Do I need experience to get a picker packer job?

Not always. Many employers train new starters, so a clear CV showing reliability, good attendance and attention to detail from any previous job can be enough.

Should I put my pick rate on my CV?

Yes, if you know it and it is a good one. A figure such as items per hour, or how rarely your orders were wrong, is concrete and easy for a supervisor to picture.

How do I show I can cope with shift work?

State the patterns you can do, such as earlies, lates, nights or weekends, and mention any past shift work that shows good attendance.

I find writing a CV hard. Is there an easier way?

Ceev writes your CV from your own answers, typed or spoken, and shows you a free preview before you decide on anything.

Picker packer CV example

A strong picker packer CV shows accuracy first and speed second, with a number or two to back it up, such as items picked per hour. It should also make clear that you can cope with shift patterns, long periods on your feet and handheld scanners.

Ethan Clarke

Picker packer

ethan@example.com · 07700 900149 · Sheffield

Profile

Accurate and dependable picker packer with experience picking, checking and packing online orders in a busy fulfilment warehouse. Comfortable using handheld scanners, working to pick-rate targets and packing parcels so they arrive safely. Known for steady accuracy on long shifts and for helping new starters find their way around the site.

Experience

Picker Packer

an online retailer's fulfilment warehouse

Picked around 110 items an hour from shelving and racking using a handheld scanner, meeting the site accuracy target

Packed orders into the right boxes and mailers, adding protective wrapping for fragile items

Checked labels against order slips before sealing parcels to avoid wrong-item errors

Moved cages and pallets with a hand pallet truck, following manual handling training

Worked extra weekend and evening shifts during the peak season

Warehouse Assistant (seasonal)

a garden centre stockroom

Unloaded deliveries and checked them against delivery notes

Shelved stock in the correct locations and kept aisles clear

Helped with the annual stock count, recording figures carefully

Prepared click-and-collect orders ready for customers to pick up

Key skills

Order picking

Packing and labelling

Handheld scanner use

Pick-rate targets

Attention to detail

Manual handling

Stock checks

Shift flexibility

Health and safety awareness

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Tips for a picker packer CV

Give your pick rate and accuracy if you know them, such as items per hour, because these are the figures supervisors care about
Name the kit you have used, such as handheld scanners, pallet trucks or label printers
Say which shift patterns you can work, including earlies, lates, nights and weekends
Mention peak-season work, which shows you can stay accurate when volumes are high
Keep the CV to one page, with recent warehouse roles in detail and older jobs in a line each
List any manual handling or health and safety training with the year you completed it

Applying with a cover letter? See our picker packer cover letter example.