Production Coordinator (Logistics)
What the work is
Records and coordinates the flow of work and materials between departments, examines orders for goods, and prepares production schedules.
Would you enjoy the work?
These are the main tasks in the official description. Mark how each one sounds to you.
- Requisitions supplies from stock and sends orders to production departments and other firms
- Confirms completion of orders and compliance with details specified, and signs tally sheets and attaches to checked items
- Receives and checks purchase requests against inventory records and stock on hand
- Examines orders and compiles data for production schedules
- Checks inventories and prepares delivery schedules
Try it
A simulation and a case study from this kind of work, set in a fictional freight forwarding office near a regional port, plus the planning desk of a nearby factory. They are fictional.
The kind of days you could have
Good days
- A container clears and is on its way to the customer a day earlier than promised
- You solve a paperwork tangle that three other people had given up on
- A factory run goes smoothly because the materials turned up in the right order
Hard days
- A shipment is stuck and every hour costs your customer more worry
- Documents that almost match, and a deadline that does not wait for them to
- A customer who wants the paperwork to say whatever is most convenient
Written by Career Calling as a general guide. Real roles vary by employer and place.
Work a mission
Step into a simulated workplace in this field, with a brief from your manager.
Description and tasks: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Occupation Standard Classification for Australia, 2024, Version 1.0 (opens another site), occupation 571932, used under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 licence. The skill guide above is our plain English summary.