Job description Cost Engineer in the Vancouver Island and Coast Region
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Find out what work is like for a cost engineer in Canada. This work description is applicable to all Industrial and manufacturing engineers (NOC 21321).

Industrial and manufacturing engineers

Description

Industrial and manufacturing engineers conduct studies, and develop and supervise programs to achieve the best use of equipment, human resources, technology, materials and procedures to enhance efficiency and productivity. They are employed in consulting firms, manufacturing and processing companies, in government, financial, health care and other institutions, or they may be self-employed.

Work week duration

Industrial and manufacturing engineers usually work more than 40 hours per week.
More than 40 hours

Job duties

Here are some of the main activities and tasks that Industrial and manufacturing engineers have to perform, and some of the physical demands they involve:

  • Plan and design plant layouts and facilities
  • Study new machinery and facilities and recommend or select efficient combinations
  • Develop flexible or integrated manufacturing systems and procedures
  • Conduct studies and implement programs to determine optimum inventory levels for production and to allow optimum utilization of machinery, materials and resources
  • Analyze costs of production
  • Design, develop and conduct time studies and work simplification programs
  • Determine human resource and skill requirements and develop training programs
  • Develop performance standards, evaluation systems and wage and incentive programs
  • Conduct studies of the reliability and performance of plant facilities and production or administrative systems
  • Develop maintenance standards, schedules and programs
  • Establish programs and conduct studies to enhance industrial health and safety or to identify and correct fire and other hazards
  • Evaluate or assess industrial facilities
  • Supervise technicians, technologists, analysts, administrative staff and other engineers.

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  • Sitting

Physical demands

Physical demands are the physical activities that the job requires the worker to do. Physical demands are selected according to the likeliness that workers will have to perform them for at least half of the time they spend at work.

Workplaces and employers

Here are the typical workplaces where Industrial and manufacturing engineers are employed and some of their main characteristics:

  • Self-employed
  • Financial institutions
  • Processing companies
  • Manufacturing firms
  • Consulting businesses
  • Health care and other institutions
  • Government institutions

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  • Indoors, environmentally controlled
  • Sound and noise
  • Standard safety equipment

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  • Somewhat close (e.g. share office)

Work environment

The work environment refers to the physical setting in which people work. The characteristics and conditions of the work environment are selected according to the likeliness that workers will be exposed to them at least once a week.

Physical proximity from others

Physical proximity from others refers to the physical distance between individuals in the workplace. The likeliness that the job requires to perform tasks while being physically close to other people is rated on a scale with 3 levels: "Somewhat close", "Close" and "Very close".

Related job titles

Here are some other related job titles that are found in the same occupational category (NOC 21321), and a list of similar occupations:

  • computer integrated manufacturing (CIM) engineer
  • fire prevention engineer
  • industrial engineer
  • manufacturing engineer
  • plant engineer
  • production engineer
  • quality control engineer
  • safety engineer
  • work measurement engineer

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This section lists other occupations that are part of the same broad occupational category as Industrial and manufacturing engineers in the National Occupational Classification (NOC). These occupations involve similar core qualifications but involve different responsibilities. To see more similar occupations, use the Job Transition Tool.

Sources Occupational and Skills Information System & National Occupational Classification

Labour Market Information Survey
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