Raw material and material technician - Career description, activities, functions and salary

How much does an Raw material and material technician earn

A Raw material and material technician earns between $1.581 and $7.204 per month, with an average monthly salary of $3.089 and a median salary of $2.521 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 4.512 professionals hired and dismissed by the period from 06/2021 to 05/2022 (last year).

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 Raw material and material technician

Production Planning and Control Technicians must:

Activities

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

Sectors that hire Raw material and material technician the most in the job market

• temporary labor lease
• engineering services
• business management consulting activities
• industrial assembly works
• electrical installation and maintenance
• tests and technical analysis
• manufacture of artifacts from plastic material for industrial uses
• manufacture of other parts and accessories for motor vehicles
• manufacture of pipes and fittings of plastic material for use in construction
• combined office and administrative support services