Warehouse worker
Code 9333.8
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.
Essential skills
Knowledge
- manage transport of goods from warehouse facilities
- products coding system
- types of packaging used in industrial shipments
Skills and competences
- stack goods
- apply techniques for stacking goods into containers
- assist in the movement of heavy loads
- pallets loading
- load products for dispatch
- check for damaged items
- match goods with appropriate packaging according to security procedures
- identify damaged goods before shipment
- lift heavy weights
- clean industrial containers
- operate warehouse materials
- operate weighing machine
- maintain physical condition of warehouse
- handle paperwork related to warehouse stock
- operate package processing equipment
- implement efficiency plans for logistics operations
- pick orders for dispatching
- dispatch order processing
- perform cleaning duties
- receive goods
- follow verbal instructions
- follow stock control instructions
- sort waste
- have computer literacy
- have spatial awareness
- use different communication channels
- use rigging tools
- use warehouse marking tools
- operate warehouse record systems
Transversal competences
- secure goods
- control of expenses
- manage warehouse inventory
- maintain stock control systems
- stay alert
- handle shipment paperwork
- monitor stock level
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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