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Adhesive Bonding Machine Operators and Tenders: reported tasks and exploration worksheet

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.

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This source lists 16 tasks, including 14 marked Core and 2 marked Supplemental. Labels and dates are retained below. Employers can combine or divide these responsibilities differently; explore the task itself before assuming it belongs in every version of the role.

Task source dates: 07/2015.

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Core · Task 12607 · 07/2015 · Incumbent

Align and position materials being joined to ensure accurate application of adhesive or heat sealing.

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Core · Task 12598 · 07/2015 · Incumbent

Adjust machine components according to specifications such as widths, lengths, and thickness of materials and amounts of glue, cement, or adhesive required.

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Core · Task 12599 · 07/2015 · Incumbent

Monitor machine operations to detect malfunctions and report or resolve problems.

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Core · Task 12604 · 07/2015 · Incumbent

Start machines, and turn valves or move controls to feed, admit, apply, or transfer materials and adhesives, and to adjust temperature, pressure, and time settings.

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Core · Task 12601 · 07/2015 · Incumbent

Fill machines with glue, cement, or adhesives.

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Core · Task 12605 · 07/2015 · Incumbent

Perform test production runs and make adjustments as necessary to ensure that completed products meet standards and specifications.

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Core · Task 12597 · 07/2015 · Incumbent

Examine and measure completed materials or products to verify conformance to specifications, using measuring devices such as tape measures, gauges, or calipers.

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Core · Task 12600 · 07/2015 · Incumbent

Read work orders and communicate with coworkers to determine machine and equipment settings and adjustments and supply and product specifications.

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Core · Task 12609 · 07/2015 · Incumbent

Remove and stack completed materials or products, and restock materials to be joined.

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Core · Task 12608 · 07/2015 · Incumbent

Observe gauges, meters, and control panels to obtain information about equipment temperatures and pressures, or the speed of feeders or conveyors.

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Core · Task 12603 · 07/2015 · Incumbent

Maintain production records such as quantities, dimensions, and thicknesses of materials processed.

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Core · Task 12606 · 07/2015 · Incumbent

Remove jammed materials from machines and readjust components as necessary to resume normal operations.

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Core · Task 12602 · 07/2015 · Incumbent

Mount or load material such as paper, plastic, wood, or rubber in feeding mechanisms of cementing or gluing machines.

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Core · Task 12611 · 07/2015 · Incumbent

Transport materials, supplies, and finished products between storage and work areas, using forklifts.

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Supplemental · Task 12610 · 07/2015 · Incumbent

Clean and maintain gluing and cementing machines, using solutions, lubricants, brushes, and scrapers.

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Supplemental · Task 12612 · 07/2015 · Incumbent

Measure and mix ingredients to prepare glue.

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