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Warehouses represent the backbone of our global economy, and they come with an impressive list of jobs and duties. There are multiple versatile roles to play in the successful operation f warehouse management. They are as follows:

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Warehouse Manager:

  • The warehouse manager is the leader of all the warehouse employees. They’re responsible for the safety, productivity, and efficiency of the whole operation. Their primary day-to-day duties include overseeing inventory control, managing employees, and working with buyers and sales personnel to ensure that orders are filled correctly.
  • Most importantly, a warehouse manager is responsible for identifying expensive warehouse costs and working on reducing them.

Forklift Driver:

  • Forklift drivers are one of the warehouse positions that’s the lifeblood of an operation. They’re responsible for moving and managing inventory daily, ensuring that every piece of product is where it needs to be.
  • Forklift drivers also take care of some maintenance tasks such as cleaning and grease removal.

Inventory Clerk

  • An inventory warehouse employee is responsible for keeping track of inventory. They do this using warehouse management software to keep information and organize it to make sense.
  • An inventory warehouse employee can be someone with previous warehouse experience or who completed an associate’s degree program in a relevant field.
  • While most inventory clerks use tracking software to manage the inventory, they still have to know about all the different types of inventory tracking methods.
  • They should understand the advantages and disadvantages of each one and be able to figure out which type is best for their specific needs.

Package Handler

  • Package handlers fulfil warehouse orders by packaging and labelling shipments as they move them to their final destination. Most package handlers don’t need any previous warehouse experience. They Pick, Pack, Label and do all the material handling.
  • Package handlers fulfil warehouse orders by selecting products to ship from the shelves. They’ll use a warehouse management system and customer information to ensure that customers get their products on time and in good condition.