Material Recording Clerks

Material Recording Clerks typically perform the following tasks: • Distribute production schedules or work orders to departments. • 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. • Review documents, such as production schedules, work orders, or staffing tables, to determine personnel or materials requirements or material priorities. • Arrange for delivery, assembly, or distribution of supplies or parts to expedite flow of materials and meet production schedules. • Confer with establishment personnel, vendors, or customers to coordinate production or shipping activities and to resolve complaints or eliminate delays. • Requisition and maintain inventories of materials or supplies necessary to meet production demands. • 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. • Compile information, such as production rates and progress, materials inventories, materials used, or customer information, so that status reports can be completed. • Examine documents, materials, or products and monitor work processes to assess completeness, accuracy, and conformance to standards and specifications. • Compile and prepare documentation related to production sequences, transportation, personnel schedules, or purchase, maintenance, or repair orders. • Calculate figures, such as required amounts of labor or materials, manufacturing costs, or wages, using pricing schedules, adding machines, calculators, or computers. • Contact suppliers to verify shipment details. • Record production data, including volume produced, consumption of raw materials, or quality control measures. • Establish and prepare product construction directions and locations and information on required tools, materials, equipment, numbers of workers needed, and cost projections. • Maintain files, such as maintenance records, bills of lading, or cost reports. • Provide documentation and information to account for delays, difficulties, or changes to cost estimates.