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Industrial Engineering and Manufacturing Technologists and Technicians  (NOC 2233)
Bas-Saint-Laurent Region
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Industrial engineering and manufacturing technologists and technicians may work independently or provide technical support and services in the development of production methods, facilities and systems, and the planning, estimating, measuring and scheduling of work. They are employed by manufacturing and insurance companies, government departments, and establishments in other industries.

CAD/CAM programmer, industrial engineering technician, industrial engineering technologist, loss prevention technologist, manufacturing technician, manufacturing technologist, planning technician, plastics manufacturing technician, pulp and paper manufacturing technologist, quality assurance technologist, scheduling technician – manufacturing, textile technologist, time study analyst.

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Industrial engineering and manufacturing technologists perform some or all of the following duties:
  • Develop and conduct production, inventory and quality assurance programs in manufacturing or in other industries
  • Design plant layouts and production facilities
  • Develop and carry out work study and related programs
  • Develop and carry out industrial health, safety and fire prevention plans and programs and conduct safety training programs
  • Develop applications using CAD/CAM (computer-assisted drafting, computer-assisted manufacturing) for the control of robots, computer numerical control (CNC) machines and other manufacturing processes and operations.
Industrial engineering and manufacturing technicians perform some or all of the following duties:
  • Assist in the design of plant layouts
  • Conduct work measurement or other studies
  • Collect and compile operational or experimental data and assist in the development of estimates, schedules, specifications and reports
  • Collect and analyze data and samples in support of quality assurance and industrial health and safety programs
  • Develop manufacturing and processing procedures and variables, set machine or equipment controls, oversee production and inspect processes.

Technologists and technicians in this unit group may specialize in the development of production processes, quality assurance programs, plans and schedules in a particular industrial area such as metal fabrication, plastics, pulp and paper, or textile manufacturing.

Included Cities in Region | Service Canada Offices

La Pocatière, Rimouski, Rivière-du-Loup, Amqui, Cabano, Causapscal, Matane, Mont-Joli, Notre-Dame-du-Lac, Pointe-au-Père, Trois-Pistoles, Le Bic

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Outlook & Prospects for Industrial Engineering and Manufacturing Technologists and Technicians in Bas-Saint-Laurent Region

The future forecast and current conditions for an occupation can vary based on location or due to changes in the economy, technology, or demand for a product or service.

Local Employment Potential Information

Table on the employment potential for Industrial Engineering and Manufacturing Technologists and Technicians in Bas-Saint-Laurent Region as well as in the rest of the Québec.
Location Employment Potential Release Date
Bas-Saint-Laurent Region Good 2013-01-11

For the 2012-2014 period, job opportunities in the Bas-Saint-Laurent region are expected to be fair for this occupation.

Employment levels for industrial engineering technologists and technicians are dependent on the performance of the manufacturing sector. In the Bas-Saint-Laurent region, the lion's share of the jobs is in transportation equipment manufacturing. In the early 2000s, employment grew at a steady pace in this occupation. However, the recent recession and problems in the region's manufacturing sector have negatively affected employment.

Employment growth will be weak in the coming years. The Bombardier Transportation plant in La Pocatière, one of the largest employers in this occupation, is not expected to lay off any workers in 2012-2014 because it obtained a number of contracts. The plant should be operating at full capacity starting in 2014 when the contract for the replacement of the Montréal metro cars kicks in.

Openings will stem primarily from positions left vacant by retiring workers; 21% of industrial engineering technicians are aged 55 or over.

Most openings will be open to new graduates, because there are few unemployed industrial engineering technicians.

[ Source: Labour Market Information - HRSDC ]
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