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Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders: reported tasks and exploration worksheet

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

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This source lists 20 tasks, including 20 marked Core and 0 marked Supplemental. Labels and dates are retained below. Employers can combine or divide these responsibilities differently; explore the task itself before assuming it belongs in every version of the role.

Task source dates: 07/2017.

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Core · Task 3142 · 07/2017 · Incumbent

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

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Core · Task 3134 · 07/2017 · Incumbent

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

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Core · Task 3129 · 07/2017 · Incumbent

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

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Core · Task 3124 · 07/2017 · Incumbent

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

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Core · Task 3127 · 07/2017 · Incumbent

Remove finished packaged items from machine and separate rejected items.

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Core · Task 3136 · 07/2017 · Incumbent

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

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Core · Task 3132 · 07/2017 · Incumbent

Inspect and remove defective products and packaging material.

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Core · Task 3138 · 07/2017 · Incumbent

Start machine by engaging controls.

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Core · Task 3126 · 07/2017 · Incumbent

Tend or operate machine that packages product.

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Core · Task 3135 · 07/2017 · Incumbent

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

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Core · Task 3128 · 07/2017 · Incumbent

Regulate machine flow, speed, or temperature.

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Core · Task 3125 · 07/2017 · Incumbent

Adjust machine components and machine tension and pressure according to size or processing angle of product.

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Core · Task 3141 · 07/2017 · Incumbent

Supply materials to spindles, conveyors, hoppers, or other feeding devices and unload packaged product.

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Core · Task 3137 · 07/2017 · Incumbent

Stack finished packaged items, or wrap protective material around each item, and pack the items in cartons or containers.

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Core · Task 3140 · 07/2017 · Incumbent

Package the product in the form in which it will be sent out, for example, filling bags with flour from a chute or spout.

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Core · Task 3131 · 07/2017 · Incumbent

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.

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Core · Task 3139 · 07/2017 · Incumbent

Count and record finished and rejected packaged items.

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Core · Task 3143 · 07/2017 · Incumbent

Clean packaging containers, line and pad crates, or assemble cartons to prepare for product packing.

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Core · Task 3130 · 07/2017 · Incumbent

Secure finished packaged items by hand tying, sewing, gluing, stapling, or attaching fastener.

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Core · Task 3133 · 07/2017 · Incumbent

Clean and remove damaged or otherwise inferior materials to prepare raw products for processing.

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