What is a Packing Employee?

A Packing Employee is someone who is involved in packing, stickering and preparing products for shipment. As a Packer, you do mostly repetitive work where you perform a small number of operations over and over again. You are responsible for the final part of the production process.

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Tasks of a Packer

As a Packer Employee, your work consists mainly of packing products. Although the pasics of all packing activities are the same, the activities as a packer may differ form each other.

Setting up pakcing machines
Folding and packing boxes
Sticking doze and packages
Providing packages with protective material sucha as straw or Stryofoam flakes
Assembling (semi) manufactured products
Quality and quantity control of products
Handling of rejected products
Stacking of packages and pallets
Preparing packed goods for shipping
Replenishing packaging materials
Identifying and reporting technical problems
Tidying up and cleaning the work area
Administrative processing of orders

What competencies are important within this position?

There are some competencies and skills required to perform the position well. Below are some of the points associated with this position:

Accuracy
Flexibility
Being able to work in a structured manner
Being good at routine work
Being physically fit
Being a fast/hard worker

What traing can you start with here?

When you start working as a packing assistant, you have a secondary vocational education (MBO) level. In addition, you are able to perform physical work for a longer period of time, working accurately and neatly. For example in the field of safety or hygiene.

What is the salary of a Packing Employee?

When you start working within this position, the hourly wage will be around €12 and the monthly salary will be around €2000. This salary often depends on knowledge, age and experience. You will see that the salary increases the longer you work or specify yourself in a particular field.

Source: Salary indication