Bundesinstitut für Berufsbildung (BIBB)

Designation of occupation

Warehouse logistics operator
recognised by ordinance of 26 July 2004 (BGBl. I p. 1887)

Duration of traineeship

3 years
The venues for training are company and part-time vocational school (Berufsschule).

Field of activity

Warehouse logistics operators work in industrial, trading and forwarding companies, as well as other logistics service providers. Their scope of work covers all activities related to warehouse logistics.

Occupational skills

Warehouse logistics operators

- are involved in logistics planning and organisation processes
- accept goods and check the delivery on the basis of the accompanying documentation
- transport and forward goods to the company destination
- unpack goods, sort and place them into storage as required and in an efficient manner, observing the warehouse system
- carry out stocktakes and stock maintenance measures
- commission and package goods for delivery and compile them into loading units
- identify, mark and secure deliveries in accordance with the legal requirements
- produce load lists/loading plans, observing the loading guidelines
- load and stow away deliveries in means of transportation in accordance with the accompanying documentation and applying the regulations regarding the sealing of deliveries
- process dispatch papers and accompanying documentation
- assist in developing route schedules
- complete dispatch records
- plan, organise and monitor the use of equipment and means of conveyance
- make use of company information and communications systems, standard software and workstation-specific software
- communicate and cooperate with functional sectors operating before and after them in the process chain
- work in a team and customer-oriented manner
- use foreign language terminology specific to the field
- observe the basic principles regarding safety and health protection at work, as well as protection of the environment and energy conservation
- are involved in carrying out quality assurance measures.

Last modified on: December 12, 2006