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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.

Currently Employed: 559

Yearly Projected Openings: 20

Typical Hourly Wage: $16.00 - $26.78

Typical Annual Salary: $33,300 - $55,700

• Examine documents, materials, or products and monitor work processes to assess completeness, accuracy, and conformance to standards and specifications.
• Review documents, such as production schedules, work orders, or staffing tables, to determine personnel or materials requirements or 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, or engineering.
• Confer with department supervisors or other personnel to assess progress and discuss needed changes.
• Plan production commitments or timetables for business units, specific programs, or jobs, using sales forecasts.
• Confer with establishment personnel, vendors, or customers to coordinate production or shipping activities and to resolve complaints or eliminate delays.
• Record production data, including volume produced, consumption of raw materials, or quality control measures.
• Requisition and maintain inventories of materials or supplies necessary to meet production demands.
• Calculate figures, such as required amounts of labor or materials, manufacturing costs, or wages, using pricing schedules, adding machines, calculators, or computers.
• Distribute production schedules or work orders to departments.

• Desktop computers
• Notebook computers
• Personal computers
• Scanners

• Analytical or scientific software
• Enterprise resource planning ERP software
• Human resources software
• Inventory management software
• Materials requirements planning logistics and supply chain software