How do they match: Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

  • Press Operator
  • Bag Presser
  • Paper Cutter Operator
  • Platen Press Operator

  • Cut products to specified dimensions, using hand or power cutters.
  • Install attachments to machines for gluing, folding, printing, or cutting.
  • Measure, space, and set saw blades, cutters, and perforators, according to product specifications.
  • Monitor finished cartons as they drop from forming machines into rotating hoppers and into gravity feed chutes to prevent jamming.
  • 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.

  • Cut industrial materials in preparation for fabrication or processing.
  • Set equipment controls to meet cutting specifications.