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Bottlers fill, pack and operate bottling machinery in food, drink and bottling factories.
You could work: evenings / weekends; on shifts
In this role you could:
You may need to wear protective clothing.
You could work in a factory.
Your working environment may be noisy.
You can get into this job through:
You can get into this job through an intermediate apprenticeship as a food and drink process operator, or as a lean manufacturing operative.
You'll usually need:
There are no set entry requirements if you want to apply directly for jobs, but some employers may ask for GCSEs in English and maths. Any previous practical experience you have in manufacturing will be useful.
You could do the General Certificate in Packaging offered by the Institute of Brewing and Distilling. You'll normally need to be working in a bottling plant or small brewery to do this.
You'll need to:
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With experience, you could become a production line team leader. You could also train to work as a machinery technician or quality control assistant, or move into warehouse work.