Skills
64 skills are associated with this occupation.
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Essential knowledge
6 skills
Essential skills / competences
43 skills
Optional knowledge
2 skills
Optional skills / competences
13 skills
Overview
Cigarette making machine operator work is about running machines that wrap tobacco in continuous paper rolls, cut cigarettes and place printed brand marks in the specified position.
In job descriptions, look for cigarette paper spindles, monogram-printing devices, tobacco leaf quality, machine monitoring, sanitation, stocking tobacco machines, cutting or curing leaves and hygiene routines.
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Open in Job ExplorerWhat the work can involve
The work is based on a production line where tobacco, paper rolls, cutting units and printing devices must run together. The operator loads materials, watches machine flow, adjusts monogram printing and reacts when cigarettes, paper tension or cut quality drift.
Skills and specializations
Relevant skills include stocking tobacco-product machines, operating monogram-printing devices, monitoring machine operations, understanding tobacco leaf quality, keeping sanitation routines and following health, safety and hygiene rules. Some roles also touch leaf cutting, curing or fermentation before machine production.
Salary context
Salary context depends on line speed, shift pattern, responsibility for setup changes, quality checks, sanitation, brand-print accuracy and how independently the operator handles stoppages. A post covering several machines differs from one limited to feeding materials.
Career paths
Progression can move toward senior machine operation, quality control, production-line coordination, tobacco processing, maintenance support or training other operators in hygiene and machine routines. Reliable monitoring, careful setup and low waste are practical development markers.
Good to know
Read vacancies for the exact machinery, paper-roll handling, printing device setup, product checks and sanitation expectations. Check whether the role includes troubleshooting, batch records, tobacco preparation, quality sampling or only continuous attendance at one cigarette-making line.
Editorial note
This guide provides editorial occupation context. It is not official labour-market statistics or salary data for this exact occupation.
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Alternative labels
cigarette maker
cigarette manufacturing attendant
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Occupation group
Food and related products machine operators (8160)
Source facts
| ESCO URI | http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/ecfcf554-254f-4dd7-a20c-b60cc6b16054 |
|---|---|
| ESCO code | 8160.18 |
| ISCO group | 8160 |
| Concept type | Occupation |