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Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping - 43-5111.00

O*NET-SOC 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.

Sample of Reported Job Titles

Cycle Counter
Fluid Operator
Inventory Specialist
Quality Assurance Inspector (QA Inspector)

Scale Operator
Supply Clerk
Temperature Taker

SOC Occupation Groups

43-0000	Office and Administrative Support Occupations
43-5000	Material Recording, Scheduling, Dispatching, and Distributing Workers
43-5110	Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping
43-5111.00	Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping

Related Occupations

43-5061.00	Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks
43-5071.00	Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks
45-2041.00	Graders and Sorters, Agricultural Products
45-4023.00	Log Graders and Scalers
51-9061.00	Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers
51-9111.00	Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders Bright Outlook
53-7062.00	Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand
53-7063.00	Machine Feeders and Offbearers
53-7064.00	Packers and Packagers, Hand
53-7065.00	Stockers and Order Fillers

Tasks

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