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

  • Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

  • Press Operator
  • Production Corrugator
  • Bag Presser
  • Platen Press Operator

  • 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.

  • Cut products to specified dimensions, using hand or power cutters.
  • Examine completed work to detect defects and verify conformance to work orders, and adjust machinery as necessary to correct production problems.
  • 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.
  • Stamp products with information such as dates, using hand stamps or automatic stamping devices.
  • 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.
  • Feed materials or products into or through equipment.
  • Inspect finished products to locate flaws.
  • Load materials into production equipment.
  • Mark products, workpieces, or equipment with identifying information.
  • Mount attachments or tools onto production equipment.
  • Remove products or workpieces from production equipment.