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1472 – Storekeepers and Parts Clerks
Storekeepers and parts clerks sort, store and issue parts and supplies for use by the establishment in which they work and for sale to the public. They are employed by manufacturing companies, warehouses, retail and wholesale establishments, mining, forestry and construction companies, repair shops, hospitals and other establishments, and the armed forces.
Profile
Index of titles Example job titles
- Ammunition storekeeper
- Ammunition storekeeper - military
- Ammunition technician - military
- Auto parts clerk - retail
- Automotive parts clerk - retail
- Automotive partsperson - retail
- Automotive partsperson apprentice
- Aviation partsperson
- Clerk, eyeglasses
- Counter clerk, parts
- Counter sales clerk, automobile parts - retail
- Die storage clerk
- Drilling rig storekeeper
- Explosives and ammunition magazine keeper
- Explosives and ammunition magazine keeper - military
- Eyeglasses clerk
- Industrial engines and equipment apprentice
- Industrial engines and equipment partsperson - retail
- Industrial warehouse person
- Linen room attendant
- Linen supply clerk
- Linenkeeper
- Machine shop keeper
- Magazine keeper
- Magazine keeper - military
- Material keeper
- Medical supply attendant
- Medical supply clerk
- Motor vehicle parts clerk
- Motor vehicle parts clerk apprentice
- Motor vehicle partsperson
- Narcotic drugs clerk
- Parts clerk
- Parts counter clerk
- Parts counter clerk - retail
- Parts lister
- Parts supplier
- Partsperson
- Powder keeper
- Sales clerk, automobile parts counter - retail
- Salvage clerk
- Sample clerk - storage and warehousing
- Sample control clerk
- Ship keeper
- Ship storekeeper
- Ship storeman/woman
- Stock clerk - parts and equipment
- Stock control clerk
- Stock keeper
- Stock records clerk
- Storekeeper
- Storekeeper, drilling rig
- Storekeeper, ship
- Storeman/woman
- Supply centre clerk
- Supply technician - military
- Tool clerk
- Tool room attendant
- Tool room storeman/woman
- Tool store clerk
- Underground tool crib attendant
- Warehouse checker
- Warehouse clerk - parts and equipment
- Warehouse person - parts and equipment
- Wine cellar attendant
- Ammunition storekeeper
- Automotive partsperson - retail
- Material keeper
- Medical supply clerk
- Motor vehicle parts clerk
- Parts clerk
- Parts supplier
- Partsperson
- Ship storeman/woman
- Storekeeper
- Tool room attendant
Main duties
This group performs some or all of the following duties:
Storekeepers and parts clerks perform some or all of the following duties:
- Receive and sort incoming parts and supplies
- Store items in an orderly and accessible manner in a warehouse, tool room, supply room or other area
- Process incoming requisitions and issue or distribute parts and supplies for internal usage
- Maintain records of orders and the amount, kind and location of parts and supplies on hand using manual or computerized inventory system
- Prepare requisition orders to replenish parts and supplies
- Sell spare and replacement parts for motor vehicles, machinery and equipment in a retail setting
- Advise retail customers or internal users on appropriateness of parts, supplies or materials requested.
Parts clerks may specialize in a particular line of parts such as automotive parts, recreational vehicle parts, marine parts, heavy equipment parts, agricultural machinery parts, heating, ventilating and air conditioning parts or refrigeration parts.
Employment requirements
- Completion of secondary school is usually required.
- Completion of a three-year apprenticeship program or Completion of specialized training in high school and a one-year college program for parts clerks may be required.
- Trade certification for partspersons is available, but voluntary, in all provinces and territories except Ontario.
- Trade certification for industrial engines and equipment partspersons is available, but voluntary, in British Columbia.
- For parts clerks, experience in a related clerical occupation or as a warehouse worker may be required.
- Interprovincial trade certification (Red Seal) is also available to qualified partspersons.
Additional information
- Progression to supervisory positions is possible with additional training or experience.
- Red Seal trade certification allows for interprovincial mobility.
Exclusions
- Parts clerks supervisors (in 1215 Supervisors, Recording, Distributing and Scheduling Occupations)
- Purchasing and Inventory Clerks (1474)
- Shippers and Receivers (1471)
Breakdown summary
- Broad occupational category
- 1 – Business, Finance and Administration Occupations
- Skill level
- C – Occupations usually require secondary school and/or occupation-specific training.
- Major group
- 14 – Clerical Occupations
- Minor group
- 147 – Recording, Scheduling and Distributing Occupations
- Version
- NOC 2006 Version 1.0