8333-Freight Handlers

Job Title: 

Freight Handlers

Job Description: 

Freight handlers carry out tasks such as packing, carrying, loading and unloading furniture and other household items, or loading and unloading ship and aircraft cargoes and other freight, or carrying and stacking goods in various warehouses.

Tasks: 

Carrying and stacking goods in warehouses and similar establishments

Linked Education ( CESM Codes ) : 

401 - Business Administration, Management and Operations

Specific Occupations: 

833301 - Freight Handler (Rail or Road)
Description : Loads and unloads freight trucks, containers and rail cars.
Green Occupation : No
Green Skill : NoTrade : No
Specializations : Checker and Loader Transport Vehicle, Freight Loader, Rail and Road Transport Vehicle Loader, Yard Attendant, Yard Cleanup Man, Yardman

833302 - Truck Driver's Offsider
Description : Loads and unloads trucks and containers.
Green Occupation : No
Green Skill : NoTrade : No
Specializations : Furniture Removalist hand

833303 - Waterside Worker
Description : Transfers cargo between ships and other forms of transport or storage facilities.
Green Occupation : No
Green Skill : NoTrade : No
Specializations : Boat and Ship Cargo Loader, Cargo Handler / Worker, Docker Wharf, Harbour Board Worker, Longshoreman, Stevedore, Wharf Labourer

833304 - Airline Ground Crew
Description : Loads and unloads baggage, directs planes, positions stair cases, fills aircraft fuel tanks and performs other aircraft ground services to ensure aircraft run efficiently.
Green Occupation : No
Green Skill : NoTrade : No
Specializations : Aircraft Baggage Handler, Aircraft Handler, Aircraft Loader

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Source Of Info: 

Source : Organising Framework for Occupations (OFO) 2013, Department of Higher Education and Training, Republic of South Africa