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Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks

$50.63K Median Salary 41K Job Openings (Annual Projection) 7.6% Job Growth

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About This Career

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.

Reported Job Titles

Expeditor, Inventory Control Specialist, Material Requirements Planner (MRP), Materials Coordinator, Materials Planner, Production Assistant, Production Clerk, Production Controller, Production Planner, Production Scheduler

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Abilities

Information Ordering

Oral Comprehension

Oral Expression

Problem Sensitivity

Near Vision

Written Comprehension

Deductive Reasoning

Written Expression

Speech Recognition

Selective Attention

Category Flexibility

Inductive Reasoning

Perceptual Speed

Speech Clarity

Knowledge

Production and Processing

Customer and Personal Service

English Language

Administrative

Administration and Management

Computers and Electronics

Skills

Reading Comprehension

Speaking

Active Listening

Time Management

Critical Thinking

Complex Problem Solving

Monitoring

Writing

Coordination

Technology Skills

Enterprise resource planning ERP software

Data base user interface and query software

Materials requirements planning logistics and supply chain software

Medical software

Accounting software

Word processing software

Analytical or scientific software

Project management software

Inventory management software

Electronic mail software

Graphics or photo imaging software

Data base reporting software

Time accounting software

Spreadsheet software

Document management software

Desktop publishing software

Procurement software

Office suite software

Cloud-based data access and sharing software

Financial analysis software

Human resources software

Presentation software

Calendar and scheduling software

Industrial control software

Tools

Scanners

Notebook computers

Desktop computers

Personal computers

Abilities

Information Ordering: The ability to arrange things or actions in a certain order or pattern according to a specific rule or set of rules (e.g., patterns of numbers, letters, words, pictures, mathematical operations).
Oral Comprehension: The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences.
Oral Expression: The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand.
Problem Sensitivity: The ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong. It does not involve solving the problem, only recognizing that there is a problem.
Near Vision: The ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer).
Written Comprehension: The ability to read and understand information and ideas presented in writing.
Deductive Reasoning: The ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense.
Written Expression: The ability to communicate information and ideas in writing so others will understand.
Speech Recognition: The ability to identify and understand the speech of another person.
Selective Attention: The ability to concentrate on a task over a period of time without being distracted.
Category Flexibility: The ability to generate or use different sets of rules for combining or grouping things in different ways.
Inductive Reasoning: The ability to combine pieces of information to form general rules or conclusions (includes finding a relationship among seemingly unrelated events).
Perceptual Speed: The ability to quickly and accurately compare similarities and differences among sets of letters, numbers, objects, pictures, or patterns. The things to be compared may be presented at the same time or one after the other. This ability also includes comparing a presented object with a remembered object.
Speech Clarity: The ability to speak clearly so others can understand you.

Knowledge

Production and Processing: Knowledge of raw materials, production processes, quality control, costs, and other techniques for maximizing the effective manufacture and distribution of goods.
Customer and Personal Service: Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction.
English Language: Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar.
Administrative: Knowledge of administrative and office procedures and systems such as word processing, managing files and records, stenography and transcription, designing forms, and workplace terminology.
Administration and Management: Knowledge of business and management principles involved in strategic planning, resource allocation, human resources modeling, leadership technique, production methods, and coordination of people and resources.
Computers and Electronics: Knowledge of circuit boards, processors, chips, electronic equipment, and computer hardware and software, including applications and programming.

Skills

Reading Comprehension: Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work-related documents.
Speaking: Talking to others to convey information effectively.
Active Listening: Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.
Time Management: Managing one's own time and the time of others.
Critical Thinking: Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions, or approaches to problems.
Complex Problem Solving: Identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions.
Monitoring: Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action.
Writing: Communicating effectively in writing as appropriate for the needs of the audience.
Coordination: Adjusting actions in relation to others' actions.

Technology Skills

Enterprise resource planning ERP software: Oracle JD Edwards EnterpriseOne; Oracle PeopleSoft; Oracle PeopleSoft Financials; SAP software
Data base user interface and query software: Blackboard software; Database software; Microsoft Access; Yardi software
Materials requirements planning logistics and supply chain software: Production scheduling software
Medical software: Henry Schein Dentrix; Medical condition coding software; Medical procedure coding software; MEDITECH software
Accounting software: Billing software; Bookkeeping software; Intuit QuickBooks; Sage 50 Accounting
Word processing software: 3M Post-it App; Evernote; Google Docs; Microsoft Word
Analytical or scientific software: Statistical analysis software; TapRooT
Project management software: Mavenlink; Microsoft Project
Inventory management software: Assisi Software Assisi Inventory
Electronic mail software: IBM Notes; Microsoft Exchange; Microsoft Outlook
Graphics or photo imaging software: SmugMug Flickr
Data base reporting software: SAP BusinessObjects Crystal Reports
Time accounting software: Timekeeping software
Spreadsheet software: Microsoft Excel
Document management software: Adobe Systems Adobe Acrobat; Filing system software; Records management software; Transcription system software
Desktop publishing software: Adobe Systems Adobe InDesign; Microsoft Publisher
Procurement software: Purchasing software
Office suite software: Microsoft Office software
Cloud-based data access and sharing software: Dropbox; Google Drive; Microsoft SharePoint
Financial analysis software: Delphi Technology
Human resources software: ADP Workforce Now
Presentation software: Microsoft PowerPoint
Calendar and scheduling software: Appointment scheduling software
Industrial control software: Industrial Scientific iNET; QuestSuite Professional