Why are warehouse keepers always short of people?

The main reasons for the shortage of warehouse keepers are monotonous work content, poor working environment, low salary, limited career development and great work pressure.

The work content is monotonous: the work content of warehouse management is relatively simple, which may include goods sorting, warehousing records, goods handling, etc. Some employees are bored and lack motivation, which leads to employee turnover.

Poor working environment: The warehouse environment is usually harsh, and there may be problems such as noise, dust and sultry, which will affect the work experience and health status of employees and make some employees unwilling to work here for a long time.

Low salary: Compared with other positions, the salary of warehouse keeper may be lower, which will make it difficult to recruit and retain employees.

Limited career development: the career development of warehouse keepers is relatively limited, which will make some employees feel unable to learn and develop their careers. For such jobs that are not conducive to career development, there may be a shortage of personnel.

Work pressure: the warehouse keeper needs to bear certain pressure, such as completing the warehousing operation within the specified time to ensure the timely delivery of goods. If the work pressure is too high, it may lead to the loss of personnel.

Storage principle of warehouse keeper

1, facing the channel for storage. In order to facilitate the goods to enter and leave the warehouse and move easily in the warehouse, the basic condition is to keep the goods facing the passage.

2. Stack as high as possible to improve storage efficiency. Effective use of library contents should be piled as high as possible.

3. Select the location according to the outbound frequency. Goods with high frequency of shipment and purchase should be placed near the entrance and exit, where it is easy to operate; Items with poor liquidity are placed a little far from the entrance and exit; Seasonal items are placed according to their seasonal characteristics.

4. The same variety shall be kept in the same place. In order to improve work efficiency and storage efficiency, the same or similar items should be stored in the same place. The familiarity of employees with the storage location of goods in the warehouse directly affects the time of entering and leaving the warehouse. Placing similar items nearby is also an important way to improve efficiency.

5. Arrange the storage location according to the weight of the goods. When arranging places, of course, we should put the heavy ones below and the light ones above. This is an important principle to improve efficiency and ensure safety.

6, according to the principle of first in first out. The most important thing is to keep the principle of first in first out as far as possible, and speed up the turnover of perishable, fragile and perishable goods, as well as those whose functions are easily degraded and aged. This principle is very important because of the diversification, individualization and generally shortened service life of commodities.