Bottling line operator vs relief operator

The differences between bottling line operators and relief operators can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a relief operator has an average salary of $42,693, which is higher than the $33,417 average annual salary of a bottling line operator.

The top three skills for a bottling line operator include wine, pallets and safety guidelines. The most important skills for a relief operator are food safety, CIP, and PPE.

Bottling line operator vs relief operator overview

	Bottling Line Operator	Relief Operator
Yearly salary	$33,417	$42,693
Hourly rate	$16.07	$20.53
Growth rate	7%	7%
Number of jobs	90,204	64,469
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 45%	High School Diploma, 46%
Average age	44	44
Years of experience	-	-

Bottling line operator vs relief operator salary

Bottling line operators and relief operators have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Bottling Line Operator	Relief Operator
Average salary	$33,417	$42,693
Salary range	Between $26,000 And $42,000	Between $36,000 And $50,000
Highest paying City	-	Hutchinson, KS
Highest paying state	-	Kansas
Best paying company	-	Nestlé
Best paying industry	-	Energy

Differences between bottling line operator and relief operator education

There are a few differences between a bottling line operator and a relief operator in terms of educational background:

	Bottling Line Operator	Relief Operator
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 45%	High School Diploma, 46%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	-	-

Bottling line operator vs relief operator demographics

Here are the differences between bottling line operators' and relief operators' demographics:

	Bottling Line Operator	Relief Operator
Average age	44	44
Gender ratio	Male, 81.4% Female, 18.6%	Male, 78.2% Female, 21.8%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 8.5% Unknown, 3.6% Hispanic or Latino, 21.8% Asian, 7.5% White, 57.3% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.3%	Black or African American, 12.0% Unknown, 3.4% Hispanic or Latino, 15.6% Asian, 6.6% White, 61.3% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.2%
LGBT Percentage	5%	5%

Differences between bottling line operator and relief operator duties and responsibilities

Bottling line operator example responsibilities.

Move pallets of empty glass bottles to bottling room.
Hand loading pallets with boxes of new glass onto a conveyor belt and operating the bottling machine.
Set up and operate an extrusion machine in accordance with establish procedures and guidelines and customer requirements.
Used HMI system to operate/regulate machine parameters.

Relief operator example responsibilities.

Run and maintain production machinery while following all company GMP's and safety policies.
Utilize chemicals for clean-ups, always following MSDS instructions and wearing proper PPE at all times.
Perform work in specialize chemical/acid resistant PPE with SCBA, chemical resistant heat suits, inline air and escape packs.
Maintain technical data/records for mechanical/electrical repair and adjustments to assure product conformance with SPC specifications.
Perform routine verification of equipment when unloading autoclaves and setting up aseptic filling machines.

Bottling line operator vs relief operator skills

Common bottling line operator skills

Wine, 58%
Pallets, 17%
Safety Guidelines, 8%
Safety Rules, 7%
Line Equipment, 4%
Machine Operation, 2%

Common relief operator skills

Food Safety, 18%
CIP, 11%
PPE, 7%
Quality Checks, 7%
Basic Math, 6%
CDL, 6%

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