Freight Handler (Rail or Road)

Overview

Loads and unloads freight trucks, containers and rail cars.

Skills

Most occupations in this unit group have a level of skill commensurate with the qualifications outlined below. AQF Certificate I, or compulsory secondary education (ANZSCO Skill Level 5)

Tasks

• 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

Alternative Titles

• Freight Loader

Related Occupations

• Truck Driver's Offsider
• Waterside Worker