| Top Tasks (Specific duties and responsibilities of this job.) |
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| 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. |
| 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. |
| Compile information, such as production rates and progress, materials inventories, materials used, or customer information, so that status reports can be completed. |
| Top Skills used in this Job |
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| 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. |
| Critical Thinking - Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems. |
| Speaking - Talking to others to convey information effectively. |
| Time Management - Managing one`s own time and the time of others. |
| Coordination - Adjusting actions in relation to others` actions. |
| Monitoring - Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action. |
| Writing - Communicating effectively in writing as appropriate for the needs of the audience. |
| Judgment and Decision Making - Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one. |
| Social Perceptiveness - Being aware of others` reactions and understanding why they react as they do. |
