Production Operator
Captures assigned production work and evidence.
Can
- Manage material issues, post process steps, print builds, production logs
- View Batches, inventory balances, Items, People, Resources, work orders
Starts on: Production schedule
- 3D Printing Job Manager
- Roles and responsibilities
Who can do what in 3D Printing Job Manager
Give planners, operators and reviewers clear responsibility for each production handoff.
How permissions work
Production planning
Production Planner maintains customer demand, printer resources and work orders, then requests release through the production action.
Operator evidence
Production Operator manages builds, material issues, production intervals and finishing steps. Link personnel to their platform users so assigned work and recorded output belong to the right person.
Quality review
Quality Reviewer reads the production and finishing evidence. Production Planner records the resulting lot disposition and work-order outcome.
Purchasing authority
Agree the Manager's purchase approval responsibility during setup and rehearse the handoff from the planner's Draft order to the approved supplier commitment.
Access administration
Admin maintains user access and personnel links. Review access with each person before the first operating cycle.
Who can do what
| Role | Customer orders | Production planning | Print builds | Materials | Production evidence | Finishing and quality | Supplier purchasing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Production Operator | — | View | Edit | Edit | Edit | Edit | Edit |
| Production Planner | Edit | Edit | Edit | Edit | Edit | Edit | Edit |
| Quality Reviewer | View | View | View | View | View | View | View |
| Admin | View | View | View | View | Edit | Edit | View |
| Manager | View | View | View | View | — | — | Approve |
Each role in detail
Production Planner
Owns production setup, planning and assigned operational work.
Can
- Manage Batches, Items, material issues, order lines, Orders, Parties, post process steps, print builds, production logs, purchase lines, purchase orders, Resources, work orders
- View inventory balances, People
Starts on: Production schedule
Quality Reviewer
Reviews evidence and authorizes eligible domain outcomes.
Can
- View Batches, inventory balances, Items, material issues, order lines, Orders, Parties, People, post process steps, print builds, production logs, purchase lines, purchase orders, Resources, work orders
Starts on: Production schedule
Admin
Maintains access and the personnel links needed to attribute production work.
Can
- Manage Users, People
- View Orders, work orders, print builds, material issues, production logs, post process steps, Batches, purchase orders, purchase lines, inventory balances, Resources, Items, Parties, order lines, exchange rates
Manager
Approves supplier commitments and reviews customer-order exceptions under the policy agreed during setup.
Can
- Manage purchase orders
- View Orders, order lines, purchase lines, Items, Parties, Resources, work orders, inventory balances
Reviews and approves
- Approve purchase orders
Starts on: Order approval inbox
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