Production, Planning, & Expediting Clerks

What Production, Planning, & Expediting Clerks do

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.

• Distribute production schedules or work orders to departments.
• Review documents, such as production schedules, work orders, or staffing tables, to determine personnel or materials requirements or material priorities.
• Requisition and maintain inventories of materials or supplies necessary to meet production demands.

Industry Areas:

Automotive & Machine Repair • Finance and Business • Retail Sales and Services • Transportation

Training Program Areas:

Accounting Services • Auto Collision • Automobile Technician • Material Distribution Operations • OCT-Only Automotive & Machine Repair • OCT-Only Finance & Business • OCT-Only Retail Sales & Service • OCT-Only Transportation • Office Administration • Retail Sales • Transportation Office Support