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Planning, Process and Production Technicians

Planning, process and production technicians perform a variety of technical support functions to assist production, process and planning engineers with production programmes and schedules and with manufacturing and processing procedures in order to ensure accuracy, cost-effectiveness and efficiency

Wages

New workers
AVERAGE
Experienced
£23,822
£33,081
£51,106

New workers start around £23,822. Normal pay is £33,081 per year.
Highly experienced workers can earn up to £51,106.

Available jobs

In the past year there were 28,374 vacancies for this type of job

3.72%

Projected job growth over the next 8 years

Related courses

People work towards these careers by taking these courses at college and uni.

What they do most days?

  • Plans the cost impact and staff resources for projects.

  • Reviews and analyses production data.

  • Ensures effective completion and implementation of detailed instructions on processes, work methods and quality and safety standards for workers.

  • Ensures accuracy of manufacturing and testing equipment.

  • Plans and coordinates maintenance activities involved in manufacturing and processing procedures.

  • Ensures implementation of inspection, testing and evaluation methods for bought-in materials, components, semi-finished and finished products.

  • Supports implementation of plans of sequence of operations and completion dates for each phase of production or processing.

  • Supports professional engineers in reviewing safety, quality, accuracy, reliability and contractual requirements.

  • Liaises with materials buying, storing and controlling departments to ensure a steady flow of supplies.

  • Works with engineers on production control methods to monitor operational efficiency and helps to eliminate potential hazards and bottlenecks in production.

  • Works from, and helps implement, professional engineers’ drawings and specifications for equipment and layout, and helps implement modifications required for existing plant machinery/layout.

  • Supports planning and production engineers in assessing existing and alternative production methods.

Hard Skills

Hard skills are specific, learnable, measurable, often industry or occupation-specific abilities related to a position.

Skills are ranked based on the number of job adverts that list them as required skills.

  • Good Manufacturing Practices

  • Continuous Improvement Process

  • Pharmaceuticals

  • Chemistry

  • Machinery

  • Quality Management Systems

  • Standard Operating Procedure

  • Manufacturing Processes

  • Housekeeping

  • Soldering

Soft Skills

Soft skills can be self-taught and usually do not necessitate a certain completed level of education.

Skills are ranked based on the number of job adverts that list them as required skills.

  • Communication

  • Detail Oriented

  • Operations

  • Problem Solving

  • Management

  • English Language

  • Teamwork

  • Mathematics

  • Self-Motivation

  • Quality Control

How do I get a job like this?

People in these types of job started their career paths after studying courses like the ones below.

Routes to this career

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Media Production

Solent University (Southampton)

BA (Hons) · 3 Years · Full-time · Southampton · 16/09/2024

Tariff points: 104/120

Film, TV and Media Production

Newcastle College University Centre

FdA · 2 Years · Full-time · Newcastle upon Tyne · 09/09/2024

Tariff points: 64/64

Media Production

Buckinghamshire New University

BA (Hons) · 3 Years · Full-time · High Wycombe · 30/09/2024

Tariff points: 88/112

Media Production

Birmingham City University

BA (Hons) · 3 Years · Full-time · Birmingham · 09/2024

Tariff points: 112/112

Media Production

York St John University

BA (Hons) · 3 Years · Full-time · York · 23/09/2024

Tariff points: 104/104

Media Production

Coventry University

BA (Hons) · 3 Years · Full-time · Coventry · 09/2024

Tariff points: 112/112

Creative Media Production

Staffordshire University

BA (Hons) · 3 Years · Full-time · Stoke-on-Trent · 09/2024

Tariff points: 112/120

Mechatronics and Robotics

University of Leeds

MEng (Hon) · 5 Years · Full-time with year in industry · Leeds · 25/09/2024

Tariff points: 144/152

Media Production

Liverpool John Moores University

BA (Hons) · 3 Years · Full-time · Liverpool · 16/09/2024

Tariff points: 104/120

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