Job catalog - Employment
Cataleg D ocupacions capçalera
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Catalogue of occupations
Ocupacions
Warehouse worker
Order clerk Order picker Packager Packer Packer and shipper Warehouse operative Warehouse operator Warehouse packager Warehouse packer Warehouse picker Warehouse worker
Warehouse workers execute the accurate handling, packing and storage of materials in a warehouse. They receive goods, label them, check quality, store the goods and document any damage. Warehouse workers also monitor stock levels of items, keep inventory and ship goods.
Tasks
Tasks include -
(a) Packing office or household furniture, machines, appliances and related goods to be transported from one place to another;
(b) Carrying goods to be loaded on or unloaded from vans, trucks, wagons, ships or aircraft;
(c) Loading and unloading grain, coal, sand, baggage and other items by placing them on conveyor belts, pipes and other conveyances;
(d) Connecting hoses between main shore installation pipes and tanks of barges, tankers and other ships to load and unload petroleum, liquefied gases and other liquids;
(e) Carrying and stacking goods in warehouses and similar establishments;
(f) Sorting cargo prior to loading and unloading.
Knowledge
- Wholesale and retail sales
- Transport services
- Chemical engineering and processes
- Manufacturing and processing not elsewhere classified
- Occupational health and safety
Digital competencies
- Marking materials or objects for identification
- Loading and unloading goods and, materials
- Working in teams
- Developing solutions
- Following instructions and procedures
Digital competencies
- Accessing and analysing digital data
- Analysing and evaluating information and data
- Working with computers
Personal competencies
- Working efficiently
- Collaborating in teams and networks
- Demonstrating willingness to learn
- Leading others
Professional groups of the occupation
Elementary occupations
Labourers in mining, construction, manufacturing and transport
Transport and storage labourers
Freight handlers
Other occupations of the professional group
Do you want to know the demand for this occupation in the market?
Contracts and job seekers in the last year in Barcelonès
Freight handlers
13.610
Number of contracts in Barcelonès
21,23%
Percentage of contracts in Catalonia
-7,68% Interannual variation of contracts in Barcelonès
36,14%
Permanent contracts over total contracts in Barcelonès
44,15%
Part-time contracts
1,46% Turnover index
9.086
Average of job seekers in Barcelonès
-2%
Interannual variation of job seekers in Barcelonès
Data source: Observatori del Treball i Model Productiu, Government of Catalonia
The market for this profile is hiring
Contracts in u00e8 over the past year by sex and age
Contracts by gender in Barcelonès.
Labourers in mining, construction, manufacturing and transport
79%
21%
Data source: Observatori del Treball i Model Productiu, Government of Catalonia
Contracts by age groups.
Labourers in mining, construction, manufacturing and transport
Data source: Observatori del Treball i Model Productiu, Government of Catalonia
What vacancies are published in the professional family?
Vacancies published by professional family and type of contract in Barcelonès over the past year
Transport and storage labourers
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Data source: Data generated from the analysis of Lightcast data and the Observatory of Work and Productive Model of the Government of Catalonia.
What experience is required for the vacancies? Which sectors are looking for this occupation?
Freight handlers
Data source: Own elaboration based on the data of vacancies extracted by Lightcast.
The vacancies published are for working in:
Job vacancies posted by county
Data source: Own elaboration based on the data of vacancies extracted by Lightcast.
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