8911 Freight and Furniture Handlers

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:

• NZQF 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.

• 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

• 891111 Freight Handler (Rail or Road)
• 891112 Truck Driver's Offsider
• 891113 Waterside Worker

Alternative Title:

• Freight Loader

Loads and unloads freight trucks, containers and rail cars.

Skill Level: 5

Loads and unloads trucks and containers.

Skill Level: 5

Specialisation:

• Furniture Removalist's Assistant

Alternative Titles:

• Stevedore
• Wharf Labourer

Transfers cargo between ships and other forms of transport or storage facilities.

Skill Level: 5