Will “Parts Technician” be Replaced By Robots? 🤔

Job Description

Fill customers' mail and telephone orders from stored merchandise in accordance with specifications on sales slips or order forms. Duties include computing prices of items, completing order receipts, keeping records of out-going orders, and requisitioning additional materials, supplies, and equipment.

Job Details

• The SOC (Standard Occupational Classification) code is 43-5081.04

☝️ Information based on the reference occupation “Order Fillers, Wholesale and Retail Sales”.

Also Known As…

• Order Fillers, Wholesale and Retail Sales
• Puller
• Picker/Puller
• Parts Technician
• Parts Processor
• Packer
• Order Puller
• Order Picker
• Order Filler
• Inventory Specialist
• Fulfillment Representative
• Stock Selector
• Stamp Analyst
• Parts Puller
• Order Selector
• Order Runner
• Order Builder Loader
• Order Builder

Tasks for “Parts Technician”

• Keep records of out-going orders.
• Compute prices of items or groups of items.
• Obtain merchandise from bins or shelves.
• Requisition additional materials, supplies, and equipment.
• Place merchandise on conveyors leading to wrapping areas.
• Complete order receipts.
• Read orders to ascertain catalog numbers, sizes, colors, and quantities of merchandise.

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• Warehouse dollies
• Cherry pickers
• Stand-up forklifts
• Warehouse forklifts
• Convertible hand trucks
• Conveyor belts
• Staple guns
• Measuring tapes
• Tape guns
• Computer laser printers
• Wrapping equipment
• Electric pallet jacks
• Multiline telephone systems
• Nailing hammers
• Pallet tipper
• Barcode scanners
• Manual pallet jacks
• Strapping machines
• Shipping scales
• Remote data terminals
• Handheld radio frequency RF scanners
• Personal computers

• Data entry software
• Microsoft Office
• Microsoft Word
• Email software
• Inventory tracking software
• SAP
• Voice picking software
• Microsoft Outlook
• Microsoft Excel