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Freight inspector

Code 3359.5

Freight inspectors determine if freight is secure and comes with the proper documentation. They inspect, manage and document freight shipments while verifying that the content comply with local, national and international regulations.

Essential skills

Knowledge

  • hazardous freight regulations
  • transportation methods
  • freight transport methods
  • principles of cargo stowage

Skills and competences

  • adjust weight of cargo to capacity of freight transport vehicles
  • accommodate cargo in freight transport vehicle
  • monitor temperature in manufacturing process of food and beverages
  • ensure compliance with shipment regulations
  • inspect hazardous freight in accordance with regulations
  • inspect freight
  • keep task records
  • observe freight shipment loaders
  • handle freight inspection equipment
  • supervise unloading of cargo
  • use rigging tools
  • conduct fact finding

Transversal competences

  • analyse work-related written reports
  • prepare freight shipment reports
  • provide advice on breaches of regulation
  • supervise loading of cargo

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Technical knowledge can be verified with tests and references. What never shows up on a CV are the transversal competences, and they explain most failed hires. Before closing, it pays to measure them with a standardised battery.

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Sources

This service uses the ESCO classification of the European Commission and the Mapha Taxonomy developed by OTIC SOFOFA (CC BY 4.0), in an adapted version. Group codes come from the ILO's ISCO-08. See sources and licences