Industrial Production Managers salary in Chicago, Illinois

Salary distribution

Where Chicago industrial production managers fall on the wage curve.

Typical entry

• Education

  Bachelor's degree

• Experience

  5 years or more

• On-the-job training

  None

Top skills (O*NET)

• Production and Processing

  Knowledge

  4.4 / 5

• Administration and Management

  Knowledge

  4.1 / 5

• Coordination

  Technical

  4.0 / 5

• Monitoring

  Cross-functional

  4.0 / 5

• Speaking

  Basic skill

  4.0 / 5

• Critical Thinking

  Cross-functional

  4.0 / 5

• Judgment and Decision Making

  Technical

  4.0 / 5

• Oral Comprehension

  Ability

  4.0 / 5

Common tasks (O*NET)

1. 01

   Set and monitor product standards, examining samples of raw products or directing testing during processing, to ensure finished products are of prescribed quality.

2. 02

   Direct or coordinate production, processing, distribution, or marketing activities of industrial organizations.

3. 03

   Review processing schedules or production orders to make decisions concerning inventory requirements, staffing requirements, work procedures, or duty assignments, considering budgetary limitations and time constraints.

4. 04

   Review operations and confer with technical or administrative staff to resolve production or processing problems.

5. 05

   Hire, train, evaluate, or discharge staff or resolve personnel grievances.

6. 06

   Develop or implement production tracking or quality control systems, analyzing production, quality control, maintenance, or other operational reports to detect production problems.

7. 07

   Prepare and maintain production reports or personnel records.

8. 08

   Review plans and confer with research or support staff to develop new products or processes.