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Investigates all aspects; consult with others concerned or potentially affected; develop recommendations for actions; and follow through as appropriate.\nPursues projects and solves problems of very broad and significant importance, scope, and/or complexity involving activities such as: identifying the problem, designing the approach, gathering data, arriving at conclusions, recommending action, implementing the action, following up on procedures, and administering control and reporting phases.\nUndertakes and executes studies and projects related to new products or processes; product modifications, modernization of existing processes, etc.; makes appropriate studies and consultations; analyzes and evaluates findings; contributes own constructive ideas; investigates new processing equipment possibilities; evaluates economic aspects of the project; develops recommendations accordingly. \nOn approved projects, participates in operations planning and layout, and follows through during installation.\nConducts or participates in statistical process studies to determine the extent and cause of process variation. 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