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got a call from my interim agency, and they asked me to work in a giant freezer with orderpick systems sundaynight and thursdaynight from 9pm to 5am. I agreed, and I start on sunday.
should've asked them, but didn't think of it: what is an orderpick system? sounds complicated.
actually, on thinking about it more, I think The Traditional Order Pick System is used by many distributors today. In this system, pallets of product are taken from the dock, where they have arrived from the producer, and are placed in racking slots. Selectors then remove a specified amount of product from the slots and place them on pallets so they can build loads of goods as per customer specification. The selector moves the pallet from slot to slot collecting the specified goods using some sort of lift and transport device. Generally, this device is a pallet jack but in some warehouse operations a fork lift may be used. The pallet jack is often capable of carrying two pallets at a time and the selector can sometimes ride on the device from slot to slot. After a palletized load is fully assembled, it is wrapped with a plastic material and loaded into a truck for delivery to the customer's facility.
The advantages of this type of system are that it allows tremendous amounts of product to be stored in reduced floor space since much of the product is stored in overhead slots. Product handling is minimized since it is lifted only once from the slot to the destination pallet. Product is moved using a pallet and mechanical means for most of the operation. Large orders can be filled as full pallets with little manual lifting. Employees are also provided frequent micro-breaks as they move from one slot to another.
The disadvantages of this system are that Selectors are exposed to a number of musculoskeletal stresses including heavy lifting, bending, reaching, twisting, etc. Because employees move about the warehouse, development of mechanical aids to assist with heavy lifting or reducing awkward postures is difficult.
Originally posted by Docker:
tbf you're doing contract work in freezer on the overnight shift.
I doubt they tried Stephen Hawkins first to see if he was free....
Probably wouldn't be able to reach the stuff on the top shelf anyway
Originally posted by The Rafalution:
actually, on thinking about it more, I think The Traditional Order Pick System is used by many distributors today. In this system, pallets of product are taken from the dock, where they have arrived from the producer, and are placed in racking slots. Selectors then remove a specified amount of product from the slots and place them on pallets so they can build loads of goods as per customer specification. The selector moves the pallet from slot to slot collecting the specified goods using some sort of lift and transport device. Generally, this device is a pallet jack but in some warehouse operations a fork lift may be used. The pallet jack is often capable of carrying two pallets at a time and the selector can sometimes ride on the device from slot to slot. After a palletized load is fully assembled, it is wrapped with a plastic material and loaded into a truck for delivery to the customer's facility.
The advantages of this type of system are that it allows tremendous amounts of product to be stored in reduced floor space since much of the product is stored in overhead slots. Product handling is minimized since it is lifted only once from the slot to the destination pallet. Product is moved using a pallet and mechanical means for most of the operation. Large orders can be filled as full pallets with little manual lifting. Employees are also provided frequent micro-breaks as they move from one slot to another.
The disadvantages of this system are that Selectors are exposed to a number of musculoskeletal stresses including heavy lifting, bending, reaching, twisting, etc. Because employees move about the warehouse, development of mechanical aids to assist with heavy lifting or reducing awkward postures is difficult.
WHS
Did this for a summer job when I was at Uni.
It's a long way from the worst job in the world as you get to exercise both your mind and muscles.
Originally posted by Docker:
<BLOCKQUOTE>Originally posted by moonie:
I'm lost as to why and how stephen hawkins fits in this thread.
It was a comment in regards to the type of work you were going to do and the intelligence required to do it.
A sly dig if I may...
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Originally posted by josh_palace:
its all relative
Boom tish.... </BLOCKQUOTE>
I see. I'm only doing it as it pays €17/hour, of which I get to keep everything, as I'm a student.
doesn't sound all that complicated now that I've read up on it, still hoping I'm getting one of those moonwalker suits to cope with the temperatures. and that my mp3 player doesn't give up on me in the cold.
what is "orderpick"? 
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