warehouse worker - material handling

Education: Secondary (high) school graduation certificate

Experience: 1 to less than 7 months

Work Setting:

• Warehouse
• Manufacture
• Retail / wholesale establishment / distribution centre

Tasks:

• 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
• Ship orders
• Pick orders and stock
• Make labels and attach to goods
• Wrap goods
• Pack and unpack goods
• Sort, crate and stack goods
• Store cargo and materials
• Organize and maintain inventory
• Organize inventories using computerized inventory control systems

Work Conditions and Physical Capabilities:

• Fast-paced environment
• Handling heavy loads
• Physically demanding
• Hand-eye coordination
• Bending, crouching, kneeling
• Ability to distinguish between colors