Freight Handlers and Shelf Fillers
- Classification
- Minor
- Major group
- Labourers
Classification
- Major group
- 8Labourers
- Sub-major group
- 89Other Labourers
Description
Freight Handlers and Shelf Fillers load and unload trucks, containers and rail cars, transfer cargo between ships and other forms of transport and storage facilities, and fill shelves in stores and supermarkets.
Skill level
Australia
AQF Certificate I, or compulsory secondary education (ANZSCO Skill Level 5)
New Zealand
NZQF Level 1 qualification, or compulsory secondary education (ANZSCO Skill Level 5) For some occupations a short period of on-the-job training may be required in addition to or instead of the formal qualification. In some instances no formal qualification or on-the-job training may be required.
Tasks
Tasks include
- receiving goods and checking against documents
- operating equipment to load, unload and move goods
- securing loads to prevent shifting during transport
- replenishing empty shelves in stores and supermarkets
- collecting goods from stockrooms to place on shelves