According to people in this career, the main tasks are...
| Task | Importance |
|---|---|
| Attach identification labels to finished packaged items, or cut stencils and stencil information on containers, such as lot numbers or shipping destinations. | 90% |
| Sort, grade, weigh, and inspect products, verifying and adjusting product weight or measurement to meet specifications. | 89% |
| Stop or reset machines when malfunctions occur, clear machine jams, and report malfunctions to a supervisor. | 89% |
| Observe machine operations to ensure quality and conformity of filled or packaged products to standards. | 88% |
| Remove finished packaged items from machine and separate rejected items. | 88% |
| Monitor the production line, watching for problems such as pile-ups, jams, or glue that isn't sticking properly. | 88% |
| Inspect and remove defective products and packaging material. | 87% |
| Tend or operate machine that packages product. | 87% |
| Start machine by engaging controls. | 87% |
| Clean, oil, and make minor adjustments or repairs to machinery and equipment, such as opening valves or setting guides. | 87% |
| Regulate machine flow, speed, or temperature. | 86% |
| Adjust machine components and machine tension and pressure according to size or processing angle of product. | 85% |
| Supply materials to spindles, conveyors, hoppers, or other feeding devices and unload packaged product. | 85% |
| Stack finished packaged items, or wrap protective material around each item, and pack the items in cartons or containers. | 84% |
| Package the product in the form in which it will be sent out, for example, filling bags with flour from a chute or spout. | 84% |
| 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. | 81% |
| Count and record finished and rejected packaged items. | 81% |
| Clean packaging containers, line and pad crates, or assemble cartons to prepare for product packing. | 80% |
| Clean and remove damaged or otherwise inferior materials to prepare raw products for processing. | 80% |
| Secure finished packaged items by hand tying, sewing, gluing, stapling, or attaching fastener. | 80% |
