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

Programming 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 Programming analyst technician earn

A Programming 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 Programming 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 Programming analyst technician

Production Planning and Control Technicians must:

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

  • Activities

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


    Sectors that hire Programming 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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