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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 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
- Ham Clerk
- 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 “Unit Control Worker”
- Compute product totals and charges for shipments.
- Document quantity, quality, type, weight, test result data, and value of materials or products to maintain shipping, receiving, and production records and files.
- Collect product samples and prepare them for laboratory analysis or testing.
- Store samples of finished products in labeled cartons and record their location.
- Count or estimate quantities of materials, parts, or products received or shipped.
- Remove from stock products or loads not meeting quality standards, and notify supervisors or appropriate departments of discrepancies or shortages.
- Maintain financial records, such as accounts of daily collections and billings, and records of receipts issued.
- Collect or prepare measurement, weight, or identification labels and attach them to products.
- Signal or instruct other workers to weigh, move, or check products.
- Maintain, monitor, and clean work areas, such as recycling collection sites, drop boxes, counters and windows, and areas around scale houses.
- Inspect products and examination records to determine the number of defects per worker and the reasons for examiners' rejections.
- Weigh or measure materials, equipment, or products to maintain relevant records, using volume meters, scales, rules, or calipers.
- Fill orders for products and samples, following order tickets, and forward or mail items.
- Operate scalehouse computers to obtain weight information about incoming shipments such as those from waste haulers.
- Sort products or materials into predetermined sequences or groupings for display, packing, shipping, or storage.
- Unload or unpack incoming shipments.
- Transport materials, products, or samples to processing, shipping, or storage areas, manually or using conveyors, pumps, or hand trucks.
- Examine products or materials, parts, subassemblies, and packaging for damage, defects, or shortages, using specification sheets, gauges, and standards charts.
- Compare product labels, tags, or tickets, shipping manifests, purchase orders, and bills of lading to verify accuracy of shipment contents, quality specifications, or weights.
- Communicate with customers and vendors to exchange information regarding products, materials, and services.
- Inspect incoming loads of waste to identify contents and to screen for the presence of specific regulated or hazardous wastes.
- Prepare measurement tables and conversion charts, using standard formulas.
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