Print Binding and Finishing Workers

A typical week, in the words of people in the job

1. 01Compress sewed or glued signatures, using hand presses or smashing machines.
2. 02Trim edges of books to size, using cutting machines, book trimming machines, or hand cutters.
3. 03Cut binder boards to specified dimensions, using board shears, hand cutters, or cutting machines.
4. 04Install 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.
5. 05Cut cover material to specified dimensions, fitting and gluing material to binder boards by hand or machine.
6. 06Imprint or emboss lettering, designs, or numbers on book covers, using gold, silver, or colored foil, and stamping machines.
7. 07Lubricate, clean, or make minor repairs to machine parts to keep machines in working condition.
8. 08Maintain records, such as daily production records, using specified forms.
9. 09Examine stitched, collated, bound, or unbound product samples for defects, such as imperfect bindings, ink spots, torn pages, loose pages, or loose or uncut threads.
10. 10Prepare finished books for shipping by wrapping or packing books and stacking boxes on pallets.
11. 11Set up or operate machines that perform binding operations, such as pressing, folding, or trimming.
12. 12Stitch or glue endpapers, bindings, backings, or signatures, using sewing machines, glue machines, or glue and brushes.

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