Production or Plant Engineers plan, direct, and coordinate the design, construction, modification, continued performance and maintenance of equipment and machines in industrial plants, and the management and planning of manufacturing activities.

Skill Level

1

Specialisations

• Automation and Control Engineer

Unless you are exempt in very limited circumstances, you are required to have a positive Skills Assessment to apply for the visas listed above.

Skills Assessment authority for Production or Plant Engineer is Engineers Australia. To have a positive skills assessment, you must meet the following criteria:

• Six pathways for skills assessment by Engineers Australia:
  • Pathway A – If you hold an accredited qualification:
    • Australian qualification pathway if you have studied in Australia and hold a qualification which is accredited by Engineers Australia
    • Washington accord qualification pathway if your qualification is from a country which is a full signatory to the Washington Accord
    • Sydney accord qualification pathway if your qualification is from a county which is a full signatory to the Sydney Accord
    • Dublin accord qualification pathway if your qualification is from a country which is a full signatory to the Dublin Accord
    • You otherwise hold other recognised qualifications
  • Pathway B – Competency Demonstration Report Pathway
    • If you do not hold an accredited qualification or do not want to be assessed according to your degree title or course content
• Competent English level = IELTS 6
• For any of the qualification pathways you are required to provide:
  • CV/Resume containing a full summary of your engineering education and work experience
  • Academic degree certificate (a letter of completion will only be accepted as a substitute before graduation and only for Australian qualifications)
  • Complete and official academic transcript (including any recognition of prior learning and course syllabus where applicable)
  • Official English translations of above documents where applicable
• For the competency demonstration report pathway, you are required to provide and prepare:
  • CV/Resume containing a full summary of your engineering education and work experience
  • A reference letter or certificate from your employer on official company letterhead
  • A report containing evidence of continuing professional development, three ‘career episodes’ (each describing a specific aspect of your engineering activity) and a summary statement

Design, organise and oversee the construction, operation and maintenance of mechanical and process plant and installations, establish programs for the coordination of manufacturing activities, and ensure usage of resources is cost effective.

Tasks

• Studying functional statements, organisational charts and project information to determine functions and responsibilities of workers and work units and to identify areas of duplication
• Establishing work measurement programs and analysing work samples to develop standards for labour utilisation
• Analysing workforce utilisation, facility layout, operational data and production schedules and costs to determine optimum worker and equipment efficiencies
• Designing mechanical equipment, machines, components, products for manufacture, and plant and systems for construction
• Developing specifications for manufacture, and determining materials, equipment, piping, material flows, capacities and layout of plant and systems
• Organising and managing project labour and the delivery of materials, plant and equipment
• Establishing standards and policies for installation, modification, quality control, testing, inspection and maintenance according to engineering principles and safety regulations
• Inspecting plant to ensure optimum performance is maintained
• Directing the maintenance of plant buildings and equipment, and coordinating the requirements for new designs, surveys and maintenance schedules

Skill Level

Most occupations in this unit group have a level of skill commensurate with a bachelor degree or higher qualification. In some instances relevant experience and/or on-the-job training may be required in addition to the formal qualification (ANZSCO Skill Level 1).

Registration or licensing may be required.

Occupations in this Group

• 233511 Industrial Engineer
• 233512 Mechanical Engineer
• 233513 Production or Plant Engineer