A professional who plans layout of complete departments of industrial plant or commercial establishment to provide maximum possible operating efficiency. Responsibilities include:

• Measures and studies available floor space and draws plan of floor space to scale, using drafting tools.
• Studies sequence of operations to be performed and flow of materials.
• Studies and measures machines, conveyors, benches, furnaces, and other equipment.
• Coordinates all available knowledge and information into finished scale drawing, showing most efficient location for each piece of equipment and necessary working area around each.
• May use computer-assisted design/drafting equipment.