How do they match: Print Binding and Finishing Workers

  • Hand Bindery Assembly Worker
  • Bindery Production Manager
  • Material Handler

  • Bind books and other publications or finish printed products by hand or machine. May set up binding and finishing machines.

  • Bind new books, using hand tools such as bone folders, knives, hammers, or brass binding tools.
  • Compress sewed or glued signatures, using hand presses or smashing machines.
  • Cut binder boards to specified dimensions, using board shears, hand cutters, or cutting machines.
  • Cut cover material to specified dimensions, fitting and gluing material to binder boards by hand or machine.
  • Examine stitched, collated, bound, or unbound product samples for defects, such as imperfect bindings, ink spots, torn pages, loose pages, or loose or uncut threads.
  • Insert book bodies in devices that form back edges of books into convex shapes and produce grooves that facilitate cover attachment.
  • Maintain records, such as daily production records, using specified forms.
  • Perform highly skilled hand finishing binding operations, such as grooving or lettering.
  • Punch holes in and fasten paper sheets, signatures, or other material, using hand or machine punches and staplers.
  • Repair, restore, or rebind old, rare, or damaged books, using hand tools.
  • Trim edges of books to size, using cutting machines, book trimming machines, or hand cutters.

  • Adjust equipment controls to regulate flow of production materials or products.
  • Apply protective or decorative finishes to workpieces or products.
  • Clean production equipment.
  • Engrave designs, text, or other markings onto materials, workpieces, or products.
  • Load materials into production equipment.
  • Lubricate production equipment.
  • Mount attachments or tools onto production equipment.
  • Mount materials or workpieces onto production equipment.
  • Package products for storage or shipment.
  • Record operational or production data.
  • Repair production equipment or tools.