Production Manager Skills you Need for your CV and Career in Manufacturing

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Production Manager Skills List in Manufacturing

Below we have compiled a list of the most popular skills for a Production Manager role. We ranked the top skills based on the percentage of Production Manager job descriptions they appeared on. For example, 30% of Production Manager job descriptions contained production management as a required skill.

Keywords / Skills

Popularity

production management
30%
production manager
30%
forward planning
25%
production planning
25%
manufacturing
20%
production
15%
continuous improvement
10%
lean manufacturing
10%
iso9001
10%
fmcg
10%
plastics
5%
forecasting
5%
line management
5%
production processes
5%
production schedules
5%
technical manager
5%
management
5%
equipment installation
5%
mechanical systems
5%
manufacturing manager
5%
production managers
5%
security clearance
5%
electronics
5%
reporting
5%
quality
5%
mechanics
5%
cost
5%
manufacturing operations
5%
root cause analysis
5%
factory
5%
food
5%
food manufacturing
5%
h&s
5%
manager
5%
senior management
5%
supervisor
5%
team leader
5%
mrp
5%
operations management
5%
product manager
5%
sap
5%
health and safety
5%
hse
5%
sheet metal
5%
sheet metal fabrication
5%
dfmea
5%
electro-mechanical
5%
engineering
5%
mechanical engineering
5%
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