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Job description of IE officer | senior officer in Apparel industry

IE officer Job in Apparel Industry

As a career starts with being an IE officer or executive in the apparel manufacturing industry, I am here writing about The job description of IE officer, executive, senior officer, and senior executive. But it varies a little bit from the factory to factory; this works will give you a clear idea about industrial engineering job tasks in the apparel industry. The job description list gives an advanced psychological advantage before an interview for the garments industry.

IE officer Meaning:

IE officer means Industrial Engineering officer who works as an executive officer in the Garments manufacturing industry.

Particular of Task/Job Description of IE officer

1.      Collection of line loading plan from the planning department.
2.      Collection of operation bulletin & paper layout from the corporate IE team.
3.      Inform & discuss line layout plan with a floor in charge & technical team.
4.      Discussion & necessary coordination with maintenance regarding m/c, folder, or attachment.
5.      Line setting time monitoring & minimizes to establish SMED.
6.      Line balancing with the supervisor to avoid m/c idle time or smooth production flow.
7.      Line capacity study: at the start of news style as well till learning curve achievement.
8.      Production study in critical processes for 1hr at least to find out the real scenario.
9.      Finding out bottleneck area, plan & executing necessary steps to solve the problem.
10. Check, record & necessary steps to reduce or eliminate nonproductive time (NPT).
11. Input, output & hourly production monitoring & ensuring proper data-keeping.
12. Plan & take necessary steps to reduce line WIP, implement 5 or 10 PCs flow.
13. Prepare skill matrix & update after three months consecutively.
14. The process excellence method finds out & implements to enhance operator & line efficiency.
15. Set-up & maintain 5S activities on the production floor.
16. Prepare daily man to machine ratio report.
17. Prepare MIS (Management Information system) report.

Expected feedback from IE activities

1.     Establishment of SMED means a quick changeover as proper coordination between planning, production, technical & maintenance teams will be followed by the Industrial Engineering team.
2.     Root causes of nonproductive time (NPT) will be visible as there will be proper observation, recording, necessary remedies & instant actions that will be followed by the Industrial Engineering team.
3.     Identification of bottleneck areas that mean a hindrance to productivity or efficiency will be identified with proper action & solving agenda.
4.     Planned efficiency achievement will be easier as there will be manpower balancing, capacity study, production study, etc. to achieve the desired level.
5.     The bottleneck identification & elimination process will lead to initiating lean activities on the production floor with continuous improvement techniques.
6.     Production floor WIP will be reduced by ensuring 5 or 10 PCs flow.
7.     5S activities on the production floor will be initiated by the Industrial Engineering team with the collaboration of all departments.
8.     Man to machine ratio or MIS report will be more accurate as proper data-keeping & visualization will be done by the Industrial Engineering team.
9.     Assessment & promotion of operator & senior operator will be easier as there will be regular updated skill matrix & performance feedback sheet for operators.
10. The operation management & interdepartmental communication gap will be reduced as well as it will enhance the internal supply chain. 

Particular of Task/Job Description of Senior IE officer 

1.     Collection of line loading plan from the planning dept. & operation bulletin from the central IE team.
2.     Team coordination between officers & senior management.
3.     Inform & discuss line layout plan with a floor in charge & technical team.
4.     Discussion & necessary coordination with maintenance regarding m/c, folder, or attachment.
5.     Line setting time monitoring & minimizes to establish SMED.
6.     Line balancing with the supervisor to avoid m/c idle time or smooth production flow.
7.     Line capacity study: at the start of news style as well till learning curve achievement.
8.     Production study in critical processes for 1hr at least to find out the real scenario.
9.     Finding out bottleneck area, plan & executing necessary steps to solve the problem.
10. Check, record & necessary steps to reduce or eliminate nonproductive time (NPT).
11. Input, output & hourly production monitoring & ensuring proper data-keeping.
12. Plan & take necessary steps to reduce line WIP, implement 5 or 10 PCs flow.
13. Prepare skill matrix & update after three months consecutively.
14. The process excellence method finds out & implements to enhance operator & line efficiency.
15. Set-up & maintain 5S activities on the production floor.
16. Prepare daily man to machine ratio report.
17. Prepare MIS (Management Information system) report.


Capabilities of an IE Officer
  1. Operation breakdown/ bulletin – Making and approving Operation Bulletins is one of the main tasks. Releasing style OB, line layout chart for line(s) to be done based on a scheduled plan.·         Productivity analysis – a person should know to analyze the labor productivity of the factory and sewing lines. Estimating line capacity for all new development styles based on garment sketch or samples.
  2.  To check the Capacity of all operator’s
  3. Line Capacity Study.
  4.   Find out bottleneck operation.
  5.  To ensure optimum use of Man, Machine & Material
  6.  Line Balancing.
  7.   Implement new methods for the increase in productivity (Renovation/ Innovation).
  8.  Costing Productivity.
  9.  Style Evaluation.
  10.  Operation Bulletin makes (SEW EASY).
  11. To calculate the CM cost.
  12. Budget Make based on bulletin SMV.
  13.  Target Setup based on the bulletin.
  14.  Daily production Report.
  15.  Line WIP Follow-up.
  16.  Daily Efficiency Reports.
  17.  Monthly Efficiency Reports.
  18. To Prepare Skill Matrix.
  19.  Worker Recruit as per skill test.
  20.  Non-Productivity Time (NPT) Record.
  21.   Hourly production monitoring.
  22.  Employee production Incentive report monitoring and approval of the incentive amount.
  23.  Research and development for samples prior to production start. 
  24. The candidate needs to audit the factory and lines to ensure the operation bulletin and line layout are followed by a line supervisor.