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

  • Produce Wrapper
  • Production Mechanic
  • Production Packager
  • Assembly Line Worker
  • Assembly Worker
  • Belt Worker
  • Bottle Line Worker
  • Bottling Line Operator
  • Bottling Room Worker
  • Can Line Operator
  • Cannery Worker
  • Packaging Line Operator
  • Packaging Production Manager
  • Rack Room Worker
  • Rock Room Worker
  • Soft Work Wrapper Examiner

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

  • Adjust machine components and machine tension and pressure according to size or processing angle of product.
  • Clean and remove damaged or otherwise inferior materials to prepare raw products for processing.
  • Clean packaging containers, line and pad crates, or assemble cartons to prepare for product packing.
  • Inspect and remove defective products and packaging material.
  • Monitor the production line, watching for problems such as pile-ups, jams, or glue that isn't sticking properly.
  • Observe machine operations to ensure quality and conformity of filled or packaged products to standards.
  • Package the product in the form in which it will be sent out, for example, filling bags with flour from a chute or spout.
  • Sort, grade, weigh, and inspect products, verifying and adjusting product weight or measurement to meet specifications.
  • Stock and sort product for packaging or filling machine operation, and replenish packaging supplies, such as wrapping paper, plastic sheet, boxes, cartons, glue, ink, or labels.
  • Supply materials to spindles, conveyors, hoppers, or other feeding devices and unload packaged product.
  • Tend or operate machine that packages product.

  • Clean production equipment.
  • Clean materials to prepare them for production.
  • Count finished products or workpieces.
  • Feed materials or products into or through equipment.
  • Lubricate production equipment.
  • Maintain inventories of materials, equipment, or products.
  • Mark products, workpieces, or equipment with identifying information.
  • Measure dimensions of completed products or workpieces to verify conformance to specifications.
  • Monitor equipment operation to ensure that products are not flawed.
  • Package products for storage or shipment.
  • Record operational or production data.
  • Remove products or workpieces from production equipment.
  • Repair production equipment or tools.
  • Sort materials or products for processing, storing, shipping, or grading.
  • Weigh finished products.