What Do Helpers of Production Workers Do (including Their Typical Day At Work)

Job Description

Helpers of Production Workers help production workers by performing duties requiring less skill. Duties include supplying or holding materials or tools, and cleaning work area and equipment. They also load and unload items from machines, conveyors, and conveyances.

Other tasks include:

• Count finished products to determine if product orders are complete.
• Operate machinery used in the production process, or assist machine operators.
• Place products in equipment or on work surfaces for further processing, inspecting, or wrapping.
• Examine products to verify conformance to quality standards.
• Measure amounts of products, lengths of extruded articles, or weights of filled containers to ensure conformance to specifications.
• Separate products according to weight, grade, size, or composition of materials used to produce them.

We asked Helpers of Production Workers how satisfied they are with their job. Here is what they said.

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55% of them said they were satisfied with their job and 35% said they find that their job makes the world a better place or helps to make someone else’s life better.

Typical Day At Work

On a daily basis, Helpers of Production Workers signal coworkers to direct them to move products during the production process. They help production workers by performing duties of lesser skill, such as supplying or holding materials or tools, or cleaning work areas and equipment.

• Position spouts or chutes of storage bins so that containers can be filled.
• Record information, such as the number of products tested, meter readings, or dates and times of product production.
• Start machines or equipment to begin production processes.
• Load and unload items from machines, conveyors, and conveyances.
• Operate machinery used in the production process, or assist machine operators.

We asked some Helpers of Production Workers a few questions to find out what else does their work day look like. Here is what we found.

	Do you have telephone conversations everyday in this job?	3% said yes
	How important is it to work in a team in this job?	28% said very important
	Do you have group discussions everyday in this job?	63% said yes
	Do you talk or work with customers everyday in this job?	4% said yes
	Do you have to deal with angry customers everyday in this job?	8% said yes
	Do you have to make decisions everyday in this job?	42% said yes

Other responsibilities

Besides their typical day, Helpers of Production Workers also perform minor repairs to machines, such as replacing damaged or worn parts. They may also prepare raw materials for processing.

On a weekly to monthly basis, Helpers of Production Workers Separate products according to weight, grade, size, or composition of materials used to produce them. They might also Fold products and product parts during processing.

In addition, they Thread ends of items such as thread, cloth, and lace through needles and rollers, and around take-up tubes.

Although specific duties may vary, many of them Dump materials such as prepared ingredients into machine hoppers prior to mixing.

To some Helpers of Production Workers, it is also their responsibility to Start machines or equipment to begin production processes.

Working life

Standard 40 hour work week

Regular schedule like a 9 to 5

In a typical work week as a Helper of Production Worker, you can expect to work 40 hour work week.

Is this right for me

People who are suitable for this job tends to like work activities that include practical, hands-on problems and solutions. They like working with plants, animals, and real-world materials like wood, tools, and machinery..

They also like following set procedures and routines. They like working with data and details more than with ideas.

You can read more about these career personality types here.

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