Salary Range | Jobs Available |
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$45,100 - $92,700 | 7,000+ |
What Does an Industrial Engineering Technician Do?
Responsibilities
- Work with industrial engineers and management to recommend solutions
- Study company operations in terms of time spent, motion, method, cost and speed
- Collect data
- Interpret engineering diagrams
- Recommend revisions to processes, work assignments and floor layouts to increase production efficiency
- Observe workers and how they follow quality and production standards
- Create workflows and write reports
How To Become an Industrial Engineering Technician: FAQs
The bottom line:
This career may not be as well-known as others, but it's essential to maintaining and improving efficiency in many settings. It's a good fit for someone who loves problem-solving and analyzing situations from several angles. If this sounds like you, check out the training options near you in the boxes below. With a relatively short-term commitment, you could be on your way to earning a good salary and making a difference!
Why becoming an industrial engineering technician is worthwhile
David Vanderveen is a problem-solver of a different kind. His work as an industrial engineering technician means he studies processes and systems and makes them more efficient.
"Fitting together each piece of a process in the most efficient way possible is like a giant puzzle, and the satisfaction when everything comes together can’t be beat," says David.
The job pulls together two of his strengths: improving processes and working with different people to solve a problem.
"A willingness to go out to where the process is performed and get your hands dirty also goes a long way toward being successful," he says.
Find out what else David has to say about being an industrial engineering technician.
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