warehouse worker - material handling

Overview

Languages

English

Education

• Secondary (high) school graduation certificate

Experience

1 year to less than 2 years

Work setting

• Warehouse
• Retail/wholesale establishment/distribution centre

Responsibilities

Tasks

• Build pallets
• Load, unload and move products and materials by hand or with basic material handling equipment
• Operate a variety of equipment to load, unload and move materials and products
• Pick orders and stock
• Weigh materials and goods
• Make labels and attach to goods
• Wrap goods
• Pack and unpack goods
• Sort, crate and stack goods
• Install, lash and secure goods
• Store cargo and materials
• Transport and distribute materials and goods
• Organize and maintain inventory
• Organize inventories using computerized inventory control systems

Supervision

• No supervision responsibility

Credentials

Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses 

• Forklift Operator Certification

Additional information

Security and safety

• Bondable
• Criminal record check

Work conditions and physical capabilities

• Fast-paced environment
• Repetitive tasks
• Work under pressure
• Handling heavy loads
• Tight deadlines
• Physically demanding
• Manual dexterity
• Attention to detail
• Hand-eye co-ordination
• Bending, crouching, kneeling
• Large workload
• Combination of sitting, standing, walking
• Standing for extended periods

Weight handling

• Up to 23 kg (50 lbs)