AN120145 – Cold Storage and Ice Employees (State) Award
Employee Grade 1 – For the purposes of this award, an Employee Grade 1 shall mean an employee who performs work to the level of their training, and:
(i) Is responsible for the quality of their own work (subject to instructions and direction).
(ii) Works in a team environment and/or under routine supervision.
(iii) Undertakes duties in a safe and responsible manner.
(iv) Exercises discretion within their level of skills and training.
(v) Possesses good interpersonal and communication skills.
(vi) Indicative of the tasks which an employee at this level may be required to perform, include the following:
General labouring and cleaning duties; order assembling, including picking stock; loading/unloading; receiving, checking, dispatching and sorting of products; operation of a keyboard to carry out stores work; documenting and recording of goods, materials and components; basic inventory control; use of hand trolleys and pallet trucks.
Employee Grade 2 – For the purposes of this award, an Employee Grade 2 shall mean an employee who performs work to the level of their training, and:
(i) has performed a minimum of three months service as an Employee Grade 1 and has satisfactorily acquired the skills relevant to the enterprise at this level;
(ii) may be required to use, for training purposes, materials handling equipment which requires licensing / certification;
(iii) may be required to assist in the development of an Employee Grade 1.
Employee Grade 3 – For the purposes of this award, an Employee Grade 3 shall mean an employee who has undertaken sufficient training so as to enable the performance of work within the scope of this level in addition to the work of lower grades and who has been appointed by the employer to perform such work on a continuous basis. An employee at this level performs work to the level of their training and is:
(i) Able to work from complex instructions and procedures
(ii) Able to co-ordinate work in a team environment under general supervision.
(iii) Responsible for assuring the quality of their own work.
(iv) Possesses sound interpersonal and communication skills.
(v) Licensed and/or certified to operate all appropriate materials handling equipment, e.g., forklift, mobile crane, carousel, etc.
(vi) May be required to perform the following tasks/duties:
Inventory and stores control; VDU operation using intermediate keyboard skills to carry out stores work; use of other electronic equipment, e.g., scanner, to carry out stores work; routine maintenance of stores equipment and machinery.
Employee Grade 4 – For the purposes of this award, an Employee Grade 4 shall mean an employee who has undertaken sufficient training so as to enable the performance of work within the scope of this level in addition to the work of lower grades and who has been appointed by the employer as either a single storeworker in charge of a store or as an operator of computer technology used for high level inventory and stock control. An employee appointed in this capacity performs work to the level of their training, and:
(i) Understands and is responsible for their own quality control.
(ii) Possesses a sound level of interpersonal and communication skills.
(iii) Possesses a sound working knowledge of all stores duties performed at levels below this grade, exercises discretion within the scope of this grade, and has a good knowledge of the employer’s product.
(iv) Where appropriate, is accredited by the employer as competent in the understanding of regulations relating to handling, storage and loading/unloading of specific product.
(v) May perform work requiring minimal supervision, either individually or in a team environment.
(vi) Must be competent to perform the following tasks/duties:
Licensed to operate appropriate materials handling equipment, e.g., forklifts, mobile crane, carousel, etc.; routine maintenance of stores equipment and machinery.
(vii) In addition, may be responsible for the proper application and maintenance of appropriate occupational health and safety standards (optional).
(viii) May also be responsible for quality control of the work of other storeworkers without being responsible for their direction (optional).
Employee Grade 5 – For the purposes of this award, an Employee Grade 5 shall mean an employee who has undertaken stores work of all lower grades and who has successfully completed a Warehousing and Distribution Course at a relevant NSW Training Authority or a course regarded by the employer as comparable or who is, in the opinion of the employer, sufficiently qualified or experiences to be so classified. An employee who is appointed by the employer to this level may be required to perform the following in addition to the work performed by other grades:
(i) Implement quality control techniques and procedures.
(ii) Utilise highly developed level of interpersonal and communication skills.
(iii) Assist in the provision of on-the-job training and standards.
(iv) In addition, may be responsible for the proper application and maintenance of appropriate occupational health and safety standards.
(v) This position is accountable for performing some of the following tasks, or a combination thereof:
Performing multiple stores activities; managing the information within the store.
In addition, the employee has a sound knowledge of the employer’s operation and product.
