SSOC 2024 unit
Manufacturing Verified · 21 Mar 202421415
Process engineer
Process engineer applies engineering principles and techniques to optimise the production processes in a manufacturing environment to meet organisational objectives. He/she analyses and troubleshoots process engineering, manufacturing and/or maintenance issues and recommends engineering solutions, and develops work instructions for ‘out of control’ processes. He/she leads production and manufacturing systems improvement projects, and develops operation plans in accordance with organisational objectives. He/she also ensures compliance with Workplace Safety and Health, and other relevant regulatory requirements.
Level
unit
Mapped ISCO
1
Source
SingStat
In this unit group: sibling units
Official data
| Official name | Singapore Standard Industrial Classification (SSOC 2024) |
| Issuing authority | Department of Statistics Singapore (SingStat / DOS) |
| Tax authority | Inland Revenue Authority of Singapore (IRAS) (IRAS) |
| Purpose | Classifies occupations in Singapore for labour statistics, workforce planning, and international reporting. |
| Active version | SSOC 2024 (21 Mar 2024) |
| Hierarchy level | Unit (final leaf, 5-digit) |
| Source | https://www.singstat.gov.sg/standards/standards-and-classifications/ssic |
| Prior versions | SSIC 2020, SSIC 2015 |
Definition & tasks
Process engineer applies engineering principles and techniques to optimise the production processes in a manufacturing environment to meet organisational objectives. He/she analyses and troubleshoots process engineering, manufacturing and/or maintenance issues and recommends engineering solutions, and develops work instructions for ‘out of control’ processes. He/she leads production and manufacturing systems improvement projects, and develops operation plans in accordance with organisational objectives. He/she also ensures compliance with Workplace Safety and Health, and other relevant regulatory requirements.
Tasks
No tasks listed.
Examples
Under this unit
• Chemical process engineer • Process engineer (electronic) • Process engineering expert • Process technology engineer
Elsewhere
• Manufacturing engineer, see 21411 • Production engineer, see 21412 • Process engineering technician, see 31173
Hierarchy context
Major group
2 PROFESSIONALSSub-major
21 SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING PROFESSIONALSMinor group
214 ENGINEERING PROFESSIONALS IUnit group
2141 Industrial and Production EngineersCorrespondence tables
SSOC 2020
- 21415 — Process engineer
ISCO-08
- 2141 — Industrial and production engineers
Alphabetical index entries
Data source: Department of Statistics Singapore (SingStat / DOS) (https://www.singstat.gov.sg/standards/standards-and-classifications/ssic). Official SSOC 2024 workbooks.
Last refresh: 21 Mar 2024. Version: SSOC 2024.