Packaging Machine Operator how-to

How to Check Fill Weights

Accurate fills protect customers and costs.

Updated By the Career Education Institute Curriculum Team
Quick answer

Accurate fills protect customers and costs. In short: pull; weigh; compare, then complete the remaining steps below.

Step by step

  1. Pull samples.

  2. Weigh.

  3. Compare to target.

  4. Check the checkweigher.

  5. Adjust filler.

  6. Record.

Safety reminders for packaging machine operators

  • Lock out before reaching in
  • Use guards
  • Wear hearing protection
  • Lift cases safely

Filler · Capper · Labeler · Checkweigher · Case packer · Changeover: see the full packaging machine operator glossary.

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