Paper Goods Machine Setter / Operator / Tender

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.

O*NET reports this occupation under titles such as: Corrugator Operator; Cup Room Technician; Folder Machine Operator; Gluer Operator; Paper Cutter Operator; Paper Machine Backtender; Paper Machine Operator; Stitching Machine Operator

Tasks

• Examine completed work to detect defects and verify conformance to work orders, and adjust machinery as necessary to correct production problems.
• Observe operation of various machines to detect and correct machine malfunctions such as improper forming, glue flow, or pasteboard tension.
• 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.
• Disassemble machines to maintain, repair, or replace broken or worn parts, using hand or power tools.

Knowledge

• Production and Processing
• Mechanical
• Mathematics
• Customer and Personal Service
• English Language

Skills

• Active Listening
• Speaking
• Critical Thinking
• Monitoring

Abilities

• Near Vision
• Problem Sensitivity
• Arm-Hand Steadiness
• Control Precision
• Information Ordering
• Selective Attention
• Manual Dexterity
• Finger Dexterity
• Oral Comprehension
• Oral Expression
• Deductive Reasoning
• Rate Control
• Reaction Time