HC Deb 17 May 1944 vol 400 cc199-200W
Mr. W. J. Brown

asked the Minister of Supply the duties of each of the following grades, with special reference to the nature of any clerical work performed by them and the proportion of the clerical to the non-clerical duties: stocktaker, examiner, viewer, storeman A and B, storekeeper, overlooker and tally clerk.

Mr. Peat

The following table sets out the duties of the grades concerned:

Grade and Duties.

Stocktaker—Taking stock of physical stores. Recording of stock. Investigation of discrepancies.

Examiner-Viewer—These two grades perform similar functions, i.e. examination in a skilled or semi-skilled capacity of (a) raw materials; (b) partly finished work, and (c) finished products with a view to acceptance or rejection. Recording reasons in the case of rejections.

Storeman A and B, Storekeeper—

  • In the Ministry of Supply these three grades are covered by the three grades of senior storeman, storeman Class I and storeman Class II.
  • Senior storeman: In charge, under direction of a storeholder or similar grade of main or central stores. Responsible for the receipt and issue of stores. Clearance of packing notes. Inspection of notes and vouchers. Minor supervisory duties.
  • Storeman Class I: In charge of storehouse or sub-store. Checking adequacy of stores. Receipts, issue, recording and checking of stores.
  • Storeman Class II: In charge of small sub-stores. Assistant to senior storeman or storeman Class I. Keeping bin records. Maintenance of simple stores records and forms, etc.

Overlooker—Minor supervisory duties, e.g. in charge of small groups of production workers or semi-skilled examiners. Allocation and recording of work done. Maintenance of shift record of attendance.

Tally Clerk—

  • In the Ministry of Supply this grade is termed "Tallykeeper."
  • Maintenance of "tally cards" (i.e. the record of receipts and issue of stores) in Royal Ordnance Factories. Watching position of stocks held in relation to consumption and requirements and reporting to storeholder.

The duties of the grades shown in the foregoing table vary necessarily as between establishments according to size and type. In some cases the variety of duties is too great to admit of a common definition. It is not practicable to analyse their work into clerical and non-clerical duties.

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