Truck Driver's Offsider - ANZSCO 891112
- Description
- Loads and unloads trucks and containers.
- Skill Level
- 5
- Specialisations
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- Furniture Removalist's Assistant
- Skills Assessment Authority
- Caveats
- No caveats apply to this occupation.
Group: 8911 Freight and Furniture Handlers
- Description
- load and unload trucks, containers and rail cars, and transfer cargo between ships and other forms of transport and storage facilities.
- Tasks
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- 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
- Skill Level
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Most occupations in this unit group have a level of skill commensurate with the qualifications outlined below.
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)
For some occupations a short period of on-the-job training may be required in addition to or instead of the formal qualification. In some instances no formal qualification or on-the-job training may be required. - Occupations in this Group
