Job Family: 53-0000 Transportation and Material Moving

Occupational Group: 53-7060 Transportation and Material Moving

OCCUPATION PROFILE

JOB FAMILY: TRANSPORTATION AND MATERIAL MOVING

OCCUPATIONAL GROUP: TRANSPORTATION AND MATERIAL MOVING

OCCUPATION: LABOR & FREIGHT, STOCK, & MATERIAL MVRS

53-7062

BROADBAND LEVELS: Level 1 – Pay Band 001

DESCRIPTION

This is work loading, unloading and moving materials at plant, yard, or other work site.

EXAMPLES OF WORK

Loads and unloads materials to and from designated storage areas, such as racks and shelves, or vehicles, such as trucks.

Transports receptacles to and from designated areas, by hand or using dollies, handtrucks, and wheelbarrows.

Secures lifting attachments to materials and conveys load to destination, using crane or hoist.

Directs spouts and positions receptacles, such as bins, carts, and containers, to receive loads.

Stacks or piles materials, such as lumber, boards, or pallets.

Shovels materials, such as gravel, ice or spilled concrete, into containers, bins or onto conveyors.

Bundles and bands material, such as fodder and tobacco leaves, using banding machines.

Reads work orders or receives and listens to oral instructions to determine work assignment.

Sorts and stores items according to specifications.

Installs protective devices, such as bracing, padding or strapping, to prevent shifting or damage to items being transported.

Cleans work area, using brooms, rags, and cleaning compounds.

Attaches identifying tags or marks information on containers.

Records number of units handled and moved, using daily production sheet or work tickets.

Adjusts or replaces equipment parts, such as rollers, belts, plugs and caps, using hand tools.

Assembles product containers and crates, using hand tools and precut lumber

EXAMPLES OF JOB CHARACTERISTICS

Handling and Moving Objects / Using one's own hands and arms in handling, installing, forming, positioning, and moving materials, or in manipulating things, including the use of keyboards.
Performing General Physical Activities / Performing physical activities that require moving one's whole body, such as in climbing, lifting, balancing, walking, stooping, where the activities often also require considerable use of the arms and legs, such as in the physical handling of materials.
Documenting/Recording Information / Entering, transcribing, recording, storing, or maintaining information in either written form or by electronic/magnetic recording.
Performing Administrative Activities / Approving requests, handling paperwork, and performing day-to-day administrative tasks.
Controlling Machines and Processes / Using either control mechanisms or direct physical activity to operate machines or processes (not including computers or vehicles).
Getting Information Needed to Do the Job / Observing, receiving, and otherwise obtaining information from all relevant sources.

EXAMPLES OF KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES

Equipment Selection / Determining the kind of tools and equipment needed to do a job
Installation / Installing equipment, machines, wiring, or programs to meet specifications
Reading Comprehension / Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents
Active Learning / Working with new material or information to grasp its implications
LICENSURE, CERTIFICATION OR REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS

EFFECTIVE: 03/17/2003

History: 07/01/2002

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