Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders Go Back to List Operate or tend machines to prepare industrial or consumer products for storage or shipment. Includes cannery workers who pack food products.

Technology used in this occupation:
	Data base user interface and query software

Tasks
	Observe machine operations to ensure quality and conformity of filled or packaged products to standards.
	Adjust machine components and machine tension and pressure according to size or processing angle of product.
	Tend or operate machine that packages product.
	Remove finished packaged items from machine and separate rejected items.
	Regulate machine flow, speed, or temperature.
	Stop or reset machines when malfunctions occur, clear machine jams, and report malfunctions to a supervisor.
	Secure finished packaged items by hand tying, sewing, gluing, stapling, or attaching fastener.
	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.
	Inspect and remove defective products and packaging material.
	Clean and remove damaged or otherwise inferior materials to prepare raw products for processing.

Skills
	Operation Monitoring - Watching gauges, dials, or other indicators to make sure a machine is working properly.
	Monitoring - Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action.
	Active Listening - Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.
	Coordination - Adjusting actions in relation to others' actions.
	Operation and Control - Controlling operations of equipment or systems.
	Equipment Maintenance - Performing routine maintenance on equipment and determining when and what kind of maintenance is needed.
	Quality Control Analysis - Conducting tests and inspections of products, services, or processes to evaluate quality or performance.
	Time Management - Managing one's own time and the time of others.
	Reading Comprehension - Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents.
	Social Perceptiveness - Being aware of others' reactions and understanding why they react as they do.

Knowledge
	Production and Processing - Knowledge of raw materials, production processes, quality control, costs, and other techniques for maximizing the effective manufacture and distribution of goods.
	Mechanical - Knowledge of machines and tools, including their designs, uses, repair, and maintenance.
	Public Safety and Security - Knowledge of relevant equipment, policies, procedures, and strategies to promote effective local, state, or national security operations for the protection of people, data, property, and institutions.
	Education and Training - Knowledge of principles and methods for curriculum and training design, teaching and instruction for individuals and groups, and the measurement of training effects.
	English Language - Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar.
	Mathematics - Knowledge of arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, statistics, and their applications.
	Customer and Personal Service - Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction.
	Administration and Management - Knowledge of business and management principles involved in strategic planning, resource allocation, human resources modeling, leadership technique, production methods, and coordination of people and resources.
	Personnel and Human Resources - Knowledge of principles and procedures for personnel recruitment, selection, training, compensation and benefits, labor relations and negotiation, and personnel information systems.
	Computers and Electronics - Knowledge of circuit boards, processors, chips, electronic equipment, and computer hardware and software, including applications and programming.

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Wage Information
	Region Average Entry Level  Mid-Range  Annual  Hourly  Statewide $42,931.00 $20.64  $16.07  $17.17 - $23.15  Bridgeport/Stamford $42,869.00 $20.61  $16.61  $17.56 - $23.07  Hartford $41,576.00 $19.99  $16.10  $17.37 - $21.74  New Haven $42,900.00 $20.63  $16.16  $17.40 - $22.41  New London/Norwich $39,434.00 $18.96  $14.61  $14.65 - $24.24  Waterbury $38,431.00 $18.48  $15.70  $15.78 - $18.20  Torrington $39,072.00 $18.79  $16.99  $17.92 - $18.76

Occupation Outlook ( 2016 - 2026 ) Average Annual Job Openings:   226   Employment in this occupation is expected to grow more slowly than average, and the number of annual openings will offer limited job opportunities.

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