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MSSC Certified Production Technician

Central Alabama Community College

Short-Term Certificate

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Embedded Short-Term Certificate awarded while pursuing the Automotive Manufacturing Technology AAS degree, Industrial Electronics Technology AAS degree, or the Marine Technology AAS degree. Aligns with the Manufacturing Skill Standards Council (MSSC) certified production technician credential covering safety, quality, manufacturing processes, and maintenance.

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In-Person

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  • Alabama

    Alabama

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Skills & Competencies

Skills developed through this program

Auto-populated·from O*NET via SOC 51-1011.00

Skills

Active ListeningCritical ThinkingSpeakingMonitoringQuality Control AnalysisManagement of Personnel ResourcesTime ManagementSocial PerceptivenessCoordinationWritingJudgment and Decision MakingReading ComprehensionOperation and ControlEquipment MaintenanceTroubleshootingRepairingOperations Monitoring

Knowledge

Production and ProcessingEnglish LanguageMathematicsMechanicalAdministration and ManagementPersonnel and Human ResourcesCustomer and Personal ServiceEngineering and TechnologyDesign

Abilities

Problem SensitivityInformation OrderingOral ComprehensionOral ExpressionWritten ComprehensionDeductive ReasoningNear VisionSpeech RecognitionSpeech ClarityWritten ExpressionInductive ReasoningPerceptual SpeedFlexibility of ClosureCategory FlexibilityManual DexterityFinger DexterityControl PrecisionArm-Hand SteadinessReaction TimeMultilimb CoordinationHearing Sensitivity

Tasks

  • Enforce safety and sanitation regulations.
  • Keep records of employees' attendance and hours worked.
  • Inspect materials, products, or equipment to detect defects or malfunctions.
  • Discard or reject products, materials, or equipment not meeting specifications.
  • Mark items with details, such as grade or acceptance-rejection status.
  • Measure dimensions of products to verify conformance to specifications, using measuring instruments,
  • Repair or maintain the operating condition of industrial production or processing machinery or equip
  • Repair or replace broken or malfunctioning components of machinery or equipment.
  • Clean, lubricate, or adjust parts, equipment, or machinery.

Technology

Computer aided design CAD softwareComputer aided manufacturing CAM softwareIndustrial control softwareWord processing softwareInternet browser softwareEnterprise resource planning ERP softwareData base management system softwareContent workflow softwareInventory management softwareFacilities management software

Tools

Desktop computersHard hatsLaser printersLaser scannersNotebook computersOperator terminalsPersonal computersPersonal protective clothingRespiratorsSafety glassesSafety shoesAccelerometersAmmetersBackplane testersBeta gaugesBit error rate testers BERTBubble leak testersCalipersCalorimetric leak testersCapacitive acceleration instrumentsColor spectrometersCompression testersConductivity metersContinuity testersCoordinate measuring machines CMMCreep and stress relaxation testersAcetylene torchesAdjustable widemouth pliersAdjustable wrenchesAir compressors

Work Values

IndependenceSupportAchievementRelationshipsWorking ConditionsRecognition
Career Pathways

Occupations this program prepares you for

  • First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers51-1011.00
  • Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers51-9061.00
  • Industrial Machinery Mechanics49-9041.00
What You'll Learn

Key competencies developed through this program

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Mastery: emerging (Level 1)(based on Short-Term Certificate)

  • Safety and sanitation regulations — identify and communicate basic requirements to production workers under the direct guidance of a senior supervisor on a manufacturing floor.
  • Employee attendance records — record and maintain daily logs using time-tracking software under supervisor review in a production facility.
  • Materials, products, and equipment — perform visual inspections to detect obvious defects or malfunctions using a checklist provided by a lead supervisor on an assembly line.
  • Work orders and production schedules — read and summarize basic information from written records with assistance from a supervisor in a manufacturing environment.
  • Work assignments — support scheduling activities by distributing pre-established task lists to crew members under direct supervision in a production setting.
  • Departmental operations — observe cross-department coordination meetings and document key action items under the guidance of an experienced supervisor.
  • Job orders and company policies — relay written instructions and standard operating procedures to line workers with support from a senior supervisor on the production floor.
  • Production gauges and dials — monitor basic indicators and report deviations from standard operating ranges to a supervising manager during routine shifts.
  • Word processing and email software — draft simple shift reports and internal communications following templates provided by department leadership.
  • Operator performance — observe worker activities during production runs and flag non-conforming behaviors to a senior supervisor for corrective guidance.

Some details on this page are auto-populated from public workforce data sources: O*NET (opens in new tab), BLS (opens in new tab), College Scorecard (opens in new tab), DOL Training Provider Results (opens in new tab), NSX (opens in new tab). Provided in partnership with LER.me Career Intelligence.

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