Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders Career, Salary and Skills

Occupation description

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

National salary and employment

Top skills

Typical tasks

• 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.
• Regulate machine flow, speed, or temperature.

Technology

• Email software
• Label printing software
• Microsoft Excel
• Microsoft Office software
• Microsoft Outlook
• Microsoft PowerPoint
• Microsoft Word
• SAP software

Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders salary by location

Areas with the highest reported employment for this occupation.

• Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders Salary in CA
  Median $44,020 · Employment 43,430
• Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders Salary in IL
  Median $43,150 · Employment 29,400
• Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders Salary in TX
  Median $38,950 · Employment 22,970
• Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders Salary in Chicago, IL
  Median $43,290 · Employment 21,830
• Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders Salary in PA
  Median $44,480 · Employment 19,340
• Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders Salary in NY
  Median $39,330 · Employment 18,150
• Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders Salary in OH
  Median $43,310 · Employment 17,850
• Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders Salary in WI
  Median $46,220 · Employment 16,150
• Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders Salary in New York, NY
  Median $38,790 · Employment 16,110
• Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders Salary in FL
  Median $37,170 · Employment 14,010
• Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders Salary in Los Angeles, CA
  Median $43,470 · Employment 13,990
• Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders Salary in IN
  Median $44,600 · Employment 12,880

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