National

Operate or tend cementing and gluing machines to join items for further processing or to form a completed product. Processes include joining veneer sheets into plywood; gluing paper; joining rubber and rubberized fabric parts, plastic, simulated leather, or other materials.

Sample of reported job titles: Machine Operator, Glue Line Operator, Process Assistant, Utility Worker, Bindery Worker, Coater Operator, Glue Reel Operator, Gluer Machine Operator, Gluing Pressman, Perfect Bind Machine Operator

Tasks

• Examine and measure completed materials or products to verify conformance to specifications, using measuring devices such as tape measures, gauges, or calipers.
• Adjust machine components according to specifications such as widths, lengths, and thickness of materials and amounts of glue, cement, or adhesive required.
• Monitor machine operations to detect malfunctions; report or resolve problems.
• Read work orders and communicate with coworkers in order to determine machine and equipment settings and adjustments, and supply and product specifications.
• Fill machines with glue, cement, or adhesives.
• Mount or load material such as paper, plastic, wood, or rubber in feeding mechanisms of cementing or gluing machines.
• Maintain production records such as quantities, dimensions, and thicknesses of materials processed.
• 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.
• Perform test production runs and make adjustments as necessary to ensure that completed products meet standards and specifications.
• Remove jammed materials from machines and readjust components as necessary to resume normal operations.

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51-4081.00	Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
51-4193.00	Plating and Coating Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
51-9121.00	Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
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