Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, & Tenders
Also called: Paper Machine Operator, Folder Machine Operator, Winder Operator, Paper Machine Backtender
What they do:
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.
On the job, you would:
- Examine completed work to detect defects and verify conformance to work orders, and adjust machinery as necessary to correct production problems.
- 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.
- Adjust guide assemblies, forming bars, and folding mechanisms according to specifications, using hand tools.
Manufactured or Agricultural Goods
Arts and Humanities
Engineering and Technology
|
Basic Skills
Problem Solving
|
Hand and Finger Use
Attention
|
People interested in this work like activities that include
practical, hands-on problems and solutions. They do well at jobs that need:
|
Examples of the technology used in this career will be available soon.
|
See more details at O*NET OnLine about paper goods machine setters, operators, and tenders.