As a Packaging And Filling Machine Operator, you will need to master following:

• apply GMP
• apply requirements concerning manufacturing of food and beverages
• check quality of products on the production line
• clean food and beverage machinery
• dispose non-food waste within the food industry
• ensure quality control in packaging
• identify the factors causing changes in food during storage

More generally, a packaging and filling machine operator is also versed in:

• adhere to organisational guidelines
• apply HACCP
• be at ease in unsafe environments
• execute working instructions
• follow hygienic procedures during food processing
• monitor machine operations
• operate package processing equipment
• operate weighing machine
• tend packaging machines
• work in conveyor belts in food manufacturing

It also helps to know the following:

• ensure compliance with environmental legislation in food production
• ensure correct goods labelling
• food storage
• handle chemicals for clean in place
• label foodstuffs
• label samples
• monitor packaging operations
• perform carbonation processes
• comply with regulations related to export in different countries
• health, safety and hygiene legislation
• operate automated process control
• pump products