£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 |
|---|---|
| (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
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