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Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders - 51-9111.00

O*NET-SOC Description

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

Sample of Reported Job Titles

  • Machine Operator
  • Bundler
  • Packaging Operator
  • Closing Machine Operator
  • Filler Operator
  • Packing Machine Operator
  • A-Operator
  • Fabrication Technician
  • Adjuster/Packer
  • Chemical Operator

SOC Occupation Groups

51-0000 Production Occupations
51-9000 Other Production Occupations
51-9110 Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders
51-9111.00 Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders

Related Occupations

Tasks

  • Adjust machine components and machine tension and pressure according to size or processing angle of product.
  • Attach identification labels to finished packaged items, or cut stencils and stencil information on containers, such as lot numbers or shipping destinations.
  • 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.
  • Clean, oil, and make minor adjustments or repairs to machinery and equipment, such as opening valves or setting guides.
  • Count and record finished and rejected packaged items.
  • 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.
  • Regulate machine flow, speed, or temperature.
  • Remove finished packaged items from machine and separate rejected items.
  • Secure finished packaged items by hand tying, sewing, gluing, stapling, or attaching fastener.
  • Sort, grade, weigh, and inspect products, verifying and adjusting product weight or measurement to meet specifications.
  • Stack finished packaged items, or wrap protective material around each item and pack the items in cartons or containers.
  • Start machine by engaging controls.
  • 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.
  • Stop or reset machines when malfunctions occur, clear machine jams, and report malfunctions to a supervisor.
  • Supply materials to spindles, conveyors, hoppers, or other feeding devices and unload packaged product.
  • Tend or operate machine that packages product.

Detailed Work Activities

  • adjust production equipment/machinery setup
  • attach or mark identification onto products or containers
  • clean equipment or machinery
  • examine products or work to verify conformance to specifications
  • grade, classify, or sort products according to specifications
  • load or unload material or workpiece into machinery
  • load, unload, or stack containers, materials, or products
  • maintain consistent production quality
  • maintain or repair industrial or related equipment/machinery
  • maintain production or work records
  • measure, weigh, or count products or materials
  • monitor production machinery/equipment operation to detect problems
  • operate packaging or banding machine or equipment
  • package goods for shipment or storage
  • perform safety inspections in manufacturing or industrial setting
  • stock or organize goods
  • test manufactured products or materials
  • wrap products

Military Crosswalk Titles

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Apprenticeship Crosswalk Titles

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DOT Crosswalk Titles

  • Ampoule Filler
  • Auto Roller
  • Baler
  • Baling-Machine Tender
  • Bander-and-Cellophaner, Machine
  • Barrel Filler II
  • Base-Filler Operator
  • Bb Shot Packer
  • Bottle Packer
  • Bunch Maker, Machine
  • Bundle Tier and Labeler
  • Can-Filling-and-Closing-Machine Tender
  • Candle Wrapping-Machine Operator
  • Capsule-Filling-Machine Operator
  • Carder
  • Carton-Packaging-Machine Operator
  • Case Packer and Sealer
  • Case-Loader Operator
  • Casing-Running-Machine Tender
  • Cigar Brander
  • Cigar-Wrapper Tender, Automatic
  • Cigarette-Packing-Machine Operator
  • Cotton Baler
  • Cotton-Roll Packer
  • Cubing-Machine Tender
  • Cylinder Filler
  • Feed Weigher
  • Filling Machine Tender
  • Filling-and-Stapling-Machine Operator
  • Filling-Machine Operator
  • Foam Charger
  • Foam Dispenser
  • Fruit-Grader Operator
  • Gelatin-Dynamite-Packing Operator
  • Ham-Rolling-Machine Operator
  • Hydraulic-Press Operator
  • Icicle-Machine Operator
  • Labeling-Machine Operator
  • Level-Glass-Vial Filler
  • Linking-Machine Operator
  • Loading-Machine Operator
  • Loading-Unit Operator
  • Molder, Meat
  • Package Sealer, Machine
  • Packager, Machine
  • Packer Operator, Automatic
  • Packer, Insulation
  • Packing-Machine-Pilot Can Router
  • Plug-Overwrap-Machine Tender
  • Preservative Filler, Machine
  • Punchboard-Filling-Machine Operator
  • Quilt Stuffer, Machine
  • Rack-Room Worker
  • Rim-Fire-Priming Operator
  • Roll Finisher
  • Sand-Slinger Operator
  • Scrap Baller
  • Seal-Extrusion Operator
  • Snuff-Packing-Machine Operator
  • Strapping-Machine Operator
  • Stuffer
  • Stuffing-Machine Operator
  • Tape-Fastener-Machine Operator
  • Tobacco-Packing-Machine Operator
  • Tracer-Bullet-Charging-Machine Operator
  • Tray-Casting-Machine Operator
  • Tying-Machine Operator
  • Tying-Machine Operator, Lumber
  • Wrapper Layer
  • Wrapper-Layer-and-Examiner, Soft Work
  • Yeast-Cutting-and-Wrapping-Machine Operator