How do they match: Print Binding and Finishing Workers

  • Bindery Machine Operator
  • Bindery Machine Set-Up Operator
  • Bindery Machine Setter
  • Bindery Machine Tender
  • Bindery Assistant
  • Bindery Associate
  • Bindery Cutter
  • Bindery Cutter Operator
  • Bindery Folder Operator
  • Bindery Helper
  • Bindery Manager
  • Bindery Operator
  • Bindery Production Manager
  • Bindery Specialist
  • Bindery Supervisor
  • Bindery Technician
  • Bindery Worker
  • Book Sewing Machine Operator
  • Bookbinding Machine Operator
  • Collating Machine Operator
  • Covering Machine Operator
  • Folding Machine Operator
  • Folding Machine Setter
  • Gathering Machine Setter
  • Hand Bindery Assembly Worker
  • Paperback Machine Operator
  • Rounding and Backing Machine Operator
  • Saddle Stitching Machine Operator
  • Side Stitching Machine Operator
  • Small Machine Bindery Operator
  • Stitching Machine Operator
  • Stitching Machine Setter
  • Tinning Machine Set-Up Operator

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

  • 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.
  • Imprint or emboss lettering, designs, or numbers on book covers, using gold, silver, or colored foil, and stamping machines.
  • Install or adjust bindery machine devices, such as knives, guides, rollers, rounding forms, creasing rams, or clamps, to accommodate sheets, signatures, or books of specified sizes.
  • Lubricate, clean, or make minor repairs to machine parts to keep machines in working condition.
  • Monitor machine operations to detect malfunctions or to determine whether adjustments are needed.
  • Punch holes in and fasten paper sheets, signatures, or other material, using hand or machine punches and staplers.
  • Read work orders to determine instructions and specifications for machine set-up.
  • Set up or operate bindery machines, such as coil binders, thermal or tape binders, plastic comb binders, or specialty binders.
  • Set up or operate machines that perform binding operations, such as pressing, folding, or trimming.
  • Set up or operate glue machines by filling glue reservoirs, turning switches to activate heating elements, or adjusting glue flow or conveyor speed.
  • Stitch or glue endpapers, bindings, backings, or signatures, using sewing machines, glue machines, or glue and brushes.
  • Train workers to set up, operate, and use automatic bindery machines.
  • Trim edges of books to size, using cutting machines, book trimming machines, or hand cutters.