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.
- Tasks
- 20 tasks20 core
- Family
- ProductionOne of its 114 occupations
- Code
- 51-9111.00SOC 2018: 51-9111
What the work is made of
All 20 are core tasks, each quoted as published, with the survey it came from.
Core: central to the job
- Task 1. Attach identification labels to finished packaged items, or cut stencils and stencil information on containers, such as lot numbers or shipping destinations.Core taskTask 3142Rated by 72 people who do the job, July 2017
- Task 2. Sort, grade, weigh, and inspect products, verifying and adjusting product weight or measurement to meet specifications.Core taskTask 3134Rated by 73 people who do the job, July 2017
- Task 3. Stop or reset machines when malfunctions occur, clear machine jams, and report malfunctions to a supervisor.Core taskTask 3129Rated by 74 people who do the job, July 2017
- Task 4. Observe machine operations to ensure quality and conformity of filled or packaged products to standards.Core taskTask 3124Rated by 74 people who do the job, July 2017
- Task 5. Remove finished packaged items from machine and separate rejected items.Core taskTask 3127Rated by 73 people who do the job, July 2017
- Task 6. Monitor the production line, watching for problems such as pile-ups, jams, or glue that isn't sticking properly.Core taskTask 3136Rated by 74 people who do the job, July 2017
- Task 7. Inspect and remove defective products and packaging material.Core taskTask 3132Rated by 74 people who do the job, July 2017
- Task 8. Start machine by engaging controls.Core taskTask 3138Rated by 74 people who do the job, July 2017
- Task 9. Tend or operate machine that packages product.Core taskTask 3126Rated by 74 people who do the job, July 2017
- Task 10. Clean, oil, and make minor adjustments or repairs to machinery and equipment, such as opening valves or setting guides.Core taskTask 3135Rated by 74 people who do the job, July 2017
- Task 11. Regulate machine flow, speed, or temperature.Core taskTask 3128Rated by 74 people who do the job, July 2017
- Task 12. Adjust machine components and machine tension and pressure according to size or processing angle of product.Core taskTask 3125Rated by 74 people who do the job, July 2017
- Task 13. Supply materials to spindles, conveyors, hoppers, or other feeding devices and unload packaged product.Core taskTask 3141Rated by 74 people who do the job, July 2017
- Task 14. Stack finished packaged items, or wrap protective material around each item, and pack the items in cartons or containers.Core taskTask 3137Rated by 73 people who do the job, July 2017
- Task 15. Package the product in the form in which it will be sent out, for example, filling bags with flour from a chute or spout.Core taskTask 3140Rated by 73 people who do the job, July 2017
- Task 16. 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.Core taskTask 3131Rated by 72 people who do the job, July 2017
- Task 17. Count and record finished and rejected packaged items.Core taskTask 3139Rated by 73 people who do the job, July 2017
- Task 18. Clean packaging containers, line and pad crates, or assemble cartons to prepare for product packing.Core taskTask 3143Rated by 74 people who do the job, July 2017
- Task 19. Secure finished packaged items by hand tying, sewing, gluing, stapling, or attaching fastener.Core taskTask 3130Rated by 73 people who do the job, July 2017
- Task 20. Clean and remove damaged or otherwise inferior materials to prepare raw products for processing.Core taskTask 3133Rated by 72 people who do the job, July 2017
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- ClassificationStandard Occupational Classification 2018, 51-9111
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- Changed by usNothing.
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