Welcoming questions
- Can you tell us about your previous work experience and what kind of physical, hands-on work you have done?
- What attracted you to warehouse work, and what does a good shift look like for you?
Role-specific / technical competencies
- Walk us through how you would receive a delivery and check it against the paperwork.
- Have you used handheld scanners or a warehouse management system? Which tasks did you use them for?
- What equipment are you certified or experienced on, such as pallet jacks, forklifts, or reach trucks?
- How do you keep picking accuracy high when you are working against a productivity target?
- What safety rules do you consider most important when working around racking and moving vehicles?
Behavioural & culture fit
- Tell us about a time you noticed a mistake, such as a wrong count or a mislabeled pallet. What did you do?
- Describe a time you had to keep working well during a very busy or short-staffed shift.
- How do you handle repetitive tasks day after day without losing focus?
Problem-solving / case
- You are picking an order and the system says there are 10 units in the location, but you only find 6. What do you do?
- A truck arrives two hours late and must still leave on schedule. How do you help the team turn it around safely?
- You spot a colleague lifting incorrectly or skipping a safety step to go faster. How do you handle it?
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