Warehouse order picker
Code 9333.8.1
Warehouse order pickers prepare orders manually. They pick up orders and bring them to the delivery platform for processing, or in the trade sector to allow customers to pick them up. They are expected to complete orders for shipment, keeping in mind the quantity and type of goods specified and meeting quality criteria established by the company. They also assemble various types of merchandise for shipment and transport orders to shipping locations as specified by a supervisor. They typically stack bundled articles on pallet by hand, are responsible for wrapping articles on the pallet to secure them while moving, and for ensuring the integrity of the pallet.
Essential skills
Knowledge
- safety regulations for warehouses
- types of packaging used in industrial shipments
Skills and competences
- store warehouse goods
- ensure efficient utilisation of warehouse space
- lift heavy weights
- maintain physical condition of warehouse
- maintain material handling equipment
- maintain warehouse database
- operate material handling equipment
- operate voice picking systems
- operate chainsaw
- weigh shipments
- pick orders for dispatching
- process orders from online shop
- process customer orders
- check shipments
- follow written instructions
- comply with checklists
- use packaging equipment
- use warehouse marking tools
- operate warehouse record systems
Transversal competences
- secure goods
- manage warehouse inventory
- maintain stock control systems
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