Occupation information for Packers and Packagers, Hand District Of Columbia

description

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

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Currently Employed: 130

Projected Annual Job Openings: 20

Typical Hourly Wage: $16.85 - $19.34

Typical Annual Salary: $35,050 - $40,230

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typical training

Typical education needed for entry: No formal educational credential

Typical work experience needed for a job in this occupation: No work experience

Typical on-the-job training once you have a job in this occupation: Less than 1 month on-the-job training

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typical job duties
  • Examine and inspect containers, materials, or products to ensure that product quality and packing specifications are met.
  • Measure, weigh, and count products and materials.
  • Remove completed or defective products or materials, placing them on moving equipment, such as conveyors, or in specified areas, such as loading docks.
  • Record product, packaging, and order information on specified forms and records.
  • Seal containers or materials, using glues, fasteners, nails, and hand tools.
  • Assemble, line, and pad cartons, crates, and containers, using hand tools.
  • Obtain, move, and sort products, materials, containers, and orders, using hand tools.
  • Place or pour products or materials into containers, using hand tools and equipment, or fill containers from spouts or chutes.
  • Mark and label containers, container tags, or products, using marking tools.
  • Load materials and products into package processing equipment.
tools & technology
Tools:
  • Box sealing tape dispensers
  • Form or fill or seal machinery
  • Staple guns
  • Staplers
  • Strapping dispenser

Technology:
  • Computer aided design CAD software
  • Enterprise resource planning ERP software
  • Inventory management software
  • Office suite software
  • Spreadsheet software