(Career Asssessments, Exploration & Counselling)
Career: Stock Clerks- Stockroom, Warehouse, or Storage Yard
Job Description
Receive, store, and issue materials, equipment, and other items from stockroom, warehouse, or storage yard. Keep records and compile stock reports.
Job Tasks
Importance %age |
Task Description |
98
|
Store items in an orderly and accessible manner in warehouses, tool rooms, supply rooms, or other areas. |
93
|
Pack and unpack items to be stocked on shelves in stockrooms, warehouses, or storage yards. |
89
|
Dispose of damaged or defective items, or return them to vendors. |
87
|
Clean and maintain supplies, tools, equipment, and storage areas in order to ensure compliance with safety regulations. |
86
|
Receive and count stock items, and record data manually or using computer. |
78
|
Examine and inspect stock items for wear or defects, reporting any damage to supervisors. |
77
|
Mark stock items using identification tags, stamps, electric marking tools, or other labeling equipment. |
69
|
Verify inventory computations by comparing them to physical counts of stock, and investigate discrepancies or adjust errors. |
69
|
Provide assistance or direction to other stockroom, warehouse, or storage yard workers. |
68
|
Determine proper storage methods, identification, and stock location based on turnover, environmental factors, and physical capabilities of facilities. |
68
|
Keep records on the use and/or damage of stock or stock handling equipment. |
67
|
Recommend disposal of excess, defective, or obsolete stock. |
50
|
Sell materials, equipment, and other items from stock in retail settings. |
50
|
Issue or distribute materials, products, parts, and supplies to customers or coworkers, based on information from incoming requisitions. |
50
|
Purchase new or additional stock, or prepare documents that provide for such purchases. |
47
|
Advise retail customers or internal users on the appropriateness of parts, supplies, or materials requested. |
44
|
Prepare and maintain records and reports of inventories, price lists, shortages, shipments, expenditures, and goods used or issued. |
42
|
Prepare products, supplies, equipment, or other items for use by adjusting, repairing or assembling them as necessary. |
41
|
Confer with engineering and purchasing personnel and vendors regarding stock procurement and availability. |
37
|
Determine sequence and release of back orders according to stock availability. |
36
|
Compile, review, and maintain data from contracts, purchase orders, requisitions, and other documents in order to assess supply needs. |
23
|
Drive trucks in order to pick up incoming stock or to deliver parts to designated locations. |
Work Activities
Importance %age |
Activity Description |
84
|
Handling and Moving Objects
|
55
|
Performing General Physical Activities
|
55
|
Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships
|
47
|
Performing for or Working Directly with the Public
|
40
|
Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work
|
39
|
Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates
|
36
|
Getting Information
|
35
|
Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events
|
33
|
Processing Information
|
33
|
Controlling Machines and Processes
|
31
|
Resolving Conflicts and Negotiating with Others
|
31
|
Monitor Processes, Materials, or Surroundings
|
28
|
Making Decisions and Solving Problems
|
26
|
Selling or Influencing Others
|
26
|
Assisting and Caring for Others
|
25
|
Thinking Creatively
|
24
|
Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge
|
23
|
Judging the Qualities of Things, Services, or People
|
23
|
Estimating the Quantifiable Characteristics of Products, Events, or Information
|
23
|
Operating Vehicles, Mechanized Devices, or Equipment
|
23
|
Interacting With Computers
|
22
|
Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Material
|
22
|
Training and Teaching Others
|
22
|
Scheduling Work and Activities
|
20
|
Developing and Building Teams
|
20
|
Guiding, Directing, and Motivating Subordinates
|
20
|
Analyzing Data or Information
|
19
|
Performing Administrative Activities
|
19
|
Documenting/Recording Information
|
18
|
Repairing and Maintaining Mechanical Equipment
|
18
|
Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards
|
18
|
Coaching and Developing Others
|
18
|
Coordinating the Work and Activities of Others
|
17
|
Communicating with Persons Outside Organization
|
16
|
Interpreting the Meaning of Information for Others
|
13
|
Provide Consultation and Advice to Others
|
13
|
Monitoring and Controlling Resources
|
11
|
Developing Objectives and Strategies
|
9
|
Staffing Organizational Units
|
8
|
Drafting, Laying Out, and Specifying Technical Devices, Parts, and Equipment
|
7
|
Repairing and Maintaining Electronic Equipment
|