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Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks

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.

Median salary

$57,770

Typical range

$39k – $85k

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Typical entry: No degree required

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Typical progression

  1. Junior Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks

    Entry / Junior

    $38,570

    ~2 yrs to advance

  2. Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks

    Established

    $57,770

    ~3 yrs to advance

  3. Senior Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks

    Senior

    $71,290

Key skills

A typical day

  • •Distribute production schedules or work orders to departments.
  • •Revise production schedules when required due to design changes, labor or material shortages, backlogs, or other interruptions, collaborating with management, marketing, sales, production, or engineering.
  • •Review documents, such as production schedules, work orders, or staffing tables, to determine personnel or materials requirements or material priorities.
  • •Arrange for delivery, assembly, or distribution of supplies or parts to expedite flow of materials and meet production schedules.
  • •Confer with establishment personnel, vendors, or customers to coordinate production or shipping activities and to resolve complaints or eliminate delays.

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