Can somebody please explain to me job description of a Document Controller?

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By launchamith

Can somebody please explain to the job description of a Document Controller?

By fatemalm• 22 Jan 2011 20:01
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fatemalm

to verify all the documents - incoming / outgoing/ monitor contracts and project realted doc.and maintain the audit standards for the polices and procedures of the company

By prilz86• 22 Jan 2011 16:57
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prilz86

Functions

•Document control consists of managing all commercial and technical documents for the company. Implementing processes and tools, providing system reports, maintaining and updating electronic information systems, distributing documents, and ensuring accuracy of all documentation are all essential functions of a document controller. Ensuring regulatory procedures and changes are followed is also an essential part of the job junction.

Abilities

•Having proper knowledge in management and administrative functions are essential. Additionally, the document controller must possess the ability to coordinate and plan strategically. The document controller must also be proficient in communication and be able to maintain critical thinking.

A document controller is responsible for coordinating with all departments of the company in order to assure that all documents are kept in the right place and in the right department file archive.

To ensure that all corporate documents are well checked and submitted on time prior to the documents submission due date. It is a fact that not all employees follow the standard format thus making it the responsibility of a document controller to edit documents that have typographical errors and other types of errors that may lead to the disqualification of a document.

To perform regular audit on corporate documents in order to ensure that all documents are properly submitted to other departments.

A document controller is responsible for file validation and document controlling. Before submitting a document, a document or file must first be checked and approved. This is the task of a document controller that all files submitted are approved by the superior in charge.

Performing evaluations and document audits in the whole company is one of the primary tasks of a document controller.

Effectively follow the companys standard operating procedures in submissions of documents. Standard document submissions must take

Submitting corporate documents punctually and with quality. Documents with poor quality may lead to further an operational problem that is why it is important to submit each document with standard quality.

Ensures that all documents have no errors in filenames, submissions, etc before submitting it to the nest department to avoid confusion.

Preparation of all documents and communicating with employees in order to make submissions early is part of the job description of a document controller.

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