Occupation
Adhesive Bonding Machine Operators and Tenders
Operate or tend bonding machines that use adhesives to join items for further processing or to form a completed product. Processes include joining veneer sheets into plywood; gluing paper; or joining rubber and rubberized fabric parts, plastic, simulated leather, or other materials.
$46,460 medianBelow-avg outlookHigh school
O*NET 31.0 · 51-9191.00
A typical week, in the words of people in the job
- 01Align and position materials being joined to ensure accurate application of adhesive or heat sealing.
- 02Adjust machine components according to specifications such as widths, lengths, and thickness of materials and amounts of glue, cement, or adhesive required.
- 03Remove jammed materials from machines and readjust components as necessary to resume normal operations.
- 04Mount or load material such as paper, plastic, wood, or rubber in feeding mechanisms of cementing or gluing machines.
- 05Transport materials, supplies, and finished products between storage and work areas, using forklifts.
- 06Clean and maintain gluing and cementing machines, using solutions, lubricants, brushes, and scrapers.
- 07Fill machines with glue, cement, or adhesives.
- 08Perform test production runs and make adjustments as necessary to ensure that completed products meet standards and specifications.
- 09Examine and measure completed materials or products to verify conformance to specifications, using measuring devices such as tape measures, gauges, or calipers.
- 10Remove and stack completed materials or products, and restock materials to be joined.
- 11Observe gauges, meters, and control panels to obtain information about equipment temperatures and pressures, or the speed of feeders or conveyors.
- 12Maintain production records such as quantities, dimensions, and thicknesses of materials processed.
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Skills that carry over from service
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