Warehouse worker

As a warehouse worker, you'll:

• receive deliveries of goods
• inspect paperwork and check for damaged or missing items
• move goods around the warehouse using lifting equipment
• check stock levels and make sure items are stored safely
• pack, wrap and load items to be dispatched
• clean the warehouse

• the ability to work well with others
• to be thorough and pay attention to detail
• the ability to organise your time and workload
• the ability to accept criticism and work well under pressure
• to be flexible and open to change
• excellent verbal communication skills
• the ability to work well with your hands
• thinking and reasoning skills
• to be able to carry out basic tasks on a computer or hand-held device

You can get into this job through an apprenticeship or by applying directly.

With experience, you could become a team leader, shift supervisor or warehouse manager.

You could also move into:

• quality control
• freight planning
• distribution and delivery