According to people in this career, the main tasks are...
| Task | Importance |
|---|---|
| Compare product labels, tags, or tickets, shipping manifests, purchase orders, and bills of lading to verify accuracy of shipment contents, quality specifications, or weights. | 89% |
| Document quantity, quality, type, weight, test result data, and value of materials or products to maintain shipping, receiving, and production records and files. | 88% |
| Weigh or measure materials, equipment, or products to maintain relevant records, using volume meters, scales, rules, or calipers. | 88% |
| Collect or prepare measurement, weight, or identification labels and attach them to products. | 86% |
| Remove from stock products or loads not meeting quality standards, and notify supervisors or appropriate departments of discrepancies or shortages. | 86% |
| Inspect products and examination records to determine the number of defects per worker and the reasons for examiners' rejections. | 86% |
| Examine products or materials, parts, subassemblies, and packaging for damage, defects, or shortages, using specification sheets, gauges, and standards charts. | 85% |
| Store samples of finished products in labeled cartons and record their location. | 85% |
| Signal or instruct other workers to weigh, move, or check products. | 81% |
| Maintain financial records, such as accounts of daily collections and billings, and records of receipts issued. | 80% |
| Inspect incoming loads of waste to identify contents and to screen for the presence of specific regulated or hazardous wastes. | 79% |
| Communicate with customers and vendors to exchange information regarding products, materials, and services. | 79% |
| Count or estimate quantities of materials, parts, or products received or shipped. | 79% |
| Compute product totals and charges for shipments. | 78% |
| Fill orders for products and samples, following order tickets, and forward or mail items. | 78% |
| Operate scalehouse computers to obtain weight information about incoming shipments such as those from waste haulers. | 75% |
| Collect product samples and prepare them for laboratory analysis or testing. | 75% |
| Sort products or materials into predetermined sequences or groupings for display, packing, shipping, or storage. | 74% |
| Transport materials, products, or samples to processing, shipping, or storage areas, manually or using conveyors, pumps, or hand trucks. | 73% |
| Maintain, monitor, and clean work areas, such as recycling collection sites, drop boxes, counters and windows, and areas around scale houses. | 70% |
| Prepare measurement tables and conversion charts, using standard formulas. | 67% |
| Unload or unpack incoming shipments. | 65% |
