DA

English translation: Operations manager

20:35 Jan 12, 2016
Norwegian to English translations [PRO]
Bus/Financial - Manufacturing / Quality management
Norwegian term or phrase: DA
The abbreviation DA, which is a position in a manufacturing company.

The text I am translating consists largely of flow charts for procedures in quality management, and in particular what to do if something goes wrong.

There seems to be a DA in each department, so I wondered if it could be short for den driftsansvarlige?

DA’ene er ansvarlig for at kopi av avviksskjema for sine varer fakses eller mailes til XXX (Factory location and central office)

Salgsansvarlig (product types), i samarbeid med ansvarlig DA på produserende maskin, har ansvaret for at det raskt blir tatt en avgjørelse på hva som skal skje med varen.

I would also be grateful for suggestions as to what a DA would be called in English...

I will ask the client, but at this time in the evening she is not at the office, and my deadline is tomorrow!

Thanks!
Christine Andersen
Denmark
Local time: 07:35
English translation:Operations manager
Explanation:
...if this is an acronym for Driftsansvarlig

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Note added at 31 mins (2016-01-12 21:07:40 GMT)
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Acronym: OM
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Norskpro
Norway
Local time: 07:35
Grading comment
Thanks!
I went for operations supervisor, and the client did not comment, so I assume that was OK.
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3Operations manager
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Operations manager


Explanation:
...if this is an acronym for Driftsansvarlig

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Note added at 31 mins (2016-01-12 21:07:40 GMT)
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Acronym: OM

Norskpro
Norway
Local time: 07:35
Native speaker of: Native in NorwegianNorwegian
PRO pts in category: 3
Grading comment
Thanks!
I went for operations supervisor, and the client did not comment, so I assume that was OK.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Leif Henriksen: Det var naturligvis det første jeg tenkte på også, men det er vanligvis en stilling, og jeg er litt i tvil om det er en god betegnelse for en rolle som i dette tilfellet.
4 mins
  -> Ja, det er mulig du har rett, og derfor gir jeg ikke svaret mitt mer enn 3 i confidence.
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