Fruit and Vegetable Packer
What the work is
Weighs, wraps, seals and labels fruit and vegetables.
Would you enjoy the work?
These are the main tasks in the official description. Mark how each one sounds to you.
- Weighs fruit and vegetables to ensure accurate measurement
- Wraps and seals fruit and vegetables in appropriate packaging
- Labels packaged fruit and vegetables with relevant information
- Inspects fruit and vegetables for quality, and removes any damaged or spoiled items
- Sorts and organises fruit and vegetables according to size, type or variety
- Packs fruit and vegetables into crates, boxes or containers for transportation
Try it
A simulation and a case study from this kind of work, set in a busy fruit and vegetable packing shed during a peak harvest week. They are fictional.
The kind of days you could have
Good days
- A pallet of perfectly packed boxes rolls out and you know every one is right
- The team falls into a rhythm and the whole line runs without a hitch
- A grower stops by to say the fruit looked beautiful on the shelves in town
Hard days
- Standing at a bench for hours doing the same movement over and over
- The scales drift and a whole tray needs repacking when the truck is nearly here
- A rush week with long days and a boss who wants more every hour
Written by Career Calling as a general guide. Real roles vary by employer and place.
Work a mission
Step into a simulated workplace in this field, with a brief from your manager.
Description and tasks: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Occupation Standard Classification for Australia, 2024, Version 1.0 (opens another site), occupation 832133, used under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 licence. The skill guide above is our plain English summary.