Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

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

1. 01Examine completed work to detect defects and verify conformance to work orders, and adjust machinery as necessary to correct production problems.
2. 02Monitor finished cartons as they drop from forming machines into rotating hoppers and into gravity feed chutes to prevent jamming.
3. 03Disassemble machines to maintain, repair, or replace broken or worn parts, using hand or power tools.
4. 04Observe operation of various machines to detect and correct machine malfunctions such as improper forming, glue flow, or pasteboard tension.
5. 05Measure, space, and set saw blades, cutters, and perforators, according to product specifications.
6. 06Remove finished cores, and stack or place them on conveyors for transfer to other work areas.
7. 07Stamp products with information such as dates, using hand stamps or automatic stamping devices.
8. 08Adjust guide assemblies, forming bars, and folding mechanisms according to specifications, using hand tools.
9. 09Install attachments to machines for gluing, folding, printing, or cutting.
10. 10Cut products to specified dimensions, using hand or power cutters.
11. 11Lift tote boxes of finished cartons, and dump cartons into feed hoppers.
12. 12Start machines and move controls to regulate tension on pressure rolls, to synchronize speed of machine components, and to adjust temperatures of glue or paraffin.

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