Employment requirements
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Completion of a
two- or three-year college program or equivalent in industrial
engineering technology, pulp and paper technology, plastics
technology, textile technology, manufacturing technology or in a
related discipline is usually required for industrial engineering or
manufacturing technologists.
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Completion of a
one- or two-year college program in industrial engineering
technology or in a related discipline is usually required for
industrial engineering or manufacturing technicians.
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Certification in
industrial engineering or manufacturing technology or in a related
field is available through provincial associations of
engineering/applied science technologists and technicians and may be
required for some positions.
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A period of
supervised work experience, usually two years, is required before
certification.
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A college
diploma in manufacturing technology and/or trade certification and
experience in machining and tooling or metalworking is required for
CAD-CAM/CNC programmers.
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In Quebec,
membership in the regulatory body is required to use the title of
Professional Technologist.
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Main duties
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Industrial engineering and manufacturing technologists perform some or
all of the following duties:
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Develop and
conduct production, inventory and quality assurance programs in
manufacturing or in other industries
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Design plant
layouts and production facilities
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Develop and
carry out work study and related programs
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Develop and
carry out industrial health, safety and fire prevention plans and
programs and conduct safety training programs
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Develop
applications using CAD/CAM (computer-assisted drafting,
computer-assisted manufacturing) for the control of robots, computer
numerical control (CNC) machines and other manufacturing processes
and operations.
Industrial engineering and manufacturing technicians perform some or all
of the following duties:
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Assist in the
design of plant layouts
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Conduct work
measurement or other studies
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Collect and
compile operational or experimental data and assist in the
development of estimates, schedules, specifications and reports
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Collect and
analyze data and samples in support of quality assurance and
industrial health and safety programs
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Develop
manufacturing and processing procedures and variables, set machine
or equipment controls, oversee production and inspect processes.
Technologists and technicians in this unit group may specialize in the
development of production processes, quality assurance programs, plans
and schedules in a particular industrial area such as metal fabrication,
plastics, pulp and paper, or textile manufacturing.
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