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Career: Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders
Job Description
Operate or tend machines to prepare industrial or consumer products for storage or shipment. Includes cannery workers who pack food products.
Job Tasks
Importance %age |
Task Description |
98
|
Observe machine operations to ensure quality and conformity of filled or packaged products to standards. |
93
|
Sort, grade, weigh, and inspect products, verifying and adjusting product weight or measurement to meet specifications. |
93
|
Tend or operate machine that packages product. |
92
|
Start machine by engaging controls. |
91
|
Stop or reset machines when malfunctions occur, clear machine jams, and report malfunctions to a supervisor. |
90
|
Monitor the production line, watching for problems such as pile-ups, jams, or glue that isn't sticking properly. |
89
|
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. |
88
|
Inspect and remove defective products and packaging material. |
84
|
Remove finished packaged items from machine and separate rejected items. |
84
|
Supply materials to spindles, conveyors, hoppers, or other feeding devices and unload packaged product. |
83
|
Package the product in the form in which it will be sent out, for example, filling bags with flour from a chute or spout. |
81
|
Count and record finished and rejected packaged items. |
80
|
Attach identification labels to finished packaged items, or cut stencils and stencil information on containers, such as lot numbers or shipping destinations. |
80
|
Adjust machine components and machine tension and pressure according to size or processing angle of product. |
79
|
Stack finished packaged items, or wrap protective material around each item and pack the items in cartons or containers. |
78
|
Regulate machine flow, speed, or temperature. |
66
|
Clean packaging containers, line and pad crates, or assemble cartons to prepare for product packing. |
66
|
Clean, oil, and make minor adjustments or repairs to machinery and equipment, such as opening valves or setting guides. |
63
|
Clean and remove damaged or otherwise inferior materials to prepare raw products for processing. |
54
|
Secure finished packaged items by hand tying, sewing, gluing, stapling, or attaching fastener. |
Work Activities
Importance %age |
Activity Description |
80
|
Handling and Moving Objects
|
72
|
Controlling Machines and Processes
|
56
|
Monitor Processes, Materials, or Surroundings
|
53
|
Performing General Physical Activities
|
52
|
Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Material
|
50
|
Processing Information
|
48
|
Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards
|
48
|
Making Decisions and Solving Problems
|
47
|
Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events
|
47
|
Judging the Qualities of Things, Services, or People
|
46
|
Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships
|
45
|
Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates
|
45
|
Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge
|
45
|
Getting Information
|
44
|
Coordinating the Work and Activities of Others
|
41
|
Analyzing Data or Information
|
40
|
Estimating the Quantifiable Characteristics of Products, Events, or Information
|
40
|
Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work
|
40
|
Repairing and Maintaining Mechanical Equipment
|
36
|
Documenting/Recording Information
|
36
|
Training and Teaching Others
|
36
|
Operating Vehicles, Mechanized Devices, or Equipment
|
33
|
Scheduling Work and Activities
|
32
|
Assisting and Caring for Others
|
31
|
Repairing and Maintaining Electronic Equipment
|
31
|
Coaching and Developing Others
|
30
|
Resolving Conflicts and Negotiating with Others
|
30
|
Developing Objectives and Strategies
|
29
|
Thinking Creatively
|
29
|
Developing and Building Teams
|
28
|
Provide Consultation and Advice to Others
|
28
|
Guiding, Directing, and Motivating Subordinates
|
27
|
Interpreting the Meaning of Information for Others
|
23
|
Performing Administrative Activities
|
23
|
Monitoring and Controlling Resources
|
22
|
Drafting, Laying Out, and Specifying Technical Devices, Parts, and Equipment
|
21
|
Interacting With Computers
|
18
|
Staffing Organizational Units
|
15
|
Selling or Influencing Others
|
15
|
Communicating with Persons Outside Organization
|
14
|
Performing for or Working Directly with the Public
|