Food packaging operative

You would help to prepare food and drink for sale in the shops by keeping production lines running smoothly.You’d work on the machines and production lines that put finished food and drink products into containers, cans or packets.You could be packaging:

• Meat

• Fish

• Fruit

• Vegetables

• Pre-cooked meals

• Soft drinks

• Confectionary

You’d work quickly and accurately to meet production targets. You’d need to have good observational skills and patience to do repetitive tasks.You would:

• Check the quality of products for quality and remove defective items

• Keep machines supplied with packaging materials and labels

• Report machine faults to shift supervisors and maintenance staff

• Make minor adjustments to machine settings to changes from one product or container to another

• Keep the machines and production areas clean

• Put the products into boxes or crates to be sent to shops and supermarkets

You might also move the packaged items around the warehouse using pallet trollies or a forklift truck.It’s important to follow strict health and safety guidelines, and have good standards of personal hygiene.