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  2. Railway porter - Wikipedia

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    In Australia, a railway porter had various roles, similar to those described above. A baggage porter assisted with luggage; an operating porter assisted with safeworking duties; a station porter assisted with general station duties; and as in British usage a lad porter was a junior station porter.

  3. Porter (carrier) - Wikipedia

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    A porter, also called a bearer, is a person who carries objects or cargo for others. The range of services conducted by porters is extensive, from shuttling luggage aboard a train (a railroad porter ) to bearing heavy burdens at altitude in inclement weather on multi-month mountaineering expeditions.

  4. Bellhop - Wikipedia

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    The name bellhop is derived from a hotel's front-desk clerk ringing a bell to summon a porter, who would hop (jump) to attention at the desk to receive instructions. It is short for bell-hopper, and the word's first known use was in 1897. [1] The bellhop traditionally is a boy or adolescent male, hence the term bellboy.

  5. Job description - Wikipedia

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    A job description or JD is a written narrative that describes the general tasks, or other related duties, and responsibilities of a position. It may specify the functionary to whom the position reports, specifications such as the qualifications or skills needed by the person in the job, information about the equipment, tools and work aids used, working conditions, physical demands, and a ...

  6. Hospital porter - Wikipedia

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    Hospital porters are employed to move patients between wards and departments and to move goods and vital supplies including medical equipment, linen, blood, and samples. . This is generally not regarded as skilled work [citation needed], it attracts little attention [clarification needed] and pay and conditions are generally among the lowest in the hospital, Usually at the NHS Pay banding of ...

  7. Dishwasher (occupation) - Wikipedia

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    In the United Kingdom, this role is also referred to as kitchen porter, however in this case the role will often include additional cleaning and light food preparation duties. Duties and functions [ edit ]

  8. Havildar - Wikipedia

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    "Havildar" is a Persian word in origin and means "person in charge", or more loosely "chief", from the Arabic ...

  9. Work design - Wikipedia

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    Work design (also referred to as job design or task design) is an area of research and practice within industrial and organizational psychology, and is concerned with the "content and organization of one's work tasks, activities, relationships, and responsibilities" (p. 662). [1]