Industrial Engineering Technologist and Technician

Overview and Key Facts

What Do They Do?

An industrial engineering technologist and technician could...

Overview

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Industrial engineering technicians and technologists work in a lot of different places. They work side by side with engineers to set up and fix processes and machines. Do you like to work with puzzles? If so, you could apply problem solving skills to helping companies improve the way they make products or serve customers. Whether you'd like to work in a factory, office, repair shop or healthcare organization, there is a place for you as an Industrial Engineering Technician or Technologist.

Do You Have the Skills and Characteristics of an Industrial Engineering Technologist and Technician?

1. Reading Comprehension: ? Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work-related documents.
2. Active Listening: ? Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.
3. Critical Thinking: ? Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions, or approaches to problems.
4. Complex Problem Solving: ? Identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions.
5. Monitoring: ? Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements to take corrective action.

6. Speaking: ? Talking to others to convey information effectively.
7. Systems Analysis: ? Determining how a system should work and how changes in conditions, operations, and the environment will affect outcomes.
8. Systems Evaluation: ? Identifying measure or indicators of system performance and the actions needed to improve or correct performance, relative to the goals of the system.
9. Time Management: ? Managing one's own time and the time of others.
10. Judgement and Decision Making: ? Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one.

Core Tasks

Think about if you'd like the typical tasks an Industrial Engineering Technologist and Technician might do:

• Test selected products at specified stages in the production process for performance characteristics or adherence to specifications.
• Compile and evaluate statistical data to determine and maintain quality and reliability of products.
• Study time, motion, methods, or speed involved in maintenance, production, or other operations to establish standard production rate or improve efficiency.
• Read worker logs, product processing sheets, or specification sheets to verify that records adhere to quality assurance specifications.
• Verify that equipment is being operated and maintained according to quality assurance standards by observing worker performance.
• Aid in planning work assignments in accordance with worker performance, machine capacity, production schedules, or anticipated delays.
• Evaluate industrial operations for compliance with permits or regulations related to the generation, storage, treatment, transportation, or disposal of hazardous materials or waste.
• Adhere to all applicable regulations, policies, and procedures for health, safety, and environmental compliance.
• Analyze, estimate, or report production costs.
• Assist engineers in developing, building, or testing prototypes or new products, processes, or procedures.