"Industrial Engineer"

Job Description - Part 2 - Typical Daily Activities

Part 1
Duties / Tasks Part 2
Activities Part 3
Skills Part 4
Abilities Part 5
Knowledge

Job Activities for: "Industrial Engineer"

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) Making Decisions and Solving Problems -- Analyzing information and evaluating results to choose the best solution and solve problems.


3) Interacting With Computers -- Using computers and computer systems (including hardware and software) to program, write software, set up functions, enter data, or process information.


4) Getting Information -- Observing, receiving, and otherwise obtaining information from all relevant sources.


5) Analyzing Data or Information -- Identifying the underlying principles, reasons, or facts of information by breaking down information or data into separate parts.

6) Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships -- Developing constructive and cooperative working relationships with others, and maintaining them over time.


7) Documenting/Recording Information -- Entering, transcribing, recording, storing, or maintaining information in written or electronic/magnetic form.


8) Processing Information -- Compiling, coding, categorizing, calculating, tabulating, auditing, or verifying information or data.


9) Monitor Processes, Materials, or Surroundings -- Monitoring and reviewing information from materials, events, or the environment, to detect or assess problems.

10) 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.


11) Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work -- Developing specific goals and plans to prioritize, organize, and accomplish your work.

12) Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events -- Identifying information by categorizing, estimating, recognizing differences or similarities, and detecting changes in circumstances or events.


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) Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge -- Keeping up-to-date technically and applying new knowledge to your job.


15) Thinking Creatively -- Developing, designing, or creating new applications, ideas, relationships, systems, or products, including artistic contributions.


16) 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.


17) Judging the Qualities of Things, Services, or People -- Assessing the value, importance, or quality of things or people.


18) Interpreting the Meaning of Information for Others -- Translating or explaining what information means and how it can be used.


19) Training and Teaching Others -- Identifying the educational needs of others, developing formal educational or training programs or classes, and teaching or instructing others.


20) Developing and Building Teams -- Encouraging and building mutual trust, respect, and cooperation among team members.


21) Coordinating the Work and Activities of Others -- Getting members of a group to work together to accomplish tasks.


22) Developing Objectives and Strategies -- Establishing long-range objectives and specifying the strategies and actions to achieve them.


23) Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Material -- Inspecting equipment, structures, or materials to identify the cause of errors or other problems or defects.


24) Provide Consultation and Advice to Others -- Providing guidance and expert advice to management or other groups on technical, systems-, or process-related topics.


25) Monitoring and Controlling Resources -- Monitoring and controlling resources and overseeing the spending of money.

Job Description for "Industrial Engineer" continued here...

Part 1
Duties / Tasks Part 2
Activities Part 3
Skills Part 4
Abilities Part 5
Knowledge

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