14402 Production logistics workers

What this occupation covers

Production logistics workers expedite the flow of work and materials within an establishment and prepare merchandise ready for shipment. They are employed by manufacturing and construction companies, printing and publishing companies and other industrial establishments.

Official main duties

The NOC profile lists 7 main duties for this code.

• Find, sort or move goods between different sections, unit and departments and receive, unpack and track merchandise
• Compile detailed worksheets and specifications from customer's order
• Compare items packed with customer orders and other identifying data for quality control
• Compile reports on the progress of work and on any production problems that arise
• Track material inventory, prepare new material orders, monitor order schedules for inventory control and maintain inventory records
• Maintain contact with vendors to ensure that supplies and equipment are shipped on time
• Prepare material estimates to ensure enough materials are available to complete production projects.

Do not copy these lines into your reference letter. The letter has to describe what you actually did, in your employer’s words. DUTYPROOF flags wording lifted from the NOC as something to review, and an officer reading a letter that mirrors the NOC reads it the same way.

What DUTYPROOF screens for

This is DUTYPROOF’s screening threshold, not IRCC’s decision. For this NOC, screening requires at least 2 of its 7 official duties to be evidenced in your own words, plus the required letter elements. IRCC asks that you performed the actions in the occupation’s lead statement and a substantial number of its main duties — so treat the duty coverage as the number that matters, not the badge.

Codes this one is confused with

The NOC profile names these itself. Choosing the wrong code of a look-alike pair is the most common way genuine work experience fails to establish eligibility.

• 13201 Production and transportation logistics coordinators
• 14403 Purchasing and inventory control workers
• 14400 Shippers and receivers
• 14401 Storekeepers and partspersons
• 12013 Supervisors, supply chain, tracking and scheduling coordination occupations

Excluded from this code

• Production and transportation logistics coordinators (See 13201 Production and transportation logistics coordinators)
• Purchasing and inventory control workers (See 14403 Purchasing and inventory control workers)
• Shippers and receivers (See 14400 Shippers and receivers)
• Storekeepers and partspersons (See 14401 Storekeepers and partspersons)
• Supervisors, supply chain, tracking and scheduling coordination occupations (See 12013 Supervisors, supply chain, tracking and scheduling coordination occupations)

Job titles filed under this code

A title on this list does not by itself put your experience in this code — the duties in your letter decide that.

construction progress report clerk · delivery checker · expediter · industrial order completion checking clerk · lumber tallyman/woman · manufacturing order clerk · material checker · material estimator · production agent · production clerk · production control clerk · production control officer · production material estimator · production officer · purchasing expediter · recording clerk - broadcasting · schedule clerk · scheduling clerk · shipping control clerk · supply clerk - production · supply needs estimator · tally clerk - production · tallyman/woman - production · tallyperson - production

Employment requirements

• Completion of secondary school is usually required.