From warehouse worker to materials handler
16 of the 22 essential skills of a materials handler are already essential for a warehouse worker — about 73% of the job, before you learn anything new. It is the closest move from warehouse worker 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
- 6
- would be new
- 73%
- of the target job covered
- 22
- essential skills of a materials handler
What a materials handler does
Materials handlers execute the handling and storage of materials through activities such as loading, unloading and moving articles in a warehouse or storage room. They work according to orders to inspect materials and provide documentation for the handling of items. Materials handlers also manage inventory and ensure the safe disposal of waste.
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
6 skillsEssential for a materials handler and not for a warehouse worker. Note that the taxonomy describes activities rather than tools, so some of these may be things you already do under a different name.
Other moves from warehouse worker
2 roles- forklift operator11 skills in common
- warehouse order picker10 skills in common
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How far are you from being a materials handler?
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.