Packer
Prepare, inspect and pack items for distribution.
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- What's it like to be a Packer?
- How to become a Packer
- Latest Packer jobs
- Top skills and experience for Packers
- Is Packer the right role for you?
- Packer role reviews
What's it like to be a Packer?
Packers are responsible for preparing, inspecting and packing items for distribution or shipping. Packers usually work in warehouses and distribution centres for retail, logistics, wholesale or manufacturing companies.
Tasks and duties
- Preparing goods for dispatch by choosing, inspecting and packing items in accordance with customer requirements.
- Loading goods into shipping cartons, ensuring that all items are counted and recorded.
- Undertaking general warehouse duties, which may include cleaning, monitoring stock levels, machine operation and administration.
How to become a Packer
Formal qualifications are not required to become a Packer in Australia, as on-the-job training is usually provided. However, previous experience in a similar role is well regarded, as is having specialised skills (such as being qualified to drive a forklift).
- Choose an industry and area to work in, such as food production, retail, logistics or manufacturing.
- Investigate whether there are clothing, equipment, safety or certification requirements (such as a driver's licence, forklift qualification, medical check or steel cap boots and a high visibility vest).
- Consider completing a TAFE course to build on the knowledge you’ve acquired on the job, such as a Certificate II in Warehousing Operations (TLI21616).
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Skills and experience employers are looking for
Having the right skills and experience can make you an in-demand applicant. Packer employers on SEEK are looking for job seekers with expertise in the following areas. Labelling
Picking and Packing
Packaging
Warehouses
Safe Food Handling Practices
Hygienic
Cleaning
Ability to Follow Direction
Food Safety
Thoroughness
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Latest Packer reviews
Feb 2026
A good learning experience that improves efficiency, teamwork, and work discipline.
Reviewer's QualificationMaster of Human Resources
ExperienceLess than a year
Organisation sizeLarge (200+ employees)
SpecialisationManufacturing, Transport & Logistics
The good thingsThis role has been a good learning experience overall. The enjoyable part of the job is the opportunity to develop new skills and gain practical experience while working as part of a team. It helps im...
The challengesOne of the things I don't like about the role is that it can sometimes be physically demanding and repetitive, which can be tiring over long periods. There are also times when workload pressure is hig...
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Dec 2023
Packer is an open-source tool that automates the creation of identical machine images for multiple platforms from a single source configuration.
Reviewer's QualificationBachelor of Accounting
Experience1 – 4 years
Organisation sizeLarge (200+ employees)
SpecialisationRetail & Consumer Products
The good thingsGaining lots of skill and knowledge bout the work.
The challengesSometimes lack of management head make employees demotivate
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