Production Executive
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- What's it like to be a Production Executive?
- How to become a Production Executive
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What's it like to be a Production Executive?
A Production Executive is a managerial role that oversees all production operations for a manufacturing company, including improving manufacturing processes, coordinating staff and equipment, and ensuring product safety and quality. Production Executives oversee material shortages, machine malfunctions, and other manufacturing problems. They also supervise the factory, purchasing, sales, and other company personnel to ensure all production plans are executed. They hire, train, and evaluate company workers. Production Executives are in charge of production reviews, data analyses, and the development of improvement plans. Production Executives also ensures that all company processes adhere to government regulations.
Tasks and duties
- Ensuring on-time product or project delivery through effective production planning and operations.
- Identifying and solving production issues such as material shortages, machine malfunctions, and other manufacturing problems.
- Supervising company personnel to ensure that production plans are executed.
- Hiring, training, and evaluating company workers.
- Conducting production reviews, analysing relevant data, and developing improvement plans.
- Ensuring that manufacturing processes and products meet government standards.
How to become a Production Executive
A Production Executive must have a bachelor degree in business, business administration, management or a related field. Some years of relevant work experience in manufacturing or production may also be an advantage.
Graduate with a bachelor degree in business, business administration, or management. You may also consider taking a course relevant to the industry. For example, technology companies may require engineering or science-related degrees while a food and beverage company might accept a degree in food technology or nutrition.
Apply for entry-level positions, which may include Production Technician, Production Planner, Operations Associate, or other similar titles.
Gain 3-5 years of relevant work experience.
Apply for a Production Executive position. Similar titles may include Manufacturing Production Coordinator, Production Supervisor, or Production Planning Executive.
