§ OCCUPATION · GLOBAL STANDARDS

packaging and filling machine operator

Packaging and filling machine operators tend machines for preparing and packing food products in various packaging containers such as jars, cartons, cans, and others.

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Description

Packaging and filling machine operators tend machines for preparing and packing food products in various packaging containers such as jars, cartons, cans, and others.

Theoretical Knowledge

OPTIONALAdjacent knowledge that strengthens fit

health, safety and hygiene legislation numerical sequences food storage

Practical Skills

ESSENTIALApplied skills & competences

monitor machine operations tend packaging machines work in conveyor belts in food manufacturing be at ease in unsafe environments ensure quality control in packaging stack goods clean food and beverage machinery follow hygienic procedures during food processing apply requirements concerning manufacturing of food and beverages check quality of products on the production line dispose non-food waste within the food industry identify the factors causing changes in food during storage execute working instructions apply HACCP operate package processing equipment operate weighing machine adhere to organisational guidelines apply GMP

OPTIONALOptional competences

label samples monitor packaging operations ensure compliance with environmental legislation in food production handle chemical cleaning agents label foodstuffs operate vacuum machines comply with regulations related to export in different countries perform carbonation processes operate automated process control pump products ensure correct goods labelling

Data Source: Unified Global Standards (ISCED, ISCO, O*NET, ESCO)