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The tasks of production managers, who are highly valued in most producing industries, include the organisation and management of production processes, but also quality management and personnel management. Production managers oversee the entire production process from purchasing to sales.
In all producing industries, smooth production and quality assurance are key factors for the company's profitability. Production managers coordinate the entire production chain. Career prospects are good in all sectors, especially in engineering and increasingly also in the production segment of Life Sciences.
Production managers ensure smooth production as they have an overview of the entire process, including the specification and purchase of the materials, the instruction and further training of the production employees as well as the quality assurance and error analysis. Due to the close cooperation with marketing and sales, production managers can take into account current findings in order to continuously improve production efficiency.
After their graduation or apprenticeship, further training and practical experience are required.
Besides, production managers need to have good time management and organisational skills, knowledge of lean production and the ability to create competitive advantages for the company by ensuring cost-efficient, customer-oriented production processes. They should also have a good technical understanding and a methodical approach.
As they are responsible for all employees in the production chain, good communication and leadership skills and the ability to motivate people are just as important as team spirit and foreign language skills.
Experienced production managers may have salaries of over EUR 57,000 per year, depending on the location of the company rather than on the sector they work in. Additionally, some companies pay their managers annual bonuses of between EUR 2,000 and EUR 3,000.
