UNIT GROUP 8911 FREIGHT AND FURNITURE HANDLERS

FREIGHT AND FURNITURE HANDLERS load and unload trucks, containers and rail cars, and transfer cargo between ships and other forms of transport and storage facilities.

Indicative Skill Level:
Most occupations in this unit group have a level of skill commensurate with the qualifications outlined below.

In Australia:

AQF Certificate I, or compulsory secondary education (ANZSCO Skill Level 5)

In New Zealand:
NZ Register 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 Include:

• labelling goods with customers' details and destinations
• loading goods into trucks, containers and rail wagons, and securing loads
• assisting to tie down loads and cover them with tarpaulins
• guiding truck drivers into loading bays and through confined spaces
• performing clerical functions to record and check cargo on arrival, storage and despatch
• opening and closing hatches and securing cargo to prevent shifting during voyages
• transferring loads using moving equipment and directing equipment operations using communication systems
• stacking cargo on pallets, trays, flats and slings to facilitate transfer to and from ships

Occupations:
891111 Freight Handler (Rail or Road)
891112 Truck Driver's Offsider
891113 Waterside Worker

Alternative Title:
Freight Loader

Loads and unloads freight trucks, containers and rail cars.

Skill Level: 5

Loads and unloads trucks and containers.

Skill Level: 5

Specialisation:

Furniture Removalist's Assistant

Alternative Titles:
Stevedore
Wharf Labourer

Transfers cargo between ships and other forms of transport or storage facilities.

Skill Level: 5