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Where a manufacturing facility manager can go next

5 destinations recorded, ranked by how much of the target role a manufacturing facility manager already meets. The closer to the top of Table 1, the less there is to learn.

Manufacturing facility managers foresee the maintenance and routine operational planning of buildings intended to be used for manufacturing activities. They control and manage health and safety procedures, supervise the work of contractors, plan and handle buildings maintenance operations, fire safety and security issues, and oversee buildings' cleaning activities.

Also known as manufacturing production manager, manufacturing plant manager, manufacturing director, manufacturing coordinator, manufacturing facility maintenance manager.

Managers 38 skills on file 5 career moves 0 above 60% overlap Closest: facilities manager, 48%

Fig. 2 · Career map 5 nearest · ESCO v1.2.1
facilities manager 48% covered power plant manager 30% covered water treatment plant manager 26% covered sewerage systems manager 26% covered industrial production manager 26% covered manufacturing facility ma… You are here
  • 70% and above · short step
  • 50 to 70% · real move
  • Below 50% · substantial retraining
The 5 nearest destinations from manufacturing facility manager, each one a link to that move’s record. Distance from the centre is how much retraining the move takes; the figure on each is how much of that role a manufacturing facility manager already covers. All 5 are listed in the tables below.
Table 1

Table 1 · A bigger jump

Possible, but expect real retraining rather than a sideways step.

Table 2

Table 2 · What the job itself asks for

A manufacturing facility manager needs 14 required skills and areas of knowledge. These 10 are the ones fewest other jobs share, so they say the most about the work.

Required skill Area
  • manage manufacturing facilities management skills
  • ensure inspections of facilities information skills
  • make health, safety and environment assessments information skills
  • manage space utilisation management skills
  • plan buildings maintenance work management skills
  • monitor contractor performance management skills
  • carry out energy management of facilities communication, collaboration and creativity
  • electrical power safety regulations engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • supervise work management skills
  • supply chain management business, administration and law
Table 3

Table 3 · Jobs that lead here

The reverse view: occupations whose skills already cover much of what a manufacturing facility manager does. The figure is how much of this job each one brings.

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Manufacturing facility manager is filed under Managers, ISCO major group 1. The full index lists all ten groups.

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How these figures were compiled

Overlap is how much of the target role is already part of a manufacturing facility manager’s work. It is directional: the figure for the reverse move differs. Every entry above opens the full comparison for that move: what carries over, what is missing, and where to start. The full method.