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Set up, operate, or tend paper goods machines that perform a variety of functions, such as converting, sawing, corrugating, banding, wrapping, boxing, stitching, forming, or sealing paper or paperboard sheets into products.


TOP COMPATIBLE OCCUPATIONS

Corrugator Operator ● Folder Machine Operator ● Gluer Machine Setup Operator ● Knife Operator ● Paper Cutter Operator ● Paper Machine Backtender ● Paper Machine Operator ● Stitching Machine Operator ● Winder Operator ● Winderman

Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, & Tenders

POSSIBLE DUTIES


Examine completed work to detect defects and verify conformance to work orders, and adjust machinery as necessary to correct production problems.

Start machines and move controls to regulate tension on pressure rolls, to synchronize speed of machine components, and to adjust temperatures of glue or paraffin.

Adjust guide assemblies, forming bars, and folding mechanisms according to specifications, using hand tools.

Install attachments to machines for gluing, folding, printing, or cutting.

Measure, space, and set saw blades, cutters, and perforators, according to product specifications.

Observe operation of various machines to detect and correct machine malfunctions such as improper forming, glue flow, or pasteboard tension.

Stamp products with information such as dates, using hand stamps or automatic stamping devices.

Place rolls of paper or cardboard on machine feed tracks, and thread paper through gluing, coating, and slitting rollers.

Fill glue and paraffin reservoirs, and position rollers to dispense glue onto paperboard.

Cut products to specified dimensions, using hand or power cutters.

Monitor finished cartons as they drop from forming machines into rotating hoppers and into gravity feed chutes to prevent jamming.

Disassemble machines to maintain, repair, or replace broken or worn parts, using hand or power tools.

Remove finished cores, and stack or place them on conveyors for transfer to other work areas.

Lift tote boxes of finished cartons, and dump cartons into feed hoppers.

Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, & Tenders

SKILLS & Education


Operation Monitoring

Operation and Control

Coordination

Critical Thinking

Quality Control Analysis

Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, & Tenders

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Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, & Tenders

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