About this role
Fruit and Vegetable Packers weigh, wrap, seal and label fruit and vegetables.
What you might do day-to-day in this job
Typical tasks for a Fruit and Vegetable Packer include:
- obtains supplies of products and assembles bags, package folders and cartons
- packs containers and bags with products, and counts, weighs and measures amounts and adjusts quantities
- wraps protective material around products, seals bags and containers, and attaches pre-printed labels
- counts and places bags and packages onto trays and racks, and into shipping cartons
- records information such as numbers, weight, times and dates
- monitors the filling of containers and adjusts machines to maintain volume and seal quality
- monitors the supply and quality of containers and contents of holding tanks
- checks the cleanliness and operation of machines, equipment and containers.
Courses that can lead to a career as a Fruit and Vegetable Packer
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- Traineeship
- On-the-job training
- 1 year
- Cost varies
- Financial help available
- No entry requirements
- Partially online
- Part-time may be available
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- 6 months – 1 year
- Cost varies
- No entry requirements
- Partially online
- Part-time may be available