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- NOC 2021 Version 1.0
14402 – Production logistics workers
Production logistics workers expedite the flow of work and materials within an establishment and prepare merchandise ready for shipment. They are employed by manufacturing and construction companies, printing and publishing companies and other industrial establishments.
Profile
Index of titles Example job titles
- Construction progress report clerk
- Delivery checker
- Expediter
- Industrial order completion checking clerk
- Lumber tallyman/woman
- Manufacturing order clerk
- Material checker
- Material estimator
- Production agent
- Production clerk
- Production control clerk
- Production control officer
- Production material estimator
- Production officer
- Purchasing expediter
- Recording clerk - broadcasting
- Schedule clerk
- Scheduling clerk
- Shipping control clerk
- Supply clerk - production
- Supply needs estimator
- Tally clerk - production
- Tallyperson - production
- Traffic clerk
- Traffic clerk - broadcasting
- Traffic control clerk
- Vehicle servicing clerk
- Expediter
- Production clerk
- Scheduling clerk
- Traffic control clerk
Inclusions
- Material estimator
- Traffic clerk - broadcasting
Main duties
This group performs some or all of the following duties:
- Find, sort or move goods between different sections, unit and departments and receive, unpack and track merchandise
- Compile detailed worksheets and specifications from customer's order
- Compare items packed with customer orders and other identifying data for quality control
- Compile reports on the progress of work and on any production problems that arise
- Track material inventory, prepare new material orders, monitor order schedules for inventory control and maintain inventory records
- Maintain contact with vendors to ensure that supplies and equipment are shipped on time
- Prepare material estimates to ensure enough materials are available to complete production projects.
Employment requirements
- Completion of secondary school is usually required.
Additional information
- Progression to coordination positions is possible with experience.
Exclusions
Breakdown summary
- Broad occupational category
- 1 – Business, finance and administration occupations
- TEER
- 4 – Occupations usually require a secondary school diploma; or several weeks of on-the-job training
- Major group
- 14 – Administrative and financial support and supply chain logistics occupations
- Sub-major group
- 144 – Supply chain logistics, tracking and scheduling coordination occupations
- Minor group
- 1440 – Supply chain logistics, tracking and scheduling coordination occupations
- Version
- NOC 2021 Version 1.0