helenofcalifornia
Well-Known Member
Water, Soy, plenty of water. It's hot out there.
Hello Everyone...
- Thread starter SoyFish
- Start date
PassYouBy
Unknown Acrobat
Helen, I thought you were fixing to give us a recipe for something!
Storm723
Preload Supervisor
Storm723
Preload Supervisor
Reminds me of the song "we've only just begun"........
Just wait....keep us posted.
Do you know if you're an unloader? or a loader?
I believe that I am going to be a loader.
Day 2 Update - We filled out more of the safety booklet and did some loading AND some unloading. I liked the loading part better than unloading, so it's good that I'm going to be a loader I guess. Hasen't gotten too bad yet.
The things we unloaded were like trailers that had little pods inside that were temperature controlled or something. There was like a cooler in there that said medical...so does UPS ship organs or something?
Day 2 Update - We filled out more of the safety booklet and did some loading AND some unloading. I liked the loading part better than unloading, so it's good that I'm going to be a loader I guess. Hasen't gotten too bad yet.
The things we unloaded were like trailers that had little pods inside that were temperature controlled or something. There was like a cooler in there that said medical...so does UPS ship organs or something?
Storm723
Preload Supervisor
UPS allow some HAZMATS, it may have been...Bull Seman (YUP!
), vaccines, pharmaceuticals. These are the type of things that would be packed in dry ice.
But Benefits Are Great!
Just Words On A Screen
UPS allow some HAZMATS, it may have been...Bull Seman (YUP!
Now I know why everyone wears gloves....
Day 3 Update...
Watched a 40 minute video on loading, and Unloaded the air containers.
The other guy who got hired quit after 2 days...
It's not really that bad yet, hopefully I get to do some loading today. Everything is extremely repetitive, thats the only flaw lol.
Watched a 40 minute video on loading, and Unloaded the air containers.
The other guy who got hired quit after 2 days...
It's not really that bad yet, hopefully I get to do some loading today. Everything is extremely repetitive, thats the only flaw lol.
Storm723
Preload Supervisor
It will be fairly repetative as there are items such as your HABITS, 8 Steps to Lifting and Lowering, 5 Steps to Slips and Falls, Conveyer Securing, What to do if you come across a leaking package...etc. that you are required to meorize and know.
Have they supplied you with the "little" pocketsize Cornerstone book for you to keep? If so a lot of the information is in there.
helenofcalifornia
Well-Known Member
soy, how was day four?
Day 4...I got there and they were like we have a special assignment for you, since there weren't enough Sups to get me loading or whatever.
So my job was to catch all the Regents Exams off the belt and transfer them to another belt. The guy next to me scanned the packages. Wasn't really that boring, kinda fun, but halfway through they made me unload those stupid air contatiners...I hate those things.
After I unloaded those they told me to go back and gather the exams again and switch them to the other belt. Then I got to go home
Hopefully Day 5 will be some loading. Good thing it's Friday...
So my job was to catch all the Regents Exams off the belt and transfer them to another belt. The guy next to me scanned the packages. Wasn't really that boring, kinda fun, but halfway through they made me unload those stupid air contatiners...I hate those things.
After I unloaded those they told me to go back and gather the exams again and switch them to the other belt. Then I got to go home
Hopefully Day 5 will be some loading. Good thing it's Friday...
Day 5 was loading...I'm so glad the weekend is here.
The worst part about it is making sure the codes are right. THey had me jump into like 3 different trucks and I'm like what codes are supposed to go here. But at the end of the shift I was in one truck that only had one code go in it and I'm like if I get something like this its not that bad.
Stacking the stuff is tricky, but I got the hang of it as the night went on. I'm so slow at loading everything though, but it was the first day doing it so oh well.
The worst part about it is making sure the codes are right. THey had me jump into like 3 different trucks and I'm like what codes are supposed to go here. But at the end of the shift I was in one truck that only had one code go in it and I'm like if I get something like this its not that bad.
Stacking the stuff is tricky, but I got the hang of it as the night went on. I'm so slow at loading everything though, but it was the first day doing it so oh well.
It's going good, thanks for asking. I'm getting used to the pace, and scanning the right packages. I'm pretty good at catching myself before I scan a package that doesn't go in the truck. It's Safety First, and after being safe I can focus on being efficient. Today is Wednesday so who knows what I'm loading today lol.
M
Mudak
Guest
I'm considering applying for this job.
Do they let you guys listen to iPhones when loading/unloading?
Do they let you guys listen to iPhones when loading/unloading?
Storm723
Preload Supervisor
OMG! I just read that three times...and couldn't believe my eyes all three...
Your considering applying to UPS and the first question you ask is...about your iPhone??
Do yourself a favor...don't bother.
