What Would I Do?
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Materials Handlers move, load and unload materials by hand or using a variety of material handling equipment.
Materials Handlers – Manual
- load, unload and move products and materials by hand or using basic material handling equipment
- move household appliances and furniture on and off moving trucks or vans
- do other material handling activities, such as counting, weighing, sorting, packing and unpacking
Materials Handlers – Equipment Operators
- run winches and other loading devices to load and unload materials on and off trucks, railway cars and loading docks of warehouses and industrial establishments
- operate industrial trucks, tractors, loaders and other equipment to transport materials to and from transportation vehicles and loading docks
- connect hoses or pipes and operate equipment to load and unload liquid petroleum, chemicals or other products into or from storage tanks
- operate equipment to dump materials such as coal, ore and grain into or to remove materials from railway cars, trucks or other vehicles
- operate conveyors and equipment to transfer grain or other materials from transportation vehicles to elevators, bins or other storage areas
- may do other activities, such as opening containers and crates, filling warehouse orders, assisting in taking inventory and weighing and checking materials