Part IV: Descriptions of the 50 Best Jobs for Each Personality Type _______________________________Provide documentation and information to account
for delays, diffi culties, and changes to cost estimates.
GOE—Interest Area/Cluster: 04. Business and
Administration. Work Group: 04.07. Records and
Materials Processing. Other Jobs in " is Work
Group: Correspondence Clerks; File Clerks; Human
Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeep-
ing; Marking Clerks; Meter Readers, Utilities; Offi ce
Clerks, General; Order Fillers, Wholesale and Retail
Sales; Postal Service Clerks; Postal Service Mail Sort-
ers, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators;
Procurement Clerks; Shipping, Receiving, and Traffi c
Clerks; Stock Clerks and Order Fillers; Stock Clerks,
Sales Floor; Stock Clerks—Stockroom, Warehouse,
or Storage Yard; Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and
Samplers, Recordkeeping.
Skills: Management of Material Resources; Opera-
tions Analysis; Management of Financial Resources;
Systems Evaluation; Negotiation; Mathematics;
Coordination; Persuasion.
Education and Training Program: Parts, Ware-
housing, and Inventory Management Operations.
Related Knowledge/Courses: Production and Pro-
cessing; Clerical Practices; Computers and Electron-
ics; Administration and Management; Mathematics;
Customer and Personal Service.
Work Env ironment : Indoors; noisy; contaminants;
sitting.Coordinate and expedite the fl ow of work and
materials within or between departments of an
establishment according to production sched-
ules.inventory levels, costs, and production prob-
lems. Examine documents, materials, and products,
and monitor work processes to assess completeness,
accuracy, and conformance to standards and specifi -
cations. Review documents such as production sched-
ules, work orders, and staffi ng tables to determine
personnel and materials requirements, and 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, and
engineering. Confer with department supervisors
and other personnel to assess progress and discuss
needed changes. Confer with establishment person-
nel, vendors, and customers to coordinate production
and shipping activities, and to resolve complaints or
eliminate delays. Record production data, includ-
ing volume produced, consumption of raw materials,
and quality control measures. Requisition and main-
tain inventories of materials and supplies necessary
to meet production demands. Calculate fi gures such
as required amounts of labor and materials, manu-
facturing costs, and wages, using pricing schedules,
adding machines, calculators, or computers. Distrib-
ute production schedules and work orders to depart-
ments. 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 to expedite fl ow
of materials and meet production schedules. Con-
tact suppliers to verify shipment details. Maintain
fi l e s s u c h a s m a i n t e n a n c e r e c o r d s , b i l l s o f l a d i n g ,
and cost reports. Plan production commitments and
timetables for business units, specifi c programs, and/
or jobs, using sales forecasts. Establish and prepare
product construction directions and locations; infor-
mation on required tools, materials, and equipment;
numbers of workers needed; and cost projections.
Compile and prepare documentation related to pro-
duction sequences, transportation, personnel sched-
ules, and purchase, maintenance, and repair orders.