£17,680
Average salary at age 20
£23,920
Average Salary
44
Average hours per week
Description
Jobholders in this unit group pack, wrap, fill, label and seal containers by hand or machine.Main Tasks
- Selects appropriate cylinder, ensures that there is no corrosion or other damage and fills with gas;
- Fills tubes, ampoules, bottles, drums, barrels, bags, sacks, cans, boxes and other containers by hand using measuring/weighing aid or by positioning container under feeder spout;
- Packs heavy goods in crates and boxes using hoist, mobile crane or similar lifting equipment;
- Loads machine with packaging containers, materials, adhesive, etc., loads hopper with items to be packaged/wrapped, monitors filling, wrapping and packaging, adjusts controls as necessary and clears any blockages;
- Examines cans, bottles and seals and rejects any that are faulty;
- Labels goods by hand or machine;
- Packs specialist items according to specifications and completes necessary documentation.
Qualifications
No academic qualifications are required. Training is typically provided on-the-job and varies according to the type of packing and product. Formal courses are run for specialist packing.What Packers, bottlers, canners and fillers studied in higher education
Occupation | Percentage Value |
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(L4) Social policy | 1 |
(L7) Human & social geography | 1 |
(G1) Mathematics | 1 |
(W2) Design studies | 4 |
(L3) Sociology | 3 |
(C1) Biology | 4 |
(H3) Mechanical engineering | 4 |
(F1) Chemistry | 1 |
(C8) Psychology | 3 |
(W1) Fine art | 1 |
(P4) Publishing | 1 |
(V3) History by topic | 1 |
(F7) Science of aquatic & terrestrial environments | 1 |
(D3) Animal science | 1 |
(F6) Geology | 1 |
(W6) Cinematics & photography | 1 |
(C7) Molecular biology, biophysics & biochemistry | 1 |
(Q3) English studies | 7 |
(H8) Chemical, process & energy engineering | 1 |
(L2) Politics | 2 |
(K2) Building | 1 |
(K1) Architecture | 1 |
(B7) Nursing | 1 |
(R1) French studies | 1 |
(M1) Law by area | 1 |
(M2) Law by topic | 3 |
(J9) Others in technology | 1 |
(I2) Information systems | 1 |
(N8) Hospitality, leisure, sport, tourism & transport | 3 |
(B9) Others in subjects allied to medicine | 3 |
(F4) Forensic & archaeological sciences | 2 |
(I3) Software engineering | 1 |
(F3) Physics | 1 |
(L1) Economics | 3 |
(Q1) Linguistics | 1 |
(N1) Business studies | 7 |
(L5) Social work | 1 |
(N4) Accounting | 3 |
(C6) Sport & exercise science | 4 |
(C3) Zoology | 1 |
(P3) Media studies | 1 |
(V1) History by period | 7 |
(Q8) Classical studies | 1 |
(H6) Electronic & electrical engineering | 1 |
(I1) Computer science | 3 |
UK Prospects
87900
Workforce Size
0.86%
Predicted decline 2024 - 2027
13828
Predicted Replacement 2024 - 2027