Packers and Packagers, Hand
Also known as: Agricultural Produce Packer, Ampoule Sealer, Apple Packing Header (+176 more)
Pack or package by hand a wide variety of products and materials.
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What You'll Do
- Mark and label containers, container tags, or products, using marking tools.
- Measure, weigh, and count products and materials.
- Record product, packaging, and order information on specified forms and records.
- Remove completed or defective products or materials, placing them on moving equipment, such as conveyors, or in specified areas, such as loading docks.
- Seal containers or materials, using glues, fasteners, nails, and hand tools.
- Load materials and products into package processing equipment.
- Assemble, line, and pad cartons, crates, and containers, using hand tools.
- Clean containers, materials, supplies, or work areas, using cleaning solutions and hand tools.
- Transport packages to customers' vehicles.
- Place or pour products or materials into containers, using hand tools and equipment, or fill containers from spouts or chutes.
Essential Skills
Career Fit Overview
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Top passions
- Organizer: Bringing order to data and processes satisfies you.
- Maker: Building and fixing energizes you. You like tangible results and practical tools.
- Leader: Taking charge and moving ideas forward motivates you.
Common styles
Attention to Detail, Dependability, Cautiousness, Integrity, Cooperation
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Key Abilities
This career demands strong capabilities in the following areas:
Technologies & Tools
Work Environment & Strengths
Common Strengths for This Career
- Attention to Detail (High importance: 4.41/5)
- Dependability (High importance: 4.37/5)
- Cautiousness (High importance: 3.78/5)
- Integrity (High importance: 3.45/5)
- Cooperation (High importance: 3.34/5)
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Some previous work-related skill, knowledge, or experience may be helpful but is usually not required. Training is often provided on the job.
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