From warehouse worker to forklift operator
11 of the 32 essential skills of a forklift operator are already essential for a warehouse worker — about 34% of the job, before you learn anything new.
These numbers compare two occupations, not you and a job. What you personally already cover depends on what you have actually done.
- 11
- skills carry over
- 21
- would be new
- 34%
- of the target job covered
- 32
- essential skills of a forklift operator
What a forklift operator does
Forklift operators are responsible for operating forklifts to move, locate, relocate, stack, and count merchandise. They are accountable for the safe and efficient operation of forklifts. Moreover, they perform the filling of orders and check the accuracy of other orders.
What carries over
11 skillsEssential in both jobs. This is the part of the move you have already made.
- apply techniques for stacking goods into containers
- follow stock control instructions
- follow verbal instructions
- lift heavy weights
- match goods with appropriate packaging according to security procedures
- operate package processing equipment
- operate warehouse materials
- pick orders for dispatching
- stack goods
- stay alert
- types of packaging used in industrial shipments
What would be new
21 skillsEssential for a forklift operator and not for a warehouse worker. Note that the taxonomy describes activities rather than tools, so some of these may be things you already do under a different name.
- apply company policies
- carry out stock rotation
- conduct forklift inspections
- ensure compliance with environmental legislation
- estimate distances
- execute working instructions
- follow procedures to control substances hazardous to health
- follow signalling instructions
- follow work procedures
- maintain warehouse database
- meet picking standards
- monitor goods movement
- operate forklift
- operate radio equipment
- prepare shipments in time
- stack empty pallets
- store warehouse goods
- transfer stock
- transport dangerous goods
- weigh materials
- work in a logistics team
Other moves from warehouse worker
2 roles- materials handler16 skills in common
- warehouse order picker10 skills in common
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How far are you from being a forklift operator?
MyNodes reads your CV once, maps it to this same taxonomy, and shows you which roles you are already closest to and the few skills that would open the most doors. The file is deleted as soon as it has been read.