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Ocupacions

Heat sealing machine operator

Latest available data: December 2024 (includes accumulated data from the past 12 months)

Other denominations:
Continuous heat sealer operative Continuous heat sealer operator Continuous heat sealer setter Continuous heat sealer tender Heat seal machine operative Heat seal machine operator Heat seal machine setter Heat seal machine tender Heat seal machine worker Heat seal operative Heat seal operator Heat sealing machine operative Heat sealing machine operator Heat sealing machine setter Heat sealing machine tender Heat sealing machine worker Hot bar sealer operative Hot bar sealer operator Hot bar sealer setter Hot bar sealer tender Impulse heat sealer operative Impulse heat sealer operator Impulse heat sealer setter Impulse heat sealer tender

Heat sealing machine operators operate sealing and gluing machines to join items together for further processing or to seal products or packages, using heat.

Tasks

Tasks include -
(a) Operating and monitoring machines that weigh, wrap, seal and pack various products;
(b) Operating and monitoring machines that fill and seal tubes, bottles, cans, boxes, bags and other containers with products such as food, beverages, paints, oils and lotions;
(c) Operating and monitoring machines that, by gluing or other methods, label products, packages and various containers.

Knowledge

  • Physics
  • Electricity and energy
  • Textiles (clothes, footwear and leather)
  • Manufacturing and processing not elsewhere classified

Digital competencies

  • Monitoring quality of products
  • Weighing
  • Working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • Developing solutions
  • Maintaining operational records

Digital competencies

  • Using digital tools to control machinery

Personal competencies

  • Working efficiently
  • Dealing with problems
  • Processing information, ideas and concepts

Professional groups of the occupation

Plant and machine operators, and assemblers

Stationary plant and machine operators

Other stationary plant and machine operators

Packing, bottling and labelling machine operators

Do you want to know the demand for this occupation in the market?

Contracts and job seekers in the last year in Barcelonès

Packing, bottling and labelling machine operators

285

Number of contracts in Barcelonès

8,86%

Percentage of contracts in Catalonia

131,71% Interannual variation of contracts in Barcelonès

32,28%

Permanent contracts over total contracts in Barcelonès

36,14%

Part-time contracts

1,45% Turnover index

178

Average of job seekers in Barcelonès

-9%

Interannual variation of job seekers in Barcelonès

Data source: Observatori del Treball i Model Productiu, Government of Catalonia

The market for this profile is hiring

Contracts in u00e8 over the past year by sex and age

Contracts by gender in Barcelonès.

Stationary plant and machine operators

68%

32%

Men
Women

Data source: Observatori del Treball i Model Productiu, Government of Catalonia

Contracts by age groups.

Stationary plant and machine operators

Data source: Observatori del Treball i Model Productiu, Government of Catalonia

What vacancies are published in the professional family?

Vacancies published by professional family and type of contract in Barcelonès over the past year

Other stationary plant and machine operators

Occupation Vacancies Permanent contracts

Data source: Data generated from the analysis of Lightcast data and the Observatory of Work and Productive Model of the Government of Catalonia.

What experience is required for the vacancies? Which sectors are looking for this occupation?

Packing, bottling and labelling machine operators

No experience
20%
Less than 1 year
14%
Between 1 and 2 years
18%
Between 2 and 4 years
28%
Between 4 and 8 years
5%
More than 8 years
15%
Manufacturing
22%
Professional, scientific and techinical activities
19%
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles
17%
Administrative and support service activities
12%
Construction
11%
Others
19%

Data source: Own elaboration based on the data of vacancies extracted by Lightcast.

The vacancies published are for working in:

Job vacancies posted by county

Data source: Own elaboration based on the data of vacancies extracted by Lightcast.