Storepersons

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

What the job involves

• 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