Manufacturing & Production
Manufacturing is a process of transforming raw material into finished good to meet the demand of the market. This is a continuous process that needs precision and efficiency in each of its activity. Career in this field range from technical to operations. One of the critical activity of any manufacturing process is production planning and management. Indian manufacturing industry is steadily growing following favourable policies, creating new jobs every year. If you have inclination to be a specialist in technical, operations, safety, etc this is the right field.
Career Options
Below listed are the major careers one could pursue in the field of Manufacturing followed by required qualifications, career path to adopt, expected salaries, local and global demand and list of Institutions that are offering relevant courses.
- Production Manager
- Quality Control officer
- Maintenance Specialist
- CAD operator
- Project Manager
What You Need To Know
Manufacturing is an important aspect for any economy, even the GDP takes into account the gross manufacturing output in the form of products and services. It is ever growing career field ensuring production output while eliminating wastage. Manufacturing and Production executive device plans and systems that integrates all resources in an effective way to produce maximum output. The entire Manufacturing process starts from raw material entering the premises to the finished product leaving the premises.
Manufacturing and Production process primarily seeks professionals with engineering background, be it Mechanical, Electrical, Electronics, etc, depending on the process and product. If you are interested in this career option you should plan to opt for engineering degree or diploma courses. Higher the qualification the more the niche area would be belonging to. Often physical endurance is required as the most of the manufacturing processes involves working under harsh conditions or with those working under harsh environment, sparing few manufacturing processes.
Manufacturing and Production is a stressful career pressed with targets and timelines. Other than the few electronics and clean room manufacturing processes most of the industries would be located in remote places, often close to their prime raw material or resource. So, if you are interested in this career option be prepared to work away from city life.
Qualification
Bachelor’s degree or Diploma in Engineering, irrespective of any branch of engineering. Master’s degree and Management degrees could help you in entering the niche fields with this career option.
Skills
Time management, Process oriented, Critical thinking, Safety consciousness, Problem-solving skills, Organization skills.
Expected Salary
: It mostly depends on the area of manufacturing you are planning to enter however with a bachelor’s degree, an entry level job could offer a package of INR 5L per annum. This career is strictly hierarchical based and so the package. With master’s and management degree you could expect entry at higher level and higher packages.
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