Job Definition:

Job Description:

  • Pack or package by hand a wide variety of products and materials.

Duties and Tasks:

  • 1) Mark and label containers, container tags, or products, using marking tools.
  • 2) Measure, weigh, and count products and materials.
  • 3) Examine and inspect containers, materials, and products in order to ensure that packing specifications are met.
  • 4) Record product, packaging, and order information on specified forms and records.
  • 5) Remove completed or defective products or materials, placing them on moving equipment such as conveyors or in specified areas such as loading docks.
  • 6) Seal containers or materials, using glues, fasteners, nails, and hand tools.
  • 7) Load materials and products into package processing equipment.
  • 8) Assemble, line, and pad cartons, crates, and containers, using hand tools.
  • 9) Clean containers, materials, supplies, or work areas, using cleaning solutions and hand tools.
  • 10) Transport packages to customers’ vehicles.
  • 11) Place or pour products or materials into containers, using hand tools and equipment, or fill containers from spouts or chutes.

Activities:

  • 1) Handling and Moving Objects — Using hands and arms in handling, installing, positioning, and moving materials, and manipulating things.
  • 2) Performing General Physical Activities — Performing physical activities that require considerable use of your arms and legs and moving your whole body, such as climbing, lifting, balancing, walking, stooping, and handling of materials.
  • 3) Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates — Providing information to supervisors, co-workers, and subordinates by telephone, in written form, e-mail, or in person.
  • 4) Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships — Developing constructive and cooperative working relationships with others, and maintaining them over time.
  • 5) Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events — Identifying information by categorizing, estimating, recognizing differences or similarities, and detecting changes in circumstances or events.

Abilities:

  • Manual Dexterity — The ability to quickly move your hand, your hand together with your arm, or your two hands to grasp, manipulate, or assemble objects.

Knowledge

  • Production and Processing — Knowledge of raw materials, production processes, quality control, costs, and other techniques for maximizing the effective manufacture and distribution of goods.
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