Will “Ampoule Sealer” be Automated?

Core Skills & Abilities

• Regulate machine flow, speed, or temperature.

• Secure finished packaged items by hand tying, sewing, gluing, stapling, or attaching fastener.

• Stack finished packaged items, or wrap protective material around each item, and pack the items in cartons or containers.

• 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.

• Package the product in the form in which it will be sent out, for example, filling bags with flour from a chute or spout.

• Sort, grade, weigh, and inspect products, verifying and adjusting product weight or measurement to meet specifications.

• Stop or reset machines when malfunctions occur, clear machine jams, and report malfunctions to a supervisor.

• Inspect and remove defective products and packaging material.

• Monitor the production line, watching for problems such as pile-ups, jams, or glue that isn't sticking properly.

• Observe machine operations to ensure quality and conformity of filled or packaged products to standards.

• Adjust machine components and machine tension and pressure according to size or processing angle of product.

• Count and record finished and rejected packaged items.

• Clean, oil, and make minor adjustments or repairs to machinery and equipment, such as opening valves or setting guides.

• Attach identification labels to finished packaged items, or cut stencils and stencil information on containers, such as lot numbers or shipping destinations.

• Remove finished packaged items from machine and separate rejected items.

• Supply materials to spindles, conveyors, hoppers, or other feeding devices and unload packaged product.

• Clean and remove damaged or otherwise inferior materials to prepare raw products for processing.

• Tend or operate machine that packages product.

• Clean packaging containers, line and pad crates, or assemble cartons to prepare for product packing.

• Start machine by engaging controls.