Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks - 43-5061.00

O*NET-SOC Description

Coordinate and expedite the flow of work and materials within or between departments of an establishment according to production schedule. Duties include reviewing and distributing production, work, and shipment schedules; conferring with department supervisors to determine progress of work and completion dates; and compiling reports on progress of work, inventory levels, costs, and production problems.

DOT Titles Included in this O*NET-SOC Code

  • Advertising-Dispatch Clerk
  • Airplane-Dispatch Clerk
  • Alterations Workroom Clerk
  • Assignment Clerk
  • Assignment Clerk
  • Back-Shoe Worker
  • Batch-Records Clerk
  • Checker-in
  • Clerk, Television Production
  • Computer Processing Scheduler
  • Control Clerk
  • Copy Cutter
  • Crew Scheduler
  • Customer Services Coordinator
  • Detailer, School Photographs
  • Dispatcher Clerk
  • Estimator, Jewelry
  • Estimator, Paperboard Boxes
  • Estimator, Printing
  • Expediter
  • Expediter Clerk
  • Expediter, Service Order
  • Extension Clerk
  • Fabric-and-Accessories Estimator
  • Follow-Up Clerk
  • Formula Clerk
  • Jacket Preparer
  • Job Tracer
  • Labor Expediter
  • Line-Up Worker
  • Locomotive Lubricating-Systems Clerk
  • Lumber Estimator
  • Machine-Stoppage-Frequency Checker
  • Maintenance Data Analyst
  • Material Coordinator
  • Material Expediter
  • Material Lister
  • Metal-Control Coordinator
  • Mill Recorder, Computerized Mill
  • Order Detailer
  • Personnel Scheduler
  • Production Assistant
  • Production Clerk
  • Production Coordinator
  • Production Scheduler, Paperboard Products
  • Progress Clerk
  • Recorder
  • Relay-Record Clerk
  • Repair-Order Clerk
  • Reproduction Order Processor
  • Retort-Load Expediter
  • Schedule Maker
  • Scheduler, Maintenance
  • Supercargo
  • Television-Schedule Coordinator
  • Ticket Scheduler
  • Traffic Clerk
  • Weave-Defect-Charting Clerk
  • Work-Ticket Distributor
  • Yardage Estimator
  • Yardage-Control Clerk

Sample of Occupations in this SOC Family

Related Occupations

Tasks

  • Arrange for delivery, assembly, and distribution of supplies and parts in order to expedite flow of materials and meet production schedules.
  • Calculate figures such as required amounts of labor and materials, manufacturing costs, and wages, using pricing schedules, adding machines, calculators, or computers.
  • Compile and prepare documentation related to production sequences, transportation, personnel schedules, and purchase, maintenance, and repair orders.
  • Compile information, such as production rates and progress, materials inventories, materials used, and customer information, so that status reports can be completed.
  • Confer with department supervisors and other personnel to assess progress and discuss needed changes.
  • Confer with establishment personnel, vendors, and customers to coordinate production and shipping activities, and to resolve complaints or eliminate delays.
  • Contact suppliers to verify shipment details.
  • Distribute production schedules and work orders to departments.
  • Establish and prepare product construction directions and locations, and information on required tools, materials, and equipment, numbers of workers needed, and cost projections.
  • Examine documents, materials, and products, and monitor work processes, in order to assess completeness, accuracy, and conformance to standards and specifications.
  • Maintain files such as maintenance records, bills of lading, and cost reports.
  • Plan production commitments and timetables for business units, specific programs, and/or jobs, using sales forecasts.
  • Provide documentation and information to account for delays, difficulties, and changes to cost estimates.
  • Record production data, including volume produced, consumption of raw materials, and quality control measures.
  • Requisition and maintain inventories of materials and supplies necessary to meet production demands.
  • Review documents such as production schedules, work orders, and staffing tables to determine personnel and materials requirements, and material priorities.
  • Revise production schedules when required due to design changes, labor or material shortages, backlogs, or other interruptions, collaborating with management, marketing, sales, production, and engineering.

Detailed Work Activities

  • arrange delivery schedules
  • compile equipment operational data
  • complete record of production
  • confer with customer representatives
  • confer with engineering, technical or manufacturing personnel
  • confer with vendors
  • coordinate production materials, activities or processes
  • direct and coordinate activities of workers or staff
  • estimate materials or labor requirements
  • examine documents for completeness, accuracy, or conformance to standards
  • examine products or work to verify conformance to specifications
  • fill out business or government forms
  • maintain inventory of office forms
  • maintain records, reports, or files
  • manage inventories or supplies
  • monitor materials or supplies
  • operate business machines
  • provide customer service
  • read work order, instructions, formulas, or processing charts
  • relay information to proper officials
  • requisition stock, materials, supplies or equipment
  • use computers to enter, access or retrieve data
  • use oral or written communication techniques