How do they match: Adhesive Bonding Machine Operators and Tenders

  • Process Assistant
  • Bindery Worker
  • Utility Worker

  • Operate or tend bonding machines that use adhesives to join items for further processing or to form a completed product. Processes include joining veneer sheets into plywood; gluing paper; or joining rubber and rubberized fabric parts, plastic, simulated leather, or other materials.

  • Maintain production records such as quantities, dimensions, and thicknesses of materials processed.
  • Read work orders and communicate with coworkers to determine machine and equipment settings and adjustments and supply and product specifications.
  • Transport materials, supplies, and finished products between storage and work areas, using forklifts.

  • Maintain production or processing equipment.
  • Measure ingredients or substances to be used in production processes.
  • Move products, materials, or equipment between work areas.
  • Read work orders or other instructions to determine product specifications or materials requirements.
  • Stack finished items for further processing or shipment.