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.

Other names for Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks: 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, 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 Clerk, Document Control Specialist, Document Controller, 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 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 Coordinator, Production Control Expediter, Production Controller, Production Coordinator, Production Counter, Production Dispatcher, Production Engineering Tooling Coordinator,

• 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.

• Desktop computers
• Notebook computers
• Personal computers
• Scanners

Procurement software

Human resources software

Materials requirements planning logistics and supply chain software

Inventory management software

Accounting software

Enterprise resource planning ERP software

Financial analysis software

Time accounting software

Word processing software

Calendar and scheduling software

Spreadsheet software

Data base reporting software

Analytical or scientific software

Industrial control software