How do they match: Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders

  • Operate or tend machines to prepare industrial or consumer products for storage or shipment. Includes cannery workers who pack food products.

  • Attach identification labels to finished packaged items, or cut stencils and stencil information on containers, such as lot numbers or shipping destinations.
  • Clean packaging containers, line and pad crates, or assemble cartons to prepare for product packing.
  • Stack finished packaged items, or wrap protective material around each item, and pack the items in cartons or containers.

  • Notify others of equipment repair or maintenance needs.
  • Package products for storage or shipment.
  • Sort materials or products for processing, storing, shipping, or grading.
  • Stack finished items for further processing or shipment.