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Packaging Line Training Checklist
The checklist (12 items)
Written as observable actions, so two trainers scoring the same shift land in the same place. In CrewSharp this is the Packaging Line checklist in the Brewery / Taproom starter set, filed under Cellar, and every item here is editable.
- 1Wore eye protection and gloves on the lineCritical
- 2Knew where every emergency stop wasCritical
- 3Sanitized the filler before the runMust pass
- 4Checked fill levels against the target at the start of the run
- 5Pulled and checked samples on the set schedule
- 6Checked seams or crowns with the gauge
- 7Pulled cans or bottles that failed the check
- 8Kept hands clear of moving parts
- 9Applied the correct label and date codeMust pass
- 10Recorded batch numbers on the run sheet
- 11Stacked and wrapped pallets to the standard
- 12Cleaned the line down after the run
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What usually goes wrong
Eye protection and knowing every emergency stop are the critical items, because a filler moves faster than a hand. The quality items matter just as much in a slower way. A line set correctly and never re-checked can drift for hours, and the whole run is packaged before anyone notices.
The items a good total should not outweigh
- Wore eye protection and gloves on the line
- Knew where every emergency stop was
When to sign someone off
A workable bar for this checklist: no critical items missed, a score above a line you set for Packaging Line specifically rather than one number for the whole building, and observed on more than one shift with at least one of them busy. Then date it, so it can expire.
That last part is the one people skip. A sign-off with no date cannot be re-checked, which means a year later you have a record that says somebody was ready once.
Checklists that pair with this one
Someone trained on this one most often covers these alongside it, which makes them the sensible second checklist to train.
Common questions
Why record losses accurately if it looks bad?
Because the number is the only way to tell a line problem from a bad day. Losses recorded honestly across runs show a pattern, but losses rounded down to look acceptable hide the exact fault you are trying to find.
What should be on a packaging line checklist?
The 12 items above cover it: wore eye protection and gloves on the line, knew where every emergency stop was, sanitized the filler before the run, and the rest of the list. Keep it in that range. Fewer and a pass proves very little; many more and trainers stop finishing it during a real shift.
Which items should count as critical?
On this checklist, 2 items are marked critical: wore eye protection and gloves on the line; knew where every emergency stop was. Missing one means not ready, regardless of the total score, because these are the failures that cannot be corrected after the fact.
Scoring it is the part that lasts
Run this Packaging Line checklist on a tablet between rushes and CrewSharp keeps the rest: who is signed off, when it was last checked, and which item your crew misses most.
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