mover
Movers are responsible for the physical handling of goods and belongings to be relocated or transported from one place to the other. They disassemble goods, machinery or belongings for transporting and assemble or install them in the new location. They ensure that objects are well protected and packed, secured and placed correctly in trucks and transports.
Also called: relocation mover, removal porter, removal man, corporate mover, company mover, removal driver and porter, industrial mover, furniture mover
- 13
- essential skills
- 19
- optional skills
- 8
- related roles
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Where you can go from here
8 rolesOccupations sharing the most essential skills with this one. The number is a count, not an opinion.
- move coordinator5 skills in common
- moving truck driver5 skills in common
- bus driver2 skills in common
- forklift operator2 skills in common
- hand packer2 skills in common
- move manager2 skills in common
- taxi driver2 skills in common
- construction general contractor1 skill in common
Essential skills
13- carry objects
- communicate with customers
- follow detailed procedures for relocating specific goods
- follow work procedures
- handle delivery of furniture goods
- hazards associated with loading dangerous goods
- maintain inventory of tools
- pack goods
- read pictograms
- select equipment required for moving activities
- stack goods
- use communication devices
- use traditional toolbox tools
Optional skills
19- analyse requirements for moving goods
- animal transport regulations
- apply techniques for stacking goods into containers
- assemble machines
- clean furniture
- clean surfaces
- determine cargo loading sequence
- disassemble machines
- electricity
- health and safety measures in transportation
- implement efficiency plans for logistics operations
- load animals for transportation
- mechanics
- operate cranes
- operate forklift
- organise weight of loads according to lifting equipment capacity
- perform cleaning duties
- shunt inbound loads
- types of packaging materials
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