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- Work in a warehouse, receiving, moving, packing and shipping goods
- You'll need a good level of physical fitness as you'll be on your feet most of the time
- Move into supervision, warehouse management or logistics management
You could work for a large retailer, manufacturer, port or airport, distribution company or the armed forces.
DAY-TO-DAY DUTIES
- Taking delivery of goods and storing them
- Checking for damaged or missing items
- Moving stock by hand or with machines
- Packing and wrapping goods
- Loading goods for sending
- Keeping stock records
- Cleaning the warehouse
- With additional training you might also operate machinery like forklift trucks or automated warehousing machinery
DAY-TO-DAY ENVIRONMENT
Your shifts could include days, nights and weekends. You may need your own transport to get to work outside public transport hours. You'll normally work in a warehouse and you might need to work in quite a cold environment. You'll usually wear protective clothing like overalls.
You'll need
There are no set entry requirements but GCSEs in English, maths and IT may be helpful.
You'll need a reasonable level of fitness, good practical ability, and attention to detail.
You could start by temping or doing seasonal work.
You could also get into this job through a supply chain warehouse operative intermediate apprenticeship or an intermediate apprenticeship in warehousing and storage.
CAREER PROSPECTS
With experience you could become a team leader, shift supervisor or warehouse manager. You could also move into quality control, freight planning or distribution.