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.

Realistic occupations frequently involve work activities that include practical, hands-on problems and solutions. They often deal with plants, animals, and real-world materials like wood, tools, and machinery. Many of the occupations require working outside, and do not involve a lot of paperwork or working closely with others.

Realistic

Conventional occupations frequently involve following set procedures and routines. These occupations can include working with data and details more than with ideas. Usually there is a clear line of authority to follow.

Conventional

Investigative occupations frequently involve working with ideas, and require an extensive amount of thinking. These occupations can involve searching for facts and figuring out problems mentally.

Investigative

Artistic occupations frequently involve working with forms, designs and patterns. They often require self-expression and the work can be done without following a clear set of rules.

Artistic

Enterprising occupations frequently involve starting up and carrying out projects. These occupations can involve leading people and making many decisions. Sometimes they require risk taking and often deal with business.

Enterprising

Social occupations frequently involve working with, communicating with, and teaching people. These occupations often involve helping or providing service to others.

Social

Job Zone Two: Some Preparation Needed

Attach identification labels to finished packaged items, or cut stencils and stencil information on containers, such as lot numbers or shipping destinations.

Sort, grade, weigh, and inspect products, verifying and adjusting product weight or measurement to meet specifications.

Stop or reset machines when malfunctions occur, clear machine jams, and report malfunctions to a supervisor.

Observe machine operations to ensure quality and conformity of filled or packaged products to standards.

Remove finished packaged items from machine and separate rejected items.

Monitor the production line, watching for problems such as pile-ups, jams, or glue that isn't sticking properly.

Inspect and remove defective products and packaging material.

Tend or operate machine that packages product.

Clean, oil, and make minor adjustments or repairs to machinery and equipment, such as opening valves or setting guides.

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Packaging & Filling Machine Operators & Tenders

parts assembler

You shouldn't try to accomplish a career at this point in your life, you have too many responsibilities.

Patricia Callins

parts assembler

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Patricia Callins

parts assembler

Education

Career

Career Roadmap

My work combines:

My work combines:

Engineering

Numbers

Accomplishing Goals

Recommended Education

My career is not related to what I studied. I'd recommend this path instead:

Hurdles

The Noise I Shed

From Myself:

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