Product Packaging Manager Question: Download Packaging Manager PDF
What are the main job duties and responsibilities of packaging and filling machine operator employee?
Answer:
packaging and filling machine operator responsibilities are to observe machine operations to ensure quality and conformity of filled or packaged products to standards; tend or operate machine that packages product; sort, grade, weigh, and inspect products, verifying and adjusting product weight or measurement to meet specifications; start machine by engaging controls; stop or reset machines when malfunctions occur, clear machine jams, and report malfunctions to a supervisor; monitor the production line, watching for problems such as pile-ups, jams, or glue that isn't sticking properly; 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; remove finished packaged items from machine and separate rejected items; supply materials to spindles, conveyors, hoppers, or other feeding devices and unload packaged product; package the product in the form in which it will be sent out, for example, filling bags with flour from a chute or spout; count and record finished and rejected packaged items; adjust machine components and machine tension and pressure according to size or processing angle of product; attach identification labels to finished packaged items, or cut stencils and stencil information on containers, such as lot numbers or shipping destinations; stack finished packaged items, or wrap protective material around each item and pack the items in cartons or containers; regulate machine flow, speed, or temperature; clean packaging containers, line and pad crates, or assemble cartons to prepare for product packing; clean, oil, and make minor adjustments or repairs to machinery and equipment, such as opening valves or setting guides; clean and remove damaged or otherwise inferior materials to prepare raw products for processing; secure finished packaged items by hand tying, sewing, gluing, stapling, or attaching fastener.