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# Competences — foundry manager
Source: ESCO v1.2.1 occupation-skill relations (http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/0552ff45-b282-455c-b431-fb05a0e00801).
## Essential
- **cost management** (knowledge)
- **deal with pressure from unexpected circumstances** (skill/competence)
- **engineering processes** (knowledge)
- **ensure compliance with environmental legislation** (skill/competence)
- **follow company standards** (skill/competence)
- **forecast organisational risks** (skill/competence)
- **improve business processes** (skill/competence)
- **legal requirements of ICT products** (knowledge)
- **manage commercial risks** (skill/competence)
- **optimise financial performance** (skill/competence)
- **types of metal manufacturing processes** (knowledge)
## Optional
- chemistry (knowledge)
- design drawings (knowledge)
- design metal components (skill/competence)
- ferrous metal processing (knowledge)
- follow manufacturing work schedule (skill/competence)
- identify market niches (skill/competence)
- innovation processes (knowledge)
- maintain relationship with customers (skill/competence)
- manage staff (skill/competence)
- measure customer feedback (skill/competence)
- non-ferrous metal processing (knowledge)
- perform market research (skill/competence)
- physics (knowledge)
- precious metals (knowledge)
- quality standards (knowledge)
- recruit employees (skill/competence)
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## Market evidence (job-ad analysis, 8 ads, as of 2026-07-12)
Share of analyzed job ads mentioning the item (threshold ≥ 20 %). Source: JSearch/Adzuna APIs.
### Hard skills
- continuous improvement — **62 %**
- metallurgy — **38 %**
- production planning — **38 %**
- foundry processes — **25 %**
- furnace operation — **12 %**
- equipment management — **12 %**
- casting processes — **12 %**
- cost control — **12 %**
- data analysis — **12 %**
- manufacturing process understanding — **12 %**
- materials engineering — **12 %**
- materials management — **12 %**
- melting process control — **12 %**
- metallurgical quality standards — **12 %**
- performance management — **12 %**
- process control — **12 %**
- process data analysis — **12 %**
- operations management — **12 %**
- safety regulation understanding — **12 %**
- semiconductor manufacturing — **12 %**
- root cause analysis — **12 %**
- stock control — **12 %**
- technical management — **12 %**
- technical support — **12 %**
- tooling — **12 %**
- waste reduction — **12 %**
- workflow management — **12 %**
- production management — **12 %**
### Methods
- Total Quality Management — **12 %**
- Six Sigma — **12 %**
- SPC — **12 %**
- health and safety compliance — **12 %**
- ISO 9001/AS9100 audits — **12 %**
- 5S activities — **12 %**
- continuous improvement — **12 %**
- lean manufacturing principles — **12 %**
### Responsibilities
- team leadership — **25 %**
- technical support — **25 %**
- throughput increase — **12 %**
- throughput optimization — **12 %**
- team management — **12 %**
- safety maintenance — **12 %**
- staffing decisions — **12 %**
- overseeing technical support — **12 %**
- operational leadership — **12 %**
- progress reporting — **12 %**
- quality assurance — **12 %**
- quality control — **12 %**
- manage critical equipment — **12 %**
- managing production — **12 %**
- manufacturing process improvement — **12 %**
- fab operations management — **12 %**
- formulate production plan — **12 %**
- hands-on work — **12 %**
- control stock and materials — **12 %**
- department liaison — **12 %**
- departmental cost control — **12 %**
- ensure material availability — **12 %**
- leading technical teams — **12 %**
- melt scheduling — **12 %**
- process deviation investigation — **12 %**
- process oversight — **12 %**
- process shaping — **12 %**
- production coordination — **12 %**
- production leadership — **12 %**
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