Leather goods industrial engineers analyse product technical specifications, define productive operations and their sequence, refine working methods and calculate operative times by using time measurement techniques. They address human and technological resources to each operation and define distribution of work according to production capacity. All their activities and tasks have the objective of maximising productivity and reducing production costs, assuring the functionality and quality of product and customer satisfaction.

Tasks

Tasks include -
(a) Studying functional statements, organizational charts and project information to determine functions and responsibilities of workers and work units and to identify areas of duplication;
(b) Establishing work measurement programmes and analysing work samples to develop standards for labour utilization;
(c) Analysing workforce utilization, facility layout, operational data and production schedules and costs to determine optimum worker and equipment efficiencies;
(d) Developing specifications for manufacture, and determining materials, equipment, piping, material flows, capacities and layout of plant and systems;
(e) Organizing and managing project labour and the delivery of materials, plant and equipment;
(f) Establishing standards and policies for installation, modification, quality control, testing, inspection and maintenance according to engineering principles and safety regulations;
(g) Inspecting plant to improve and maintain performance;
(h) Directing the maintenance of plant buildings and equipment, and coordinating the requirements for new designs, surveys and maintenance schedules;
(i) Advising management on new production methods, techniques and equipment;
(j) Liaising with materials buying, storing and controlling departments to ensure a steady flow of supplies.