| 1. | Business Owner |
| | You are the primary owner of your business. Your role is to support the management you have chosen, and see that your long-term interests are maintained. |
| 2. | General Manager |
| | You are the functional leader of a site. All key production personnel and all or most of the support personnel are under your span of control. |
| 3. | Sales Manager |
| | The sales functions of your firm are primarily your responsibility. |
| 4. | Production Manager |
| | You are responsible for the main production of your facility. You have supervisors that report to you and provide the day-to-day instruction and control for the operating employees. |
| 5. | Procurement Manager |
| | The function of purchasing raw materials, products, and services are in your area. (You may have buyers that report to you.) |
| 6. | Cost Accountant / Controller |
| | You are responsible for cost and/or management accounting functions. |
| 7. | Human Resources Manager |
| | You are responsible for employee relations and workforce policies. |
| 8. | Support Area Supervisor |
| | You are in the first rank of management for a support or non-production area, and support area employees report to you. |
| 9. | Quality Manager |
| | Product quality and/ or process quality are primarily your responsibility. |
| 10. | Engineering Manager |
| | Various engineering functions reside in your area: plant engineering, machine design or specification, workflow design. You may have plant engineers that report to your position. |
| 11. | Plant Engineer |
| | You are responsible for shop floor processes, equipment location, and/ or workflow design. |
| 12. | Maintenance Manager |
| | Equipment maintenance and/or overhaul is in your area of responsibility. You may have a staff that provides maintenance support for production equipment. |
| 13. | Production Supervisor |
| | You are in the first rank of management, and operating employees in the production areas report to you. |
