From rail intermodal equipment operator to stevedore
15 of the 37 essential skills of a stevedore are already essential for a rail intermodal equipment operator — about 41% of the job, before you learn anything new. It is the closest move from rail intermodal equipment operator 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.
- 15
- skills carry over
- 22
- would be new
- 41%
- of the target job covered
- 37
- essential skills of a stevedore
What a stevedore does
Stevedores sort, handle, load and unload freight into over-the-road equipment in accordance with oral and written instructions, as well as state regulations. They move freight such as boxes, bulky items, or even large pallets of goods to and from storage areas and onto transport vehicles.
What carries over
15 skillsEssential in both jobs. This is the part of the move you have already made.
- accommodate cargo in freight transport vehicle
- analyse relation between supply chain improvement and profit
- analyse supply chain strategies
- apply techniques for stacking goods into containers
- climb on railcars
- handle intermodal equipment
- lift heavy weights
- manoeuvre heavy trucks
- mark differences in colours
- operate forklift
- operate on-board computer systems
- perform services in a flexible manner
- shunt inbound loads
- shunt outbound loads
- work on uneven surfaces
What would be new
22 skillsEssential for a stevedore and not for a rail intermodal equipment operator. Note that the taxonomy describes activities rather than tools, so some of these may be things you already do under a different name.
- assess stability of vessels
- assess trim of vessels
- conduct routine machinery checks
- ensure that shipment contents correspond with shipping documentation
- international regulations for cargo handling
- keep time accurately
- laws on the transportation of dangerous goods
- loading charts for transportation of goods
- national regulations on handling cargo
- operate material handling equipment
- operate voice picking systems
- organise weight of loads according to lifting equipment capacity
- perform defensive driving
- ramp safety requirements
- relay messages through radio and telephone systems
- safety regulations for warehouses
- stack goods
- store warehouse goods
- tolerate stress
- use ICT systems
- vehicle cargo capacity
- warehouse operations
← rail intermodal equipment operatorstevedore →The other way round
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How far are you from being a stevedore?
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