FREIGHT HANDLER (RAIL OR ROAD)
ANZSCO Code: 891111
Loads and unloads freight trucks, containers and rail cars.
Skill Level
5
Group: FREIGHT AND FURNITURE HANDLERS
ANZSCO Code: 8911
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
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)
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