Chocolate Packer

A chocolate packer operates in confectionery manufacturing or distribution facilities, preparing chocolate products for retail or wholesale distribution by placing items into packaging, applying labels, and preparing shipments for dispatch. The role involves repetitive, manual handling of chocolate and confectionery products with attention to product quality, weight accuracy, and packaging standards to meet customer specifications and food safety requirements.

Place chocolate products into packaging containers, boxes, or wrappers according to specified product weight and quantity requirements. Inspect packaged chocolate products for defects, damage, or contamination before sealing or final packing. Apply product labels, price tags, or batch codes to packaged items using labelling machines or manual application. Weigh packaged chocolate products on industrial scales to ensure compliance with stated net weight and legal metrology standards. Operate filling, wrapping, or sealing machinery to automate chocolate packaging processes and monitor output for consistency. Stack and arrange packaged chocolate products into cartons or pallets in preparation for warehouse storage or dispatch. Sort chocolate products by type, flavour, or destination order prior to packing to maintain workflow efficiency. Record production batch numbers, pack dates, and quantities on packaging or in production logs for traceability.

The standard entry pathway requires a Certificate I or compulsory secondary education (ABS skill level 5). Specific qualification requirements vary by employer and state. Some employers may accept equivalent experience. Check yourcareer.gov.au for available courses and dewr.gov.au/skills-reform/free-tafe for subsidised training options.

The work is highly repetitive and physically demanding with limited pay growth. You'll spend hours on your feet doing the same motions, which causes wrist and shoulder strain. Automation may reduce some packing work, so job security can vary. Pay caps out quickly with few pathways to advance unless you move into supervision.

Regional jobs exist but are fewer. Work is on-site at factories or distribution centres, so remote work isn't an option.

Published for ANZSCO unit group 8321, the wider group this job sits in, not for this job on its own.

This is the median for full-time employees who are not managers and are paid at the adult rate, before tax and salary sacrifice. It is a guide to what the work pays, not a wage rate.

Source: ABS Survey of Employee Earnings and Hours, May 2025, customised report.

• Adaptability and Flexibilitycore
• Attention to Detailcore
• Basic Arithmetic and Numerical Accuracycore
• Check quality of products on the production linecore
• Clean food and beverage machinerycore
• Incident Reportingcore
• Inventory Trackingcore
• Multitaskingcore
• Policy and Procedure Adherencecore
• Quality Assurance and Checkingcore
• Stock Counting and Stocktakecore
• Team Collaborationcore
• Time Management and Prioritisationcore
• Workload Self-Managementcore
• Active Listening
• Carry out checks of production plant equipment
• Check quality of raw materials
• Goods Receipt Processing
• Process Improvement Identification
• Returns Processing
• Risk Identification
• Verbal Communication

• ABS OSCA 2024, occupation definition and task statements
• ABS Survey of Employee Earnings and Hours, May 2025, customised report.
• ABS, 2021 Census of Population and Housing based on usual place of residence (Custom Report). OSCA Experimental Estimates.

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Last updated: 30 October 2026