warehouse worker
Warehouse workers execute the accurate handling, packing and storage of materials in a warehouse. They receive goods, label them, check quality, store the goods and document any damage. Warehouse workers also monitor stock levels of items, keep inventory and ship goods.
Also called: order picker, warehouse operative, packer, order clerk, warehouse picker, packer and shipper, warehouse operator, warehouse packager
- 40
- essential skills
- 26
- optional skills
- 8
- related roles
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Where you can go from here
8 rolesOccupations sharing the most essential skills with this one. The number is a count, not an opinion.
- materials handlerWhat changes?16 skills in common
- forklift operatorWhat changes?11 skills in common
- warehouse order pickerWhat changes?10 skills in common
- distribution centre dispatcher5 skills in common
- raw material reception operator5 skills in common
- dairy products manufacturing worker4 skills in common
- inventory coordinator4 skills in common
- warehouse manager4 skills in common
Essential skills
40- apply techniques for stacking goods into containers
- assist in the movement of heavy loads
- check for damaged items
- clean industrial containers
- control of expenses
- dispatch order processing
- follow stock control instructions
- follow verbal instructions
- handle paperwork related to warehouse stock
- handle shipment paperwork
- have computer literacy
- have spatial awareness
- identify damaged goods before shipment
- implement efficiency plans for logistics operations
- lift heavy weights
- load products for dispatch
- maintain physical condition of warehouse
- maintain stock control systems
- manage transport of goods from warehouse facilities
- manage warehouse inventory
- match goods with appropriate packaging according to security procedures
- monitor stock level
- operate package processing equipment
- operate warehouse materials
- operate warehouse record systems
- operate weighing machine
- pallets loading
- perform cleaning duties
- pick orders for dispatching
- plan shifts of employees
- products coding system
- receive goods
- secure goods
- sort waste
- stack goods
- stay alert
- types of packaging used in industrial shipments
- use different communication channels
- use rigging tools
- use warehouse marking tools
Optional skills
26- adapt to changing situations
- analyse packaging requirements
- apply procedures to ensure cargo complies with customs regulations
- apply transportation management concepts
- assemble goods
- carry out ship-to-shore operations
- clean warehouse
- cooperate with colleagues
- ensure quality control in packaging
- follow written instructions
- freight transport methods
- handle customer complaints
- handle fragile items
- handle returns
- manage packaging material
- monitor packaging operations
- organise information
- oversee stock quality control
- packaging engineering
- product packaging requirements
- receive shipment packaging information
- safety regulations for warehouses
- tend packaging machines
- use a warehouse management system
- use barcode scanning equipment
- work in a logistics team
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