Job Summary
Qualifications
Requirements / Duties
- Packing Products: Pack finished goods or raw materials into boxes, bags, or other packaging materials according to specific requirements.
- Ensuring Accuracy: Verify that the right products, quantities, and sizes are being packed,
- Sealing and Labeling: Seal packages securely labels, barcodes
- Inspection for Damage: Inspect the items for damage or defects before packing and report any issues to the supervisor or quality control.
- Quality Control: Ensure that all products meet company standards and specifications before packaging, including checking for proper labeling and correct products.
- Adhering to Safety Regulations: Follow workplace safety standards ensure that the workspace remains clean and hazard-free.
- Tools and Equipment Used:
- Packing materials (boxes, tape, bubble wrap, shrink film, etc.)
- Labeling tools (labeling machines)
- Scales for weighing
- Cartons, crates, or pallets for organizing packed goods
- PPE (personal protective equipment), like gloves and safety glasses
- Fillers primarily focus on filling containers (such as cans , bottles, bags, or boxes) with products, They ensure that each container is filled to the correct level and properly sealed.
- Filling Containers: Operate machines or manually fill containers (e.g., bottles, cans, boxes, or bags) with products
- Quality Control: Check filled products for consistency, correct levels, and accuracy. Ensure that products are free from contamination or defects.
- Sealing and Labeling: After filling, ensure that containers are properly sealed, capped, or closed to prevent spillage or contamination. Apply the correct labels and batch numbers.
- Inventory Management: Monitor inventory levels of packaging materials, such as containers, caps, or fillers
- Cleaning and Maintenance: Clean equipment and the filling area regularly to avoid contamination and ensure that machines are functioning properly.
- Monitoring Machine Operation: In settings with automated machines, monitor the filling equipment for malfunctions or irregularities and report issues to maintenance.
- Safety Compliance: Follow all safety protocols for handling machinery and products, particularly when dealing with hazardous materials or chemicals.
- Labeling and Sealing: Ensure that labels include necessary information (e.g., brand, color, size, ingredients, and safety warnings). Seal and prepare containers for distribution
- Physical Fitness: Packing and Filling: The role typically requires physical stamina and the ability to lift, carry, and stand for long periods and Ability to lift heavy boxes or containers
- Attention to Detail: Accuracy is crucial, whether ensuring the right items are packed or containers are filled to the correct level. Workers must have a keen eye for detail to avoid mistakes.
- Hand-Eye Coordination: Especially important for fillers using machinery to ensure accurate filling and packing.
- Problem Solving: Ability to identify issues with packaging, labeling, or filling processes and resolve them promptly.
- Teamwork: Ability to work effectively as part of a team, particularly in high-volume production or packing environments.
- Time Management: Packers and fillers are often expected to meet targets or deadlines, so time management skills are important to ensure high productivity.
- Health and Safety Knowledge: Understanding of Workplace Safety: Knowledge of safety protocols, especially in environments where machinery is used or when dealing with chemicals Safe Lifting
Objective Personnel
1977
Clearwater Office Park, Block E, Cnr Atlas & Park Roads, Parkhaven Ext 3
2-10
Recruiter
About
Objective Personnel is a professional recruitment partner and placement agency that has been making it’s mark on the industry for over 40 years. The company boasts a highly stream-lined service that offers its clients the freedom to focus on running their businesses while Objective Personnel deals with recruitment.
Objective Personnel is well suited to filling any vacancy, from entry level to the CEO, and everything in between. If your business has employment opportunities that need filling, Objective Personnel will help you fill them with competent and qualified screened candidates.
Situated near Johannesburg, Objective Personnel focuses on the whole of South Africa.