From materials handler to warehouse worker
16 of the 40 essential skills of a warehouse worker are already essential for a materials handler — about 40% of the job, before you learn anything new. It is the closest move from materials handler in the whole taxonomy.
These numbers compare two occupations, not you and a job. What you personally already cover depends on what you have actually done.
- 16
- skills carry over
- 24
- would be new
- 40%
- of the target job covered
- 40
- essential skills of a warehouse worker
What a warehouse worker does
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.
What carries over
16 skillsEssential in both jobs. This is the part of the move you have already made.
- dispatch order processing
- follow stock control instructions
- implement efficiency plans for logistics operations
- maintain physical condition of warehouse
- maintain stock control systems
- manage warehouse inventory
- operate warehouse materials
- operate warehouse record systems
- pallets loading
- pick orders for dispatching
- products coding system
- secure goods
- sort waste
- stack goods
- use different communication channels
- use warehouse marking tools
What would be new
24 skillsEssential for a warehouse worker and not for a materials handler. Note that the taxonomy describes activities rather than tools, so some of these may be things you already do under a different name.
- apply techniques for stacking goods into containers
- assist in the movement of heavy loads
- check for damaged items
- clean industrial containers
- control of expenses
- follow verbal instructions
- handle paperwork related to warehouse stock
- handle shipment paperwork
- have computer literacy
- have spatial awareness
- identify damaged goods before shipment
- lift heavy weights
- load products for dispatch
- manage transport of goods from warehouse facilities
- match goods with appropriate packaging according to security procedures
- monitor stock level
- operate package processing equipment
- operate weighing machine
- perform cleaning duties
- plan shifts of employees
- receive goods
- stay alert
- types of packaging used in industrial shipments
- use rigging tools
No account needed to start
How far are you from being a warehouse worker?
MyNodes reads your CV once, maps it to this same taxonomy, and shows you which roles you are already closest to and the few skills that would open the most doors. The file is deleted as soon as it has been read.