432 Material Recording and Transport Clerks

Stock clerks maintain records of goods produced and production materials received, weighed, issued, dispatched or put into stock. Tasks include - (a) arranging and controlling receipt and dispatch of goods and keeping relevant records; (b) maintaining stock records, verifying issue of goods, estimating needs and making requisitions of new stocks; (c) receiving, storing and issuing tools, spare parts or various equipment, and maintaining relevant records; (d) weighing goods received or produced, or for issue or dispatch, and maintaining relevant records; (e) compiling inventories of furniture and other items received for storage. Examples of the occupations classified here: - Dispatch clerk (stock) - Freight clerk - Stock clerk - Storeroom clerk - Weighing clerk.

Production clerks compute quantities of materials required at specified dates for manufacturing, construction and similar production programmes, and prepare and check production operation schedules. Tasks include - (a) computing quantities, qualities and types of materials required by production programmes; (b) preparing production requirements schedules, ensuring that materials are available when needed, and keeping relevant records; (c) preparing or assisting in the preparation of production operation schedules on the basis of customers’ orders and production capacity and performance; (d) verifying stocks, arranging deliveries and investigating delays; (e) recording and coordinating the flow of work and materials between departments. Examples of the occupations classified here: - Production clerk - Schedule clerk (materials).

Transport clerks keep records of operational aspects and coordinate the timing of train, road and air passenger and freight transport, and prepare reports for management. Tasks include - (a) keeping records of operational aspects and coordinating the timing of passenger and freight transport; (b) directing train routings within a division or zone of a railway system and keeping related records; (c) directing, controlling and keeping records of freight handling at a railway yard; (d) coordinating and keeping records of operational activities concerning road transport, such as allocation and scheduling of vehicles and drivers, loading and unloading of vehicles, and storage of goods in transit; (e) coordinating and keeping records of operational activities concerning air transport of passengers and freight, such as passenger lists and freight manifests; (f) preparing reports for management. Examples of the occupations classified here: - Clerical controller (transport service) - Clerical dispatcher (transport service).