CompGeo Salary Survey Benchmark Job Summary and Competencies

Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks

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CompGeo Occupation Group: Clerical/Secretarial
Job Family: Clerical
Benchmark Title: Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks
 
Summary Job Description Tasks
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. Examine documents, materials, and products, and monitor work processes, in order to assess completeness, accuracy, and conformance to standards and specifications.
 
Review documents such as production schedules, work orders, and staffing tables to determine personnel and materials requirements, and material priorities.
 
Confer with department supervisors and other personnel to assess progress and discuss needed changes.
 
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.
 
Confer with establishment personnel, vendors, and customers to coordinate production and shipping activities, and to resolve complaints or eliminate delays.
 
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.
 
Calculate figures such as required amounts of labor and materials, manufacturing costs, and wages, using pricing schedules, adding machines, calculators, or computers.
 
Distribute production schedules and work orders to departments.
 
Compile information, such as production rates and progress, materials inventories, materials used, and customer information, so that status reports can be completed.
 
Arrange for delivery, assembly, and distribution of supplies and parts in order to expedite flow of materials and meet production schedules.
 
Contact suppliers to verify shipment details.
 
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.
 
Establish and prepare product construction directions and locations, and information on required tools, materials, and equipment, numbers of workers needed, and cost projections.
 
Compile and prepare documentation related to production sequences, transportation, personnel schedules, and purchase, maintenance, and repair orders.
 
Provide documentation and information to account for delays, difficulties, and changes to cost estimates.
 
 
CompGeo Occupation Group: Clerical/Secretarial
Job Family: Clerical
Benchmark Title: Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks
 
Important Knowledge Competencies Competency Description
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.
 
Computers and Electronics Knowledge of circuit boards, processors, chips, electronic equipment, and computer hardware and software, including applications and programming.
 
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.
 
English Language Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar.
 
Mathematics Knowledge of arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, statistics, and their applications.
 
Clerical Knowledge of administrative and clerical procedures and systems such as word processing, managing files and records, stenography and transcription, designing forms, and other office procedures and terminology.
 
 
CompGeo Occupation Group: Clerical/Secretarial
Job Family: Clerical
Benchmark Title: Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks
 
Important Skill Competencies Competency Description
Reading Comprehension Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents.
 
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.
 
Speaking Talking to others to convey information effectively.
 
Critical Thinking Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems.
 
Time Management Managing one's own time and the time of others.
 
Coordination Adjusting actions in relation to others' actions.
 
Writing Communicating effectively in writing as appropriate for the needs of the audience.
 
Monitoring Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action.
 
Social Perceptiveness Being aware of others' reactions and understanding why they react as they do.
 
Judgment and Decision Making Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one.
 
Complex Problem Solving Identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions.
 
Persuasion Persuading others to change their minds or behavior.
 
Negotiation Bringing others together and trying to reconcile differences.
 
Service Orientation Actively looking for ways to help people.
 
 
CompGeo Occupation Group: Clerical/Secretarial
Job Family: Clerical
Benchmark Title: Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks
 
Important Ability Competencies Competency Description
Written Comprehension The ability to read and understand information and ideas presented in writing.
 
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.
 
Written Expression The ability to communicate information and ideas in writing so others will understand.
 
Near Vision The ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer).
 
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 there is a problem.
 
Speech Recognition The ability to identify and understand the speech of another person.
 
Inductive Reasoning The ability to combine pieces of information to form general rules or conclusions (includes finding a relationship among seemingly unrelated events).
 
Speech Clarity The ability to speak clearly so others can understand you.
 
Deductive Reasoning The ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense.
 
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).
 
Category Flexibility The ability to generate or use different sets of rules for combining or grouping things in different ways.
 
Selective Attention The ability to concentrate on a task over a period of time without being distracted.
 
Fluency of Ideas The ability to come up with a number of ideas about a topic (the number of ideas is important, not their quality, correctness, or creativity).
 
Originality The ability to come up with unusual or clever ideas about a given topic or situation, or to develop creative ways to solve a problem.
 
Flexibility of Closure The ability to identify or detect a known pattern (a figure, object, word, or sound) that is hidden in other distracting material.
 
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.
 
Far Vision The ability to see details at a distance.
 
 
CompGeo Occupation Group: Clerical/Secretarial
Job Family: Clerical
Benchmark Title: Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks
 
Tools/Technology Example Product Category
ABB Production Planning software Materials requirements planning logistics and supply chain software
 
ADi SmartBOL Materials requirements planning logistics and supply chain software
 
Accvision ABMIS Inventory management software
 
Aestiva Purchase Order Procurement software
 
Applied Software Technologies Asset Maintenance and Materials Management System Materials requirements planning logistics and supply chain software
 
Asprova software Materials requirements planning logistics and supply chain software
 
Bills of lading software Materials requirements planning logistics and supply chain software
 
Concept 3000 software Materials requirements planning logistics and supply chain software
 
Cost estimation software Financial analysis software
 
Creo Synapse Upfront Materials requirements planning logistics and supply chain software
 
DM2 Bills of Lading Software Materials requirements planning logistics and supply chain software
 
ERP INDUSTRIOS Material Planning Materials requirements planning logistics and supply chain software
 
Enterprise Logix software Materials requirements planning logistics and supply chain software
 
Epicor Vantage Enterprise resource planning ERP software
 
Exact Software Macola ES Enterprise resource planning ERP software
 
Factory Edge MRP Materials requirements planning logistics and supply chain software
 
Geac MPC Production Enterprise resource planning ERP software
 
Giraffe Production Systems software Enterprise resource planning ERP software
 
Honeywell Wintress PACNet Industrial control software
 
IBM Lotus Notes Electronic mail software
 
InetSoft software Data base reporting software
 
Ingenious ProPlan Materials requirements planning logistics and supply chain software
 
Ingenious ProSched Materials requirements planning logistics and supply chain software
 
InteProc Material Requirements Planning Materials requirements planning logistics and supply chain software
 
Interwave Technology RS Bizware Scheduler Materials requirements planning logistics and supply chain software
 
Intuit QuickBooks software Accounting software
 
KAPES software Analytical or scientific software
 
LSA Visual DBR Materials requirements planning logistics and supply chain software
 
LSA Visual Easy Lean Materials requirements planning logistics and supply chain software
 
Lamar Info Net Materials requirements planning logistics and supply chain software
 
MTI Systems Costimator JS Analytical or scientific software
 
Made2Manage Supply Chain Management Materials requirements planning logistics and supply chain software
 
Maynard PlanStaff Manager Enterprise resource planning ERP software
 
Maynard PlanStaff Manager (human resources feature) Human resources software
 
Micro Estimating FabPlan Analytical or scientific software
 
MicroStrategy Report Services Enterprise resource planning ERP software
 
Microsoft Excel Spreadsheet software
 
Microsoft Office software Office suite software
 
Microsoft Outlook Electronic mail software
 
Microsoft Word Word processing software
 
Niku Clarity Materials requirements planning logistics and supply chain software
 
Oracle Flow Manufacturing Materials requirements planning logistics and supply chain software
 
Oracle Manufacturing Scheduling Materials requirements planning logistics and supply chain software
 
PMC KanbanSIM Materials requirements planning logistics and supply chain software
 
PRONTO Xi Enterprise resource planning ERP software
 
Pelion manufacturing process optimization MPO software Materials requirements planning logistics and supply chain software
 
Pivotal Z Prestige Scheduler Materials requirements planning logistics and supply chain software
 
Preactor APS Materials requirements planning logistics and supply chain software
 
Preactor Finite Capacity Scheduling Materials requirements planning logistics and supply chain software
 
Production scheduling and planning software Materials requirements planning logistics and supply chain software
 
Questek Humanis Human resources software
 
RSS Solutions NaView Materials requirements planning logistics and supply chain software
 
RyTech Inventory Control Software Inventory management software
 
SAP software Enterprise resource planning ERP software
 
SYSPRO software Enterprise resource planning ERP software
 
Sage MAS 90 Enterprise resource planning ERP software
 
Sage Peachtree Premium Accounting for Manufacturing Accounting software
 
Sage Timberline Office software Materials requirements planning logistics and supply chain software
 
Stratford Group INMASS/MRP Materials requirements planning logistics and supply chain software
 
Tuppas software Data base reporting software
 
Waterloo Hydrogeologic TACTIC Materials requirements planning logistics and supply chain software
 
Work Technology WorkTech Time Time accounting software
 
Workbrain Employee Scheduling Calendar and scheduling software
 
Workbrain Time and Attendance Time accounting software
 
eLading Bill of Lading Software Materials requirements planning logistics and supply chain software
 
iCode Everest Inventory management software
 
Desktop computers Desktop computers
 
Notebook computers Notebook computers
 
Personal computers Personal computers
 
Scanners Scanners
 
 
CompGeo Occupation Group: Clerical/Secretarial
Job Family: Clerical
Benchmark Title: Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks
 
Prerequisite Qualification Category Education and Experience Level
Required Level of Education High School Diploma (or GED or High School Equivalence Certificate)
 
Related Work Experience Over 6 months, up to and including 1 year
 
On-the-Job Training Anything beyond short demonstration, up to and including 1 month
 
On-Site or In-Plant Training Up to and including 1 month
 
On-the-Job Training Over 1 month, up to and including 3 months
 
 
CompGeo Occupation Group: Clerical/Secretarial
Job Family: Clerical
Benchmark Title: Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks
 
Alternate Job Title(s)
Advertising Dispatch Clerk
Aircraft Log Clerk
Airplane Dispatch Clerk
Alterations Workroom Clerk
Assignment Agent
Assignment Clerk
Back Shoe Worker
Batch Records Clerk
Beef Tagger
Billet Recorder
Box Estimator
Checker In
Clerical Production Worker
Computer Processing Scheduler
Computerized Mill Recorder
Control Clerk
Control Tower Operator
Copy Cutter
Crew Scheduler
Customer Services Coordinator
Cycle Counter
Data Processing Control Clerk
Dispatcher
Dispatcher Clerk
Ends Breakage Clerk
Engineering Clerk
Engineering Document Control Clerk
Expediter
Expediter Clerk
Expeditor
Extension Clerk
Fabric and Accessories Estimator
Flight Information Expediter
Follow Up Clerk
Food and Beverage Analyst
Formula Clerk
Frequency Checker
Gas Flow Regulator
General Manager (GM)
Inventory Analyst
Inventory Auditor
Inventory Control Specialist
Inventory Controller
Inventory Coordinator
Inventory Management Specialist
Inventory Planner
Inventory Technician
Jacket Preparer
Jewelry Estimator
Job Checker
Job Estimator
Job Spotter
Job Tracer
Kit Planner
Kitman
Labor Expediter
Line Up Worker
Load Planner
Locomotive Lubricating Systems Clerk
Logistics Clerk
Logistics Technician
Lot Worker
Lumber Estimator
Machine Stoppage Frequency Checker
Maintenance Data Analyst
Maintenance Planner
Maintenance Scheduler
Manufacturing Planner
Master Scheduler
Material Control Clerk
Material Controller
Material Coordinator
Material Dispatcher
Material Expediter
Material Lister
Material Man
Material Planner
Material Requisitioner
Material Scheduler
Material Worker
Materials Clerk
Materials Coordinator
Materials Planner
Melter Clerk
Metal Checker
Metal Control Coordinator
Metal Flow Coordinator
Mill Order Scheduler
Mill Recorder
Millwork Estimator
Office Manager
Operations Agent
Optimizer
Order Detailer
Order Dispatcher
Order Expediter
Order Planner
Order Schedule Clerk
Paperboard Boxes Estimator
Paperboard Products Production Scheduler
Parts Cataloguer
Parts Expediter
Personnel Scheduler
Piece Goods Clerk
Planner
Planner Scheduler
Planning Specialist
Planning Technician
Plant Clerk
Print Traffic Manager
Printing Estimator
Procurement Cost Coordinator
Production Assistant
Production Associate
Production Checker
Production Clerk
Production Control Clerk
Production Control Coordinating Clerk
Production Control Coordinator
Production Control Expediter
Production Controller
Production Coordinator
Production Counter
Production Dispatcher
Production Engineering Tooling Coordinator
Production Expediter
Production Manager
Production Planner
Production Planning Manager
Production Scheduler
Production Supervisor
Progress Clerk
Pullman Car Clerk
Railroad Maintenance Clerk
Recorder
Relay Record Clerk
Repair Clerk
Repair Order Clerk
Reproduction Order Processor
Requisition Approver
Retort Load Expediter
Schedule Checker
Schedule Clerk
Schedule Maker
Scheduler
Scheduling Coordinator
Scheduling Manager
School Photographs Detailer
Service Control Operator
Service Liaison Representative
Service Order Expediter
Shipping Coordinator
Shop Clerk
Shop Router
Stock Chaser
Television Production Clerk
Television Schedule Coordinator
Ticket Scheduler
Timer
Tower Operator
Towerman
Traffic Clerk
Traffic Manager
Transportation Agent
Upholstery Estimator
Weave Defect Charting Clerk
Work Ticket Distributor
Yardage Control Clerk
Yardage Estimator
 
CompGeo Occupation Group: Clerical/Secretarial
Job Family: Clerical
Benchmark Title: Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks
 
 
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