes finding a relationship among seemingly unrelated events).
• 11) Selective Attention — The ability to concentrate on a task over a period of time without being distracted.
• 12) Category Flexibility — The ability to generate or use different sets of rules for combining or grouping things in different ways.
• 13) Deductive Reasoning — The ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense.
• 14) Originality — The ability to come up with unusual or clever ideas about a given topic or situation, or to develop creative ways to solve a problem.
• 15) Visualization — The ability to imagine how something will look after it is moved around or when its parts are moved or rearranged.
• 16) Mathematical Reasoning — The ability to choose the right mathematical methods or formulas to solve a problem.
• 17) Number Facility — The ability to add, subtract, multiply, or divide quickly and correctly.
• 18) Fluency of Ideas — The ability to come up with a number of ideas about a topic (the number of ideas is important, not their quality, correctness, or creativity).
• 19) Far Vision — The ability to see details at a distance.

Knowledge

• 1) Clerical — Knowledge of administrative and clerical procedures and systems such as word processing, managing files and records, stenography and transcription, designing forms, and other office procedures and terminology.
• 2) Administration and Management — Knowledge of business and management principles involved in strategic planning, resource allocation, human resources modeling, leadership technique, production methods, and coordination of people and resources.
• 3) Customer and Personal Service — Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction.
• 4) Production and Processing — Knowledge of raw materials, production processes, quality control, costs, and other techniques for maximizing the effective manufacture and distribution of goods.
• 5) English Language — Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar.
• 6) Design — Knowledge of design techniques, tools, and principles involved in production of precision technical plans, blueprints, drawings, and models.
• 7) Computers and Electronics — Knowledge of circuit boards, processors, chips, electronic equipment, and computer hardware and software, including applications and programming.
• 8) Mechanical — Knowledge of machines and tools, including their designs, uses, repair, and maintenance.
• 9) Education and Training — Knowledge of principles and methods for curriculum and training design, teaching and instruction for individuals and groups, and the measurement of training effects.
• 10) Engineering and Technology — Knowledge of the practical application of engineering science and technology. This includes applying principles, techniques, procedures, and equipment to the design and production of various goods and services.
• 11) Mathematics — Knowledge of arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, statistics, and their applications.