As a Manufacturing Manager, you will need to master following:

• define manufacturing quality criteria

More generally, a manufacturing manager is also versed in:

• adhere to organisational guidelines
• create manufacturing guidelines
• develop manufacturing policies
• follow company standards
• manage budgets
• manage staff
• manage supplies
• manufacturing processes
• meet deadlines
• plan health and safety procedures
• strive for company growth

It also helps to know the following:

• Adobe Illustrator
• Adobe Photoshop
• GIMP (graphics editor software)
• ICT software specifications
• Microsoft Visio
• SketchBook Pro
• Synfig
• adapt energy distribution schedules
• adjust the work during the creative process
• advise on utility consumption
• arrange equipment repairs
• assess felled timber quality
• assess felled timber volume
• binding technologies
• calculate utility payments
• carry out purchasing operations in the timber business
• chemical processes
• collaborate on international energy projects
• company policies
• conduct energy audit
• construction products
• coordinate electricity generation
• coordinate sewage sludge handling
• design strategies for nuclear emergencies
• develop electricity distribution schedule
• develop energy policy
• develop sewerage networks
• develop strategies for electricity contingencies
• develop water supply schedule
• digital marketing techniques
• digital printing
• energy efficiency
• engineering processes
• ensure correct goods labelling
• ensure proper water storage
• ensure regulatory compliance in pipeline infrastructures
• ferrous metal processing
• flexography
• follow safety precautions in printing
• forecast energy prices
• gas consumption
• gas market
• good manufacturing practices
• graphics editor software
• identify energy needs
• identify faults in utility meters
• inform on water supply
• innovation processes
• inspect pipelines
• inspect wood materials
• investment analysis
• keep up with digital transformation of industrial processes
• maintain relationship with customers
• maintain water treatment equipment
• manage customer service
• manage discarded products
• manage electricity transmission system
• manage factory operations
• manage production systems
• manage timber stocks
• manage water distribution procedures
• manufacturing plant equipment
• measure water quality parameters
• monitor utility equipment
• negotiate improvement with suppliers
• offset printing
• outsourcing strategy
• perform product planning
• pollution legislation
• prepare energy performance contracts
• prepare purchasing reportings
• prepare timelines for pipeline development projects
• prepare wood production reports
• printing materials
• printing plate making
• produce prepress proof
• promote innovative infrastructure design
• promote sustainable energy
• prospect new customers
• regulate chemical reaction
• report pollution incidents
• reproduce documents
• respond to nuclear emergencies
• screen printing process
• set management priorities in pipeline networks
• supervise electricity distribution operations
• supervise sewerage systems construction
• supervise waste disposal
• supervise waste water treatments
• synthetic materials
• test production input materials
• timber products
• treat contaminated water
• types of metal manufacturing processes
• types of paper
• water chemistry analysis
• wood products
• zero-energy building design
• adapt production levels
• adhere to standard procedures
• adhesives
• adjust production schedule
• advise customers on wood products
• advise on hazards of heating systems
• advise on heating systems energy efficiency
• advise on sustainable management policies
• advise on waste management procedures
• agricultural chemicals
• align efforts towards business development
• analyse energy consumption
• analyse energy market trends
• analyse goal progress
• analyse production processes for improvement
• analyse supply chain strategies
• answer requests for quotation
• apply control process statistical methods
• assess environmental impact
• assess quality of services
• assess studio production
• basic chemicals
• business management principles
• carry out energy management of facilities
• characteristics of chemicals used for tanning
• check durability of wood materials
• check material resources
• communicate commercial and technical issues in foreign languages
• communicate production plan
• communicate with customers
• communicate with external laboratories
• consult with editor
• contract law
• control production
• coordinate environmental efforts
• cope with manufacturing deadlines pressure
• develop business case
• develop energy saving concepts
• develop radiation protection strategies
• develop staff
• develop water purification methods
• disaggregate the production plan
• distinguish wood quality
• document analysis results
• electric generators
• electrical power safety regulations
• electricity
• electricity consumption
• electricity market
• energy
• energy market
• energy performance of buildings
• engineering principles
• ensure compliance with electricity distribution schedule
• ensure compliance with environmental legislation
• ensure compliance with radiation protection regulations
• ensure compliance with safety legislation
• ensure equipment availability
• ensure equipment maintenance
• ensure finished product meet requirements
• ensure safety in electrical power operations
• environmental legislation
• environmental legislation in agriculture and forestry
• evaluate employees work
• file claims with insurance companies
• follow a brief
• follow up pipeline integrity management priorities
• forecast organisational risks
• graphic design
• hire new personnel
• identify market niches
• implement strategic planning
• improve business processes
• improve chemical processes
• industrial heating systems
• inspect industrial equipment
• inspect quality of products
• instruct employees on radiation protection
• laboratory techniques
• leadership principles
• liaise with local authorities
• liaise with managers
• liaise with quality assurance
• liaise with shareholders
• maintain database
• manage chemical processes inspection
• manage chemical testing procedures
• manage commercial risks
• manage company transport strategy
• manage distribution channels
• manage emergency evacuation plans
• manage emergency procedures
• manage health and safety standards
• manage manufacturing documentation
• manage stocked company material
• manage studio resourcing
• manage water quality testing
• manage workflow processes
• measure customer feedback
• mechanics
• meet contract specifications
• mitigate environmental impact of pipeline projects
• monitor automated machines
• monitor chemical process condition
• monitor disposal of radioactive substances
• monitor legislation developments
• monitor manufacturing quality standards
• monitor plant production
• multimedia systems
• negotiate supplier arrangements
• negotiate terms with suppliers
• negotiate with stakeholders
• nuclear energy
• nuclear reprocessing
• optimise financial performance
• optimise production processes parameters
• oversee logistics of finished products
• oversee production requirements
• oversee quality control
• perform data analysis
• perform market research
• perform project management
• pharmaceutical chemistry
• pharmaceutical drug development
• pharmaceutical industry
• pharmaceutical manufacturing quality systems
• pharmaceutical technology
• plan shifts of employees
• pollution prevention
• printing media
• procure mechanical machinery
• produce customised products
• promote environmental awareness
• proofread text
• provide cost benefit analysis reports
• quality standards
• radiation protection
• recruit employees
• recruit personnel
• renewable energy technologies
• replace machines
• report on production results
• reprography
• risk management
• schedule production
• schedule regular machine maintenance
• schedule shifts
• sell processed timber in a commercial environment
• set up the controller of a machine
• study prices of wood products
• supervise laboratory operations
• supply chain management
• supply chain principles
• test chemical samples
• train employees
• types of metal
• use IT tools
• use chemical analysis equipment
• use personal protection equipment
• water policies
• water reuse
• wear appropriate protective gear
• woodworking processes
• write research proposals
• write scientific publications