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Warehouse Worker

Government, Defence & Public Services

ANZSCO ID 7411

Summary

Storepersons receive, handle and despatch goods in stores and warehouses.

Employment Pathway

Formal qualifications are not usually required to work as a Storeperson. Some workers have a certificate II or III in warehousing operations.

Top Skills Required

  • Service Orientation - Actively looking for ways to help people
  • Operation Monitoring - Watching gauges, dials, or other indicators to make sure a machine is working properly
  • Active Listening - Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times
  • Coordination - Adjusting actions in relation to others' actions
  • Speaking - Talking to others to convey information effectively

Key tasks

  • Receiving incoming goods, checking for damage and for discrepancies between goods and invoices
  • Unloading vehicles, opening packages and removing contents
  • Operating computers to obtain details of location and quantity of items in stock
  • Labelling goods with details of storage location
  • Packing and weighing goods and sealing boxes
  • Operating machines to lift, place and remove goods on high levels
  • Operating specialised equipment, such as manually and electronically guided order pickers, and checking goods off picking list
  • Assisting with regular stocktakes
  • May use materials handling equipment, such as hydraulic pallet lifters and hand trucks, to move goods

Facts about this occupation

6.2% Growth
65% Full-time Share
$1,134 Avg Pay/Wk
145,600 Workers
38 years Avg Age

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