Profession foundry manager

Foundry managers coordinate and implement short and medium term casting production schedules, and coordinate the development, support and improvement of casting processes, and the reliability efforts of the maintenance and engineering departments. They also partner with ongoing remediation initiatives.

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Personality Type

• Investigative / Realistic

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Knowledge

• Legal requirements of ICT products

  The international regulations related to the development and use of ICT products.

• Engineering processes

  The systematic approach to the development and maintenance of engineering systems.

• Types of metal manufacturing processes

  Metal processes linked to the different types of metal, such as casting processes, heat treatment processes, repair processes and other metal manufacturing processes.

• Cost management

  The process of planning, monitoring and adjusting the expenses and revenues of a business in order to achieve cost efficiency and capability.

Skills

• Deal with pressure from unexpected circumstances

  Strive to achieve objectives despite the pressures arising from unexpected factors outside of your control.

• Improve business processes

  Optimise the series of operations of an organisation to achieve efficiency. Analyse and adapt existing business operations in order to set new objectives and meet new goals.

• Forecast organisational risks

  Analyse the operations and actions of a company in order to assess their repercussions, possible risks for the company, and to develop suitable strategies to address these.

• Follow company standards

  Lead and manage according to the organisation's code of conduct.

• Manage commercial risks

  Analyse and evaluate commercial risks and develop suitable strategies to resolve these risks.

• Optimise financial performance

  Direct and coordinate the organisation's financial operations and budget activities, in order to optimise financial performance.

• Ensure compliance with environmental legislation

  Monitor activities and perform tasks ensuring compliance with standards involving environmental protection and sustainability, and amend activities in the case of changes in environmental legislation. Ensure that the processes are compliant with environment regulations and best practices.

Optional knowledge and skills

Source: Sisyphus ODB