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Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators: reported tasks and exploration worksheet
Operate industrial trucks or tractors equipped to move materials around a warehouse, storage yard, factory, construction site, or similar location.
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This source lists 9 tasks, including 5 marked Core and 4 marked Supplemental. Labels and dates are retained below. Employers can combine or divide these responsibilities differently; explore the task itself before assuming it belongs in every version of the role.
Task source dates: 08/2021.
9 tasks shown
Core · Task 3202 · 08/2021 · Incumbent
Move levers or controls that operate lifting devices, such as forklifts, lift beams with swivel-hooks, hoists, or elevating platforms, to load, unload, transport, or stack material.
Core · Task 3201 · 08/2021 · Incumbent
Move controls to drive gasoline- or electric-powered trucks, cars, or tractors and transport materials between loading, processing, and storage areas.
Core · Task 15266 · 08/2021 · Incumbent
Manually or mechanically load or unload materials from pallets, skids, platforms, cars, lifting devices, or other transport vehicles.
Core · Task 3203 · 08/2021 · Incumbent
Position lifting devices under, over, or around loaded pallets, skids, or boxes and secure material or products for transport to designated areas.
Core · Task 15265 · 08/2021 · Incumbent
Inspect product load for accuracy and safely move it around the warehouse or facility to ensure timely and complete delivery.
Supplemental · Task 3206 · 08/2021 · Incumbent
Weigh materials or products and record weight or other production data on tags or labels.
Supplemental · Task 3205 · 08/2021 · Incumbent
Perform routine maintenance on vehicles or auxiliary equipment, such as cleaning, lubricating, recharging batteries, fueling, or replacing liquefied-gas tank.
Supplemental · Task 3207 · 08/2021 · Incumbent
Operate or tend automatic stacking, loading, packaging, or cutting machines.
Supplemental · Task 3210 · 08/2021 · Incumbent
Turn valves and open chutes to dump, spray, or release materials from dump cars or storage bins into hoppers.
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