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b'Welcome again, I\\u2019ve been looking forward to today\\u2019s program, we\\u2019ll be visiting with James in a bit and learn all we ever wanted to know about a Career in Order Selecting from a professional, I think you\\u2019ll find it interesting and we\\u2019ll get the true scoop on the job. We discussed the position back in Episode 12 titled Order Selection where we briefly covered, really very broadly and at like a 20,000-foot view of the task and I believe it was mentioned in Episode 19 Warehouse Training Techniques as well.
\\nI\\u2019ve received a few questions about the skills needed to be successful and if we could talk about production pay & did I have an opinion on the difference in it vs hourly. As you know I\\u2019ve got hundreds of opinions so let\\u2019s look at it today!
\\nIn the Distribution world, especially your larger National Distribution Centers - Order Selecting may provide us with a good pay rate and as we\\u2019ve learned those good pay rates comes with hard work, and more importantly some type of responsibility. Selecting Orders is one of those jobs, it\\u2019s important we select the right item and the correct quantity for each order, we have a customer depending on it or counting on us for their business.
\\nOrder Selecting, especially in a productivity setting, is typically not going to be our first position or job as we break into warehousing. Most large facilities, well-paying facilities are going to be interested in productivity and productivity comes with experience. Some things our prospective employers may be looking for:
\\n\\u2022\\tTwo years of selection experience in a productivity setting
\\n\\u2022\\tA stable employment history \\u2013 Selector training is time consuming and expensive
\\n\\u2022\\tA strong knowledge of warehouse operations
\\n\\u2022\\tEnergy, a moving personality and enthusiasm
\\n\\u2022\\tGood attendance history, one thing about distribution & productivity based centers is attendance, headcount and productivity is counted on in order to move the cases and loads.
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\\nOne of the great things about advancement within a company is that they know us, we\\u2019ve shown them that we\\u2019re going to show up on time every shift, every day that we can. And we know their product & warehouse procedures. Its always important to let our managers know we want more, that we want to advance within the company. Its so important to master each job or task we\\u2019re given, use those keywords we\\u2019ve learned about our jobs, participate in our start-up and Safety meetings and we\\u2019ll get that shot at order selecting!
\\nA few things that make a great order selector are:
\\n\\u2022\\tAttention to detail \\u2013 we have to select the right product & the correct quantity. The customer has to receive what they\\u2019ve ordered.
\\n\\u2022\\tStacking, any selector will tell you that stacking the product properly on the pallet, building the load as we\\u2019re selecting is the most important component to productivity. We learn to stack well so we don\\u2019t have to keep repositioning the product or stopping to pick it up off the floor. If we build the pallet right it will be stable and stay together as we travel throughout our selection path and the delivery driver will be able to find it for the delivery. When we do our job properly we\\u2019ll be productive, eliminate damages, the driver will easily find the order and the customer will be pleased with our service!
\\n\\u2022\\tSafety \\u2013 an integral part of selection. We\\u2019ll probably be using some sort of Powered Industrial Equipment, maybe an Electric rider jack, a single, double or triple pallet jack, maybe even a forklift of some type during our whole shift. We\\u2019ll be traveling several miles, almost constantly moving, our bodies and equipment are in constant use. All the while working around others, it\\u2019s a tough job and it can be dangerous. Oh and of course we\\u2019ll have to have gone through our 29CFR1910.178 training & have been observed or on-sited to our particular docks but there may be other machines and equipment in the faci...'