Will “Order Filler” 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
• Inventory Specialist
• Fulfillment Representative
• Stock Selector
• Stamp Analyst
• Parts Puller
• Order Selector
• Order Runner
• Order Filler
• Order Builder Loader
• Order Builder

Tasks for “Order Filler”

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

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• Remote data terminals
• Conveyor belts
• Wrapping equipment
• Measuring tapes
• Staple guns
• Nailing hammers
• Multiline telephone systems
• Strapping machines
• Personal computers
• Tape guns
• Shipping scales
• Manual pallet jacks
• Electric pallet jacks
• Stand-up forklifts
• Warehouse dollies

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