What Do Stockroom and Warehouse Clerks Do (including Their Typical Day At Work)

Job Description

Stockroom and Warehouse Clerks receive, store, and issue materials, equipment, and other items from stockroom, warehouse, or storage yard. Keep records and compile stock reports. They also pack and unpack items to be stocked on shelves in stockrooms, warehouses, or storage yards.

Other tasks include:

• Store items in an orderly and accessible manner in warehouses, tool rooms, supply rooms, or other areas.
• Examine and inspect stock items for wear or defects, reporting any damage to supervisors.
• Receive and count stock items, and record data manually or on computer.
• Mark stock items, using identification tags, stamps, electric marking tools, or other labeling equipment.
• Verify inventory computations by comparing them to physical counts of stock, and investigate discrepancies or adjust errors.
• Issue or distribute materials, products, parts, and supplies to customers or coworkers, based on information from incoming requisitions.

We asked Stockroom and Warehouse Clerks how satisfied they are with their job. Here is what they said.

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56% of them said they were satisfied with their job and 36% said they find that their job makes the world a better place or helps to make someone else’s life better.

Typical Day At Work

On a daily basis, Stockroom and Warehouse Clerks store items in an orderly and accessible manner in warehouses, tool rooms, supply rooms, or other areas. They pack and unpack items to be stocked on shelves in stockrooms, warehouses, or storage yards.

A typical day for a Stockroom, Warehouse or Storage Yard Stock Clerk will also include:

• Determine sequence and release of back orders according to stock availability.
• Clean and maintain supplies, tools, equipment, and storage areas to ensure compliance with safety regulations.
• Issue or distribute materials, products, parts, and supplies to customers or coworkers, based on information from incoming requisitions.
• Receive and count stock items, and record data manually or on computer.
• Determine proper storage methods, identification, and stock location, based on turnover, environmental factors, and physical capabilities of facilities.

We asked some Stockroom and Warehouse Clerks a few questions to find out what else does their work day look like. Here is what we found.

	Do you have telephone conversations everyday in this job?	41% said yes
	How important is it to work in a team in this job?	41% said very important
	Do you have group discussions everyday in this job?	97% said yes
	Do you talk or work with customers everyday in this job?	12% said yes
	Do you have to deal with angry customers everyday in this job?	17% said yes
	Do you have to make decisions everyday in this job?	19% said yes

Other responsibilities

Besides their typical day, Stockroom and Warehouse Clerks also purchase new or additional stock, or prepare documents that provide for such purchases. They may also determine sequence and release of back orders according to stock availability.

On a weekly to monthly basis, Stockroom and Warehouse Clerks Compile, review, and maintain data from contracts, purchase orders, requisitions, and other documents to assess supply needs. They might also Confer with engineering and purchasing personnel and vendors regarding stock procurement and availability.

In addition, they Determine proper storage methods, identification, and stock location, based on turnover, environmental factors, and physical capabilities of facilities.

Although specific duties may vary, many of them Recommend disposal of excess, defective, or obsolete stock.

To some Stockroom and Warehouse Clerks, it is also their responsibility to Advise retail customers or internal users on the appropriateness of parts, supplies, or materials requested.

Working life

Standard 40 hour work week

Regular schedule like a 9 to 5

In a typical work week as a Stockroom, Warehouse or Storage Yard Stock Clerk, you can expect to work 40 hour work week.

Is this right for me

People who are suitable for this job tends to like work activities that include practical, hands-on problems and solutions. They like working with plants, animals, and real-world materials like wood, tools, and machinery..

They also like following set procedures and routines. They like working with data and details more than with ideas.

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