- Plan, design and oversee the development, installation, operation and maintenance of machinery. They conduct research to solve practical engineering problems and to improve efficiency.
- Day to day tasks includedesigning new machines, equipment or systems, using CAD to assist in design and drawing, carrying out research into the use of different production processes, undertaking the design and construction of resource development projects, supervising the operations of the manufacturing process and production plants, managing factory and machinery maintenance, setting up work control systems.