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Job Description
Weigh, measure, and check materials, supplies, and equipment for the purpose of keeping relevant records. Duties are primarily clerical by nature. Includes workers who collect and keep record of samples of products or materials.
Job Details
- The SOC (Standard Occupational Classification) code is 43-5111.00
- The Mean Annual Wage in the U.S. is $ 31,080.00
- The Mean Hourly Wage is $ 14.00
- Currently, there are 74,460 people on this job
☝️ Information based on the reference occupation “Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping”.
Also Known As…
- Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping
- Supply Clerk
- Scale Operator
- Quality Control Technician
- Quality Control Operator
- Quality Control Lab Technician
- Quality Assurance Lab Technician
- Material Control Manager
- Lab Technician
- Inventory Specialist
- Cycle Counter
- Yarn Weigher
- Wool Sampler
- Wheel Press Clerk
- Weighter
- Weight and Balance Control Agent
- Weighmaster
- Weighing Station Operator
- Warehouse Checker
- Unloading Checker
- Unitizer
- Unit Controller
- Unit Control Worker
- Unit Control Clerk
- Traffic Counter
- Traffic Checker
- Toolroom Checker
- Tool Checker
- Tobacco Acreage Measurer
- Ticket Worker
- Ticket Puller
- Tare Worker
- Tare Weigher
- Tare Man
- Tank Truck Milk Receiver
- Tank Calibrator
- Tally Clerk
- Tallier
- Swatch Clerk
- Stacker
- Shipping Checker
- Shipping and Receiving Weigher
- Scaler
- Scaleman
- Scale Clerk
- Scale Attendant
- Scale Agent
- Sawmill Tally Clerk
- Sample Worker
- Sample Display Preparer
- Sample Clerk
- Sample Checker
- Roll Weigher
- Records Clerk
- Recorder
- Receiving Inspector
- Receiving Dock Checker
- Receiving Checker
- Raw Scales Operator
- Railroad Car Checker
- Quality Inspector
- Quality Controller
- Quality Control Clerk
- Public Weigher
- Produce Weigher
- Petroleum Inspector
- Paper Sample Clerk
- Order Checker
- Mold Checker
- Milk Sampler
- Milk Receiver
- Metal Weigher
- Measuring Clerk
- Material Checker
- Lumber Tallier
- Lumber Scaler
- Lumber Checker
- Lorry Weigher
- Loaf Counter
- Load Checker
- Linen Checker
- Land Checker
- Juice Weigher
- Juice Scaleman
- Inventory Management Specialist
- Inventory Checker
- Ingot Weigher
- Industrial Order Clerk
- Hogshead Weigher
- Harvest Field Ticketer
- Grey Stock Recorder
- Gravel Weigher
- Gin Clerk
- Freight Weigher
- Freight Tallier
- Freight Checker
- Fish Checker
- Field Recorder
- Field Checker
- Field Cane Scaler
- Field Cane Scale Clerk
- Dump Grounds Checker
- Counter Weigher
- Counter
- Cotton Sampler
- Cotton Acreage Measurer
- Coal Weigher
- Clerical Car Checker
- City Weighmaster
- Chemical Weigher
- Cheese Weigher
- Checker
- Check Weigher
- Charge Weigher
- Case Checker
- Cargo Checker
- Cane Weigher
- Bullion Weigher
- Broadcast Checker
- Brand Recorder
- Box Car Checker
- Booking Prizer
- Billet Checker
- Bean Weigher
- Balance Weigher
- Aircraft Shipping Checker
Tasks for “Ham Clerk”
- Signal or instruct other workers to weigh, move, or check products.
- Weigh or measure materials, equipment, or products to maintain relevant records, using volume meters, scales, rules, or calipers.
- Remove from stock products or loads not meeting quality standards, and notify supervisors or appropriate departments of discrepancies or shortages.
- Compute product totals and charges for shipments.
- Fill orders for products and samples, following order tickets, and forward or mail items.
- Inspect incoming loads of waste to identify contents and to screen for the presence of specific regulated or hazardous wastes.
- Examine products or materials, parts, subassemblies, and packaging for damage, defects, or shortages, using specification sheets, gauges, and standards charts.
- Document quantity, quality, type, weight, test result data, and value of materials or products to maintain shipping, receiving, and production records and files.
- Store samples of finished products in labeled cartons and record their location.
- Collect product samples and prepare them for laboratory analysis or testing.
- Prepare measurement tables and conversion charts, using standard formulas.
- Unload or unpack incoming shipments.
- Communicate with customers and vendors to exchange information regarding products, materials, and services.
- Maintain, monitor, and clean work areas, such as recycling collection sites, drop boxes, counters and windows, and areas around scale houses.
- Compare product labels, tags, or tickets, shipping manifests, purchase orders, and bills of lading to verify accuracy of shipment contents, quality specifications, or weights.
- Maintain financial records, such as accounts of daily collections and billings, and records of receipts issued.
- Inspect products and examination records to determine the number of defects per worker and the reasons for examiners' rejections.
- Sort products or materials into predetermined sequences or groupings for display, packing, shipping, or storage.
- Transport materials, products, or samples to processing, shipping, or storage areas, manually or using conveyors, pumps, or hand trucks.
- Count or estimate quantities of materials, parts, or products received or shipped.
- Operate scalehouse computers to obtain weight information about incoming shipments such as those from waste haulers.
- Collect or prepare measurement, weight, or identification labels and attach them to products.
Related Technology & Tools
- Computerized scales
- Electric overhead traveling crane EOT
- Hoists
- Scissor lifts
- Tablet computers
- Belt conveyor scales
- Safety glasses
- Label printers
- Calculators
- Two-way radios
- Axle load scales
- Computer terminals
- Facial shields
- Grain analyzers
- Automatic bulk weighing systems
- Warehouse forklifts
- Cherry pickers
- Livestock scales
- Order selectors
- Mass flow meters
- Industrial trucks
- Personal computers
- Radio frequency RF scanners
- Vehicle tank meters
- Railway track scales
- Crane scales
- Safety shoes
- Wire cutters
- Grain moisture meters
- Milk meters
- Monorail scales
- Hopper scales
- High lifts
- Beam scales
- Water meters
- Protective coveralls
- Pallet jacks
- Cordage measurers
- Microsoft Excel
- Microsoft Access
- Infor ERP Baan
- Email software
- SAP
- Inventory software
- Microsoft Dynamics AX
- Enterprise resource planning ERP software
- Microsoft Office
- Microsoft PowerPoint
- IBM Notes
- Oracle JD Edwards EnterpriseOne
- Materials resource planning MRP software
- Warehouse management system WMS
- Root cause analysis software
- Infor XA
- Microsoft Word
- Microsoft Outlook