Pcp analyst technician - Salary and Career
Production Planning and Control Technicians

Pcp analyst technician - Career description, activities, functions and salary

They plan, control and schedule production, control supplies (raw materials and other inputs). Plan the maintenance of machines and equipment. They handle information in registration records and reports and in the writing of work instructions.

How much does an Pcp analyst technician earn

A Pcp analyst technician earns between $1.532 and $8.933 per month, with an average monthly salary of $3.473 and a median salary of $2.711 according to an Averwage.com salary survey along with to data of professionals hired and fired by companies in the labor market.

Our research is based on the salaries of 34.568 professionals hired and dismissed by the period from 06/2021 to 05/2022 (last year).


Salary ranges for the Pcp analyst technician

Monthly Salary Annual Salary Salary Per Week Hourly Salary
Average wage 3.473 41.670 868 16
1º Quartile 1.532 18.386 383 7
Median Salary 2.711 32.531 678 13
3º Quartile 6.813 81.753 1.703 32
Higher Salary 8.933 107.196 2.233 42


Professional job categories

  • Middle level technicians
    • other mid-level technicians
      • middle level technicians in industrial operations
        • production planning and control technicians

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Main workplaces

Production Planning and Control Technicians they work in different types of industrial, commercial and service companies, focusing on construction companies, the chemical and petrochemical industry, the manufacture of textile products, pulp, paper and paper products, in the automobile complex, among others. They are salaried employees, with a formal contract, who organize themselves into a team, under occasional supervision. They usually work in shifts. Some of the activities they carry out may be subject to noise, high temperatures, radiation, dust and toxic material.


What does it take to work in the field of Production Planning and Control Technicians

The exercise of these occupations requires a mid-level technical course in the area of activity. The full performance of activities occurs after one or two years of experience.


Functions and activities of Pcp analyst technician

Production Planning and Control Technicians must:

  • planning maintenance of machinery and equipment;
  • plan machinery and equipment maintenance;
  • plan production;
  • plan maintenance of machinery and equipment;
  • program production;
  • treat information;
  • processing information;
  • plan production;
  • control supplies (raw materials and inputs);
  • demonstrate personal skills;
  • schedule production;
  • control production;
  • handle information;

  • Activities

    • elaborate control charts and reports;
    • set production schedule;
    • demonstrate dynamism;
    • identify deviations in the production process;
    • establish production sequence;
    • adapt;
    • rearrange production mix;
    • interacting with customers and suppliers;
    • define transportation, handling, storage and distribution of raw materials prime and supplies;
    • show creativity;
    • forecast production stops;
    • define safety stock for each item;
    • demonstrate commitment;
    • inspect supplies (raw materials and inputs);
    • propose alternative supplies;
    • propose improvements in machinery and equipment;
    • set production priorities;
    • scaling utilities (steam, water, compressed air and electricity);
    • define supplies (raw materials and inputs);
    • show logical reasoning;
    • define corrective actions;
    • make information available;
    • quantify production volumes by periods;
    • classify supplies (raw materials and inputs);
    • demonstrate critical sense;
    • formalize production plan;
    • monitor production flow;
    • propose improvements in the production process;
    • define contingency plan;
    • demonstrate flexibility;
    • allocate resources (human, material and inputs);
    • identify alternative suppliers;
    • assist in the definition of work instructions;
    • analyze production orders;
    • predict maintenance downtime;
    • update information;
    • identify production requirements;
    • collect production data;
    • schedule preventive, predictive and corrective maintenance;
    • make information available;
    • register input and output of materials and inputs;
    • develop maintenance schedule;
    • show initiative;
    • define the layout of the production process;
    • demonstrate holistic vision ability;
    • define inspection routines;
    • specify resources from related areas;
    • use quality tools;
    • set control parameters;
    • scaling human resources;
    • analyze production capacity;
    • relate;
    • keep records;
    • request supplies (raw materials and inputs);
    • carry out available resources survey;


    Sectors that hire Pcp analyst technician the most in the job market

    • temporary labor lease
    • engineering services
    • clothing parts making
    • industrial assembly works
    • electrical installation and maintenance
    • building construction
    • manufacture of other parts and accessories for motor vehicles
    • combined office and administrative support services
    • plastic material packaging manufacture
    • manufacture of furniture with predominance of wood




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