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Paper bag machine operator

Latest available data: March 2025 (includes accumulated data from the past 12 months)

Other denominations:
Paper bag constructing machine operator Paper bag machine operator Paper bag machine specialist Paper bag machine technician Paper bag machine worker Paper bag machinist Paper bag making machine operator Paper bag manufacturing machine operator

Paper bag machine operators tend a machine that takes in paper, folds it and glues it to produce paper bags of various sizes, shapes, and grades of strength.

Tasks

Tasks include -
(a) Operating and monitoring machines which glue paper to cardboard, cut it to the required length or cut and crease cardboard or paperboard to form box blanks;
(b) Operating and monitoring pressing machines which form drinking cups or other containers from paper, paperboard or cardboard;
(c) Operating and monitoring machines which cut, fold and glue paper to make envelopes and paper bags, or which form bags from other similar material.

Knowledge

  • Materials (glass, paper, plastic and wood)
  • Wholesale and retail sales
  • Chemical engineering and processes

Digital competencies

  • Maintaining operational records
  • Working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • Operating print and photographic production equipment
  • Monitoring quality of products
  • Operating machinery for the manufacture of products

Digital competencies

  • Using digital tools to control machinery

Personal competencies

  • Communicating
  • Working efficiently

Professional groups of the occupation

Plant and machine operators, and assemblers

Stationary plant and machine operators

Rubber, plastic and paper products machine operators

Paper products machine operators

Other occupations of the professional group

Do you want to know what the hiring rate for this occupation is in the market?

Contracts and job seekers in the last year in Barcelonès

Paper products machine operators

586

Number of contracts in Barcelonès

16,48%

Percentage of contracts in Catalonia

26,29% Interannual variation of contracts in Barcelonès

9,22%

Permanent contracts over total contracts in Barcelonès

5,12%

Part-time contracts

4,31% Turnover index

64

Average of job seekers in Barcelonès

-7%

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

Rubber, plastic and paper products 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?

Paper products machine operators

No experience
12%
Less than 1 year
15%
Between 1 and 2 years
21%
Between 2 and 4 years
29%
Between 4 and 8 years
7%
More than 8 years
16%
Manufacturing
32%
Arts, entertainment and recreation
15%
Education
9%
Professional, scientific and techinical activities
8%
Administrative and support service activities
7%
Others
29%

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.