What You'll Do

  • Examine completed work to detect defects and verify conformance to work orders, and adjust machinery as necessary to correct production problems.
  • 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.
  • Adjust guide assemblies, forming bars, and folding mechanisms according to specifications, using hand tools.
  • Install attachments to machines for gluing, folding, printing, or cutting.
  • Measure, space, and set saw blades, cutters, and perforators, according to product specifications.
  • Observe operation of various machines to detect and correct machine malfunctions such as improper forming, glue flow, or pasteboard tension.
  • Stamp products with information such as dates, using hand stamps or automatic stamping devices.
  • Place rolls of paper or cardboard on machine feed tracks, and thread paper through gluing, coating, and slitting rollers.
  • Fill glue and paraffin reservoirs, and position rollers to dispense glue onto paperboard.
  • Cut products to specified dimensions, using hand or power cutters.

Essential Skills

Operations Monitoring 3.62/5
Operation and Control 3.25/5
Quality Control Analysis 3.12/5
Active Listening 3.0/5
Speaking 3.0/5
Critical Thinking 3.0/5
Monitoring 3.0/5
Time Management 3.0/5
Active Learning 2.88/5
Social Perceptiveness 2.88/5
Coordination 2.88/5
Complex Problem Solving 2.88/5

Career Fit Overview

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Top passions

  • Maker: Building and fixing energizes you. You like tangible results and practical tools.
  • Organizer: Bringing order to data and processes satisfies you.
  • Analyst: Investigating problems and finding patterns keeps you engaged.

Common styles

Dependability, Attention to Detail, Integrity, Initiative, Cooperation

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Key Abilities

This career demands strong capabilities in the following areas:

Near Vision 3.38/5
Problem Sensitivity 3.25/5
Arm-Hand Steadiness 3.25/5
Control Precision 3.25/5
Information Ordering 3.12/5
Selective Attention 3.12/5
Manual Dexterity 3.12/5
Finger Dexterity 3.12/5

Technologies & Tools

Adobe Acrobat Adobe Illustrator Adobe InDesign Adobe Photoshop Microsoft Excel Microsoft Office software Microsoft Word Objectif Lune PrintShop Mail Quark enterprise publishing software Virtual Systems Mail-Shop

Work Environment & Style

Common Styles for This Career

  • Dependability (High importance: 4.27/5)
  • Attention to Detail (High importance: 4.25/5)
  • Integrity (High importance: 3.97/5)
  • Initiative (High importance: 3.89/5)
  • Cooperation (High importance: 3.81/5)

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How to Become One

Some previous work-related skill, knowledge, or experience may be helpful but is usually not required. Training is often provided on the job.

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