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Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders: reported tasks and exploration worksheet

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.

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This source lists 14 tasks, including 4 marked Core and 10 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: 08/2018.

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Core · Task 12678 · 08/2018 · Incumbent

Examine completed work to detect defects and verify conformance to work orders, and adjust machinery as necessary to correct production problems.

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Core · Task 12683 · 08/2018 · Incumbent

Observe operation of various machines to detect and correct machine malfunctions such as improper forming, glue flow, or pasteboard tension.

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Core · Task 12679 · 08/2018 · Incumbent

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.

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Core · Task 12689 · 08/2018 · Incumbent

Disassemble machines to maintain, repair, or replace broken or worn parts, using hand or power tools.

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Supplemental · Task 12681 · 08/2018 · Incumbent

Install attachments to machines for gluing, folding, printing, or cutting.

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Supplemental · Task 12687 · 08/2018 · Incumbent

Cut products to specified dimensions, using hand or power cutters.

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Supplemental · Task 12685 · 08/2018 · Incumbent

Place rolls of paper or cardboard on machine feed tracks, and thread paper through gluing, coating, and slitting rollers.

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Supplemental · Task 12688 · 08/2018 · Incumbent

Monitor finished cartons as they drop from forming machines into rotating hoppers and into gravity feed chutes to prevent jamming.

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Supplemental · Task 12680 · 08/2018 · Incumbent

Adjust guide assemblies, forming bars, and folding mechanisms according to specifications, using hand tools.

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Supplemental · Task 12682 · 08/2018 · Incumbent

Measure, space, and set saw blades, cutters, and perforators, according to product specifications.

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Supplemental · Task 12686 · 08/2018 · Incumbent

Fill glue and paraffin reservoirs, and position rollers to dispense glue onto paperboard.

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Supplemental · Task 12684 · 08/2018 · Incumbent

Stamp products with information such as dates, using hand stamps or automatic stamping devices.

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Supplemental · Task 12690 · 08/2018 · Incumbent

Remove finished cores, and stack or place them on conveyors for transfer to other work areas.

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Supplemental · Task 12691 · 08/2018 · Incumbent

Lift tote boxes of finished cartons, and dump cartons into feed hoppers.

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