Parts Clerk
Job description
These individuals sort, store, and ship parts and supplies for companies. They process orders, manage inventories, and sell parts. They may specialize in a particular category of parts (e.g. automobiles, heating systems, etc.). They are employed by:
- Manufacturing plants
- Warehouses
- Retail and wholesale businesses
- Mining companies
- Forestry or construction companies
- Repair shops
- Recreational vehicle shops (motorcycles, snowmobiles, caravans, etc.)
- Recycled parts centres
Environment
- Controlled ambient temperature
Main tasks
- Maintain the inventory of available items and record of orders and deliveries.
- Carry out research to replenish parts and supplies.
- Prepare and manage orders.
- Store and label items in an organized manner to ensure they are easily identifiable and accessible.
- Sell vehicle parts and accessories that best meet the needs of customers.
- Advise customers.
Advancement and mobility
- Experience or additional training leads to supervisory positions.
- Qualified Parts Attendants receive a Red Seal endorsement upon successful completion of the Interprovincial Examination.
Training and requirements
Formation
Secondary school diploma
Also required
- Competence card from the Comité paritaire de l'industrie des services automobiles de la région de Québec (CPA Québec [Parity committee of the automotive services industry of the Quebec City Region]) or Certificate of qualification.
Sometimes required
- A Class 5 driver's licence is often required.
- A Lift Truck Operator’s competency card is sometimes required or considered an asset.
- Related experience in office or warehouse work may be required.
Main skills and characteristics
Skills
- Data collection
- Information processing
- Service oriented
- Coordination
- Material resource management
- Time management
- Oral expression
- Judgment and decision-making
Abilities
- Information organization
- Static muscle power
- Core strength
- Basic numeracy
- Near vision
- Hand-arm stability
- Awareness of issues
- Verbal skills
- Manual dexterity
- Classification
- Digital dexterity
- Oral comprehension
- Written comprehension
Knowledge and attributes
- Autonomy
- Sense of responsibility
- Spoken and written bilingualism (French and English)
- Knowledge of customer and personalized services
- Rigour
- Attention to detail
- Knowledge of sales and marketing
- Sense of observation
- Timeliness
- Knowledge of mechanics
Interests
- Direct, organize, and manage
- Work in sales or client service
- Work manually
- Collect, verify, sort, and classify data or information
Personality profiles (RIASEC)
- Realistic
- People with this profile prefer carrying out concrete tasks and being physically involved in what they do.
- Enterprising
- People with this profile prefer having responsibilities, influencing others and responding to challenges.
- Conventional
- People with this profile prefer specific, well-defined tasks. They like to respect the order of things and follow established rules.
Appellation d’emploi liée (à traduire)
Storekeepers and partspersons (CNP 14401)
Skill type
Business, finance and administration
Last update: January 29, 2026
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