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

Production 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 Production analyst technician earn

A Production 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 Production 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 Production analyst technician

Production Planning and Control Technicians must:

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

  • Activities

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


    Sectors that hire Production 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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