Types of Warehouse Jobs

If you are interested in working in the warehouse job industry,

you have come to the right place. 

Throughout this post, I will be expanding on the variety 

of warehouse jobs out there. 

There are 4 categories focusing on the specifics of warehouse jobs.

-Skilled Labor

-General Labor

-Operations Management

-Administrative Support

Skilled Labor 

Skilled laborers are in every warehouse environment. They are needed everywhere. You cannot successfully run a warehouse WITHOUT skilled laborers. In most warehouse jobs, forklifts and other machinery is needed to transport heavy materials. To ensure proper maintenance and other fixes, skilled laborers are needed to repair these needed machines. If you look at other types of warehouse jobs, these skilled laborers are still needed. For an example: refrigeration, auto mechanics, and operations are all major warehouse jobs that require skilled laborers to successful run their business.

General Labor

General laborers are also referred to as warehouse associates. General labor consists of performing any sort of duties within the warehouse. This includes: loading and unloading, cleaning up the warehouse, packing and labeling certain items in a certain order. Usually, general laborers are required to be physically fit to participate due to strenuous activities around the warehouse. There is a lot of heavy lifting, walking & standing for long periods at a time.

Operations Management
Operation managers oversee every  part associated to warehousing. This area is much harder to work your way up in. To reach the operation manager position, you will need to have a plethora of experience in warehousing. Some skills you need to have include the ability to plan ahead, be a leader to many, prepare a budget, and have outstanding customer service skills. Operation managers are also held responsible to maintain safety and cleanliness around the warehouse.

Administrative Support

The Administrative Support is the largest group of warehouse workers. This team is used to handle day-to-day support functions. There is a vast variety of positions administrative support can fall under, such as: customer service, data entry, contracts and accounting. There are also a number of staff positions that are much more specific, including, but not limited to: dispatching, logistics, inventory and safety administration.

As you can see, there are countless warehouse jobs that are available. That being said, it is a wonderful job choice to go into considering the need for warehouse workers as well as the amount of available jobs that are being constantly provided.