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93% Chance of Automation
“Packing Line Operator” will almost certainly be replaced by robots.
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Job Description
Control or tend conveyors or conveyor systems that move materials or products to and from stockpiles, processing stations, departments, or vehicles. May control speed and routing of materials or products.
Job Details
- The SOC (Standard Occupational Classification) code is 53-7011.00
- The Mean Annual Wage in the U.S. is $ 33,870.00
- The Mean Hourly Wage is $ 16.00
- Currently, there are 28,590 people on this job
☝️ Information based on the reference occupation “Conveyor Operators and Tenders”.
Also Known As…
- Conveyor Operators and Tenders
- Process Operator
- Process Line Operator
- Press Operator
- Debarker Operator
- Chipper Operator
- Chain Puller
- Cartoner Operator
- Bander
- Assembly Line Tender
- Unscrambler
- Trolley Operator
- Transfer Operator
- Tipple Tender
- Tipple Operator
- Tip-Out Worker
- Stacker Tender
- Spout Tender
- Sinter Feeder
- Silo Tender
- Silo Operator
- Profinish Line Helper
- Production Supply Equipment Tender
- Production Line Technician
- Pneumatic System Conveyor Operator
- Palletizer Operator
- Packing Line Operator
- Operator
- Milled Rubber Tender
- Meal Loader
- Material Handler
- Log Sorter Operator
- Grain Loader
- Grain Elevator Operator
- Fruit Distributor
- Forklift Operator
- Finishing Tracker
- Extraction Operator
- Elevator Operator
- Dryer Operator
- Drier Take-Off Tender
- Denester Operator
- Cooker Loader
- Conveyor Tender
- Conveyor Technician
- Conveyor System Operator
- Conveyor System Dispatcher
- Conveyor Console Operator
- Conveyor Belt Operator
- Conveyor Attendant
- Console Attendant
- Coke Loader
- Chip Unloader
- Chip Loft Worker
- Chip Bin Operator
- Chip Bin Conveyor Tender
- Char Conveyor Tender
- Cement Loader
- Bull-Chain Operator
- Brick Unloader Tender
- Break Down Operator
- Boom Conveyor Operator
- Bin Tripper Operator
- Beltman
- Belt Tender
- Belt Operator
- Bed Operator
- Bark Belt Operator
- Ash Conveyor Operator
- Aerial Tram Operator
Tasks for “Packing Line Operator”
- Repair or replace equipment components or parts such as blades, rolls, and pumps.
- Thread strapping through strapping tools and secure battens with strapping to form protective pallets around extrusions.
- Observe packages moving along conveyors in order to identify packages and to detect defective packaging.
- Stop equipment or machinery and clear jams, using poles, bars, and hand tools, or remove damaged materials from conveyors.
- Weigh or measure materials and products, using scales or other measuring instruments, or read scales on conveyors that continually weigh products, to verify specified tonnages and prevent overloads.
- Operate elevator systems in conjunction with conveyor systems.
- Read production and delivery schedules, and confer with supervisors, to determine sorting and transfer procedures, arrangement of packages on pallets, and destinations of loaded pallets.
- Measure dimensions of bundles, using rulers, and cut battens to required sizes, using power saws.
- Contact workers in work stations or other departments to request movement of materials, products, or machinery, or to notify them of incoming shipments and their estimated delivery times.
- Position deflector bars, gates, chutes, or spouts to divert flow of materials from one conveyor onto another conveyor.
- Inform supervisors of equipment malfunctions that need to be addressed.
- Join sections of conveyor frames at temporary working areas, and connect power units.
- Load, unload, or adjust materials or products on conveyors by hand, by using lifts, hoists, and scoops, or by opening gates, chutes, or hoppers.
- Collect samples of materials or products, checking them to ensure conformance to specifications or sending them to laboratories for analysis.
- Move, assemble, and connect hoses or nozzles to material hoppers, storage tanks, conveyor sections or chutes, and pumps.
- Manipulate controls, levers, and valves to start pumps, auxiliary equipment, or conveyors, and to adjust equipment positions, speeds, timing, and material flows.
- Distribute materials, supplies, and equipment to work stations, using lifts and trucks.
- Clean, sterilize, and maintain equipment, machinery, and work stations, using hand tools, shovels, brooms, chemicals, hoses, and lubricants.
- Press console buttons to deflect packages to predetermined accumulators or reject lines.
- Operate consoles to control automatic palletizing equipment.
- Record production data such as weights, types, quantities, and storage locations of materials, as well as equipment performance problems and downtime.
- Affix identifying information to materials or products, using hand tools.
- Observe conveyor operations and monitor lights, dials, and gauges to maintain specified operating levels and to detect equipment malfunctions.
Related Technology & Tools
- Hearing protection plugs
- Electric hoists
- Oil dispensing cans
- Light industrial vans
- Wheeled forklifts
- Scoops
- Grain conveyors
- Elevator systems
- Digital floor scales
- Spot welders
- Chain conveyor systems
- Digital video cameras
- Pallet jacks
- Laser facsimile machines
- Boom conveyors
- Strapping tools
- Watering hoses
- Precision rulers
- Belt conveyors systems
- Safety gloves
- Pickup trucks
- Screw conveyors
- Automatic palletizing equipment
- Grease dispensing guns
- Handheld scanners
- Gate pumps
- Automobiles
- Hydraulic booms
- Desktop computers
- Hoppers
- Hydraulic lifts
- Protective safety glasses
- Portable power saws
- Mobile radios
- Sump pumps
- Vibrating conveyors
- Control system software
- Microsoft Windows
- Sortation software
- Conveyor control software
- Intelligrated InControlWare
- Data entry software