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An order picker collects products from warehouse locations to build customer orders: cartons for shops, pallets for supermarkets, parcels for online shoppers.

You receive the order list on a handheld scanner or through a voice-picking headset that tells you the aisle, the location and the quantity. You drive an electric pallet truck along the aisles, scan or confirm each item, stack the pallet so heavy goods sit at the bottom, then film and label it for the shipping dock. Accuracy and pace are measured, so mistakes on quantities or references show up quickly. Some warehouses are refrigerated or frozen (food retail), and many work early mornings, afternoons or nights depending on delivery schedules.

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[First name Last name]

Order Picker | Voice Picking, Electric Pallet Truck, CACES R489 Cat. 1

[City] · [phone] · [email]

Profile

Order picker with [x] years in food and non-food warehouses, trained on voice picking and RF scanners. Keeps a low error rate, builds mixed pallets for store delivery and works in chilled and frozen areas. Also helps with receiving and inventory counts when volumes drop.

Experience

Order Picker, [Company] distribution centre, [City]

[month year] to present

  • Picked mixed pallets for supermarket deliveries using voice picking in dry, chilled and frozen areas
  • Drove electric pallet trucks in narrow aisles in line with the site's traffic rules
  • Kept an accuracy level above the team target over [x] months
  • Reported damaged goods and location errors to the stock control team
  • Helped with quarterly inventory counts on weekends

Resume headlines

  • Order Picker | Voice Picking, Electric Pallet Truck, CACES R489 Cat. 1
  • Warehouse Order Picker | Food Retail, Chilled and Frozen Areas
  • Order Picker and Packer | E-commerce Parcels, Scanner and WMS

Summaries for your profile

Entry level

Order picker with temp assignments in a retail distribution centre. Uses scanners and electric pallet trucks, builds stable mixed pallets and follows safety rules. Holds a CACES R489 category 1B and is available for early or night shifts.

Experienced

Order picker with [x] years in food and non-food warehouses, trained on voice picking and RF scanners. Keeps a low error rate, builds mixed pallets for store delivery and works in chilled and frozen areas. Also helps with receiving and inventory counts when volumes drop.

Career change

Former [previous job, for example shop assistant] now working in logistics after the Titre professionnel Préparateur de commandes en entrepôt. Used to physical work and to handling products carefully, and comfortable with scanners and stock software.

Tips

  • State the picking method used: paper, scanner, voice picking, goods-to-person.
  • List your CACES with category and date.
  • Mention cold-store experience if you have it: many food warehouses ask for it.
  • Give an idea of accuracy or productivity with placeholders, without inventing figures.
  • Indicate the shifts you accept: morning, afternoon, night, weekends.

Mistakes to avoid

  • Writing « warehouse worker » without describing picking.
  • Forgetting the CACES category.
  • Hiding temp assignments instead of grouping them.
  • Not saying which shifts you can work.

Working as an order picker in France

In France, search for préparateur de commandes or préparatrice de commandes, préparateur logistique, agent de préparation or préparateur e-commerce. No diploma is required, but the CAP Opérateur/opératrice logistique, the Bac pro Logistique and the Titre professionnel Préparateur de commandes en entrepôt are recognised routes. Driving electric pallet trucks or stackers requires a driving authorisation from the employer, usually based on a CACES R489 category 1A or 1B. Temp agencies (intérim) handle a large share of hiring, particularly before year-end peaks. Shifts often start very early or run at night, and cold-store work comes with protective clothing and specific breaks.

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Frequently asked questions

Should I mention productivity figures on my resume?

Only if you know them and they are reliable, for example « met the team picking target throughout the season ». Do not invent numbers: recruiters in logistics know typical rates and can check with the warehouse. A statement about accuracy is often more convincing than a speed figure.

Is the CACES compulsory to be an order picker?

Not always, but most warehouses ask for at least the CACES R489 category 1A or 1B for electric pallet trucks. Without it, the employer must train you and give you a driving authorisation. Holding it already makes you available faster, especially through temp agencies.

How do I present seasonal peaks like Christmas?

List them as temp assignments with the period and the type of warehouse, for example « Christmas peak, e-commerce warehouse, picking and packing ». Peak seasons show you can handle high volume, and agencies often rehire pickers who did well.

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