Stevedore to warehouse order picker
A stevedore already meets 23% of what the warehouse order picker role asks for. The move turns on 19 required skills not yet in the profile.
77.6/ 100
1 How much of what a warehouse order picker is expected to do is already part of a stevedore’s work. Directional: the figure for the reverse move differs, because moving into a speciality is not the same problem as moving out of one. 2 Every skill the warehouse order picker role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.
Why this move works
A warehouse order picker role treats 6 of its required skills as things a stevedore already does. You would walk in with these on day one.
- lift heavy weights
- operate material handling equipment
- operate voice picking systems
- safety regulations for warehouses
- stack goods
- store warehouse goods
What stands in the way is 19 required skills the profile does not yet cover. Table 3 groups them; Table 4 says which to take first.
Table 2 · What you already bring
Of the 7 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A warehouse order picker role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a stevedore background worth leading with.
- already held operate voice picking systems handling and moving
- already held operate material handling equipment working with machinery and specialised equipment
- already held store warehouse goods handling and moving
- already held safety regulations for warehouses services
- already held warehouse operations business, administration and law
- already held stack goods handling and moving
All 7 carried skills, including the 6 the warehouse order picker role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you may need to learn
The 24 missing skills fall into 9 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, numbered in the order worth working in. Areas carrying the most required skills come first, and inside each one the required skills sit above the optional ones. Nothing here is a verdict on you: it is a list of what this particular job asks for that your current one does not.
- still to learn check shipments required
- still to learn pick orders for dispatching required
- still to learn use packaging equipment required
- still to learn use warehouse marking tools required
- still to learn maintain stock control systems required
- still to learn operate chainsaw required
- still to learn secure goods required
- optional, not held identify damaged goods before shipment optional
- optional, not held manage transport of goods from warehouse facilities optional
- optional, not held assemble goods optional
- still to learn operate warehouse record systems required
- still to learn process orders from online shop required
- still to learn weigh shipments required
- still to learn ensure efficient utilisation of warehouse space required
- still to learn manage warehouse inventory required
- still to learn process customer orders required
- still to learn maintain physical condition of warehouse required
- still to learn follow written instructions required
- still to learn comply with checklists required
- optional, not held deliver outstanding service optional
- still to learn maintain material handling equipment required
3 further areas in the appendix
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries a warehouse order picker role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 maintain material handling equipment practise this
- 02 check shipments practise this
- 03 ensure efficient utilisation of warehouse space practise this
Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.
Appendix · The rest of the record
All 7 skills that carry over
- already held lift heavy weights skill
- already held operate material handling equipment skill
- already held operate voice picking systems skill
- already held safety regulations for warehouses knowledge
- already held stack goods skill
- already held store warehouse goods skill
- already held warehouse operations knowledge
The 3 learning areas not shown above
- still to learn types of packaging used in industrial shipments required
- still to learn maintain warehouse database required
- optional, not held warehousing regulations optional
5 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held identify damaged goods before shipment optional
- optional, not held manage transport of goods from warehouse facilities optional
- optional, not held warehousing regulations optional
- optional, not held assemble goods optional
- optional, not held deliver outstanding service optional
36 held skills the warehouse order picker role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role accommodate cargo in freight transport vehicle skill
- not needed by the target role analyse relation between supply chain improvement and profit skill
- not needed by the target role analyse supply chain strategies skill
- not needed by the target role apply techniques for stacking goods into containers skill
- not needed by the target role assess stability of vessels skill
- not needed by the target role assess trim of vessels skill
- not needed by the target role climb on railcars skill
- not needed by the target role conduct routine machinery checks skill
- not needed by the target role ensure that shipment contents correspond with shipping documentation skill
- not needed by the target role execute chilling processes to food products skill
- not needed by the target role functions of vessel deck equipment knowledge
- not needed by the target role handle fuels skill
- not needed by the target role handle intermodal equipment skill
- not needed by the target role hazardous freight regulations knowledge
- not needed by the target role international regulations for cargo handling knowledge
- not needed by the target role keep time accurately skill
- not needed by the target role laws on the transportation of dangerous goods knowledge
- not needed by the target role loading charts for transportation of goods knowledge
- not needed by the target role manoeuvre heavy trucks skill
- not needed by the target role mark differences in colours skill
- not needed by the target role national regulations on handling cargo knowledge
- not needed by the target role operate forklift skill
- not needed by the target role operate maritime lifting equipment skill
- not needed by the target role operate on-board computer systems skill
- not needed by the target role organise weight of loads according to lifting equipment capacity skill
- not needed by the target role perform defensive driving skill
- not needed by the target role perform services in a flexible manner skill
- not needed by the target role ramp safety requirements knowledge
- not needed by the target role receive shipment packaging information skill
- not needed by the target role relay messages through radio and telephone systems skill
- not needed by the target role shunt inbound loads skill
- not needed by the target role shunt outbound loads skill
- not needed by the target role tolerate stress skill
- not needed by the target role use ICT systems skill
- not needed by the target role vehicle cargo capacity knowledge
- not needed by the target role work on uneven surfaces skill
2 gaps that are knowledge rather than practice
Knowledge gaps usually close through study. Practical skill gaps usually need something you can point at.
- still to learn types of packaging used in industrial shipments required
- optional, not held warehousing regulations optional
Common questions about this move
Can a stevedore become a warehouse order picker?
Yes, and it is a career change move. A stevedore already covers 23% of what a warehouse order picker is expected to do: 7 skills carry over, 6 of which the warehouse order picker role treats as required.
What skills does a stevedore need to become a warehouse order picker?
19 required skills are missing, plus 5 optional ones. They fall into 9 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by handling and moving. The single most important is maintain material handling equipment.
How hard is the move from stevedore to warehouse order picker?
Its learning distance is 77.6 out of 100, which is the career change band. That accounts for both how much is missing and how specialised those skills are.
How this record was compiled
Both occupations are taken from ESCO, which lists the skills and knowledge each occupation is expected to have and marks every one required or optional. Nothing here is a prediction about hiring, and nothing here knows that a particular employer wants a particular certificate. Treat Table 3 as a starting point for your own research rather than a syllabus. The full method states what these figures can and cannot tell you.