What makes a good container devanner?

Container devanning - the process of unloading a shipping container.

To be considered a good container devanner, many variables play into it.
- For example, some sites require us to fully wrap the pallets by hand, while others use a wrapping machine. Some sites have multiple SKUs inside the container which need sorting, others only import 1 line of product per container.

Over the last 11 years, our team has noticed the following fundamentals which make great container devanners.

1. Health and safety. First and foremost despite all else, good container devanners have careful consideration for their wellbeing, and the wellbeing of those around them. They do not cut corners to simply save time, and adhere to all site, and MoreStaff H&S policies and procedures.
2. Attention to detail. Nothing is worse than finishing a job, and finding out you mixed dates. Only having to restack all the pallets you just spent hours completing in the first place. Having attention to detail to seperate mixed units, SKUs and meet the site specific devan requirements is very important.
3. Strong time management. If we are unloading 120 pallets worth of product in 1 day, then if we take an extra 2 minutes per pallet, that's 4hours longer the job will take to complete. Great devanners are always moving, ensuring the next task is ready to go, or being completed to mitigate any down time.
4. Good team culture. Devanning is a team operation, both parties must work together and equally contribute to get the task done. Having a great attitude not only makes the work more enjoyable, but it also helps produce a higher quality of work.
5. Follow instructions. Every site, and every client we work for has different requirements, and slightly different ways they want the job completed to fit within their operation. It is important that devanners take instruction well, and carefully follow the guidelines set by the site to ensure we meet their demands.

Thanks for reading,

MoreStaff team

To learn more about container devanning in Auckland read our previous blog post here

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