Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, & Tenders

Also called: Cup Room Technician, Folder Machine Operator, Paper Machine Backtender

Career Cluster: Manufacturing
What they do:
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.
On the job, you would:
  • Examine completed work to detect defects and verify conformance to work orders, and adjust machinery as necessary to correct production problems.
  • Observe operation of various machines to detect and correct machine malfunctions such as improper forming, glue flow, or pasteboard tension.
  • 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.
KNOWLEDGE

Engineering and Technology
  • mechanical
Math and Science
  • arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, or statistics
Manufactured or Agricultural Goods
  • manufacture and distribution of products
Arts and Humanities
  • English language
SKILLS

Basic Skills
  • keeping track of how well people and/or groups are doing in order to make improvements
  • listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions
Problem Solving
  • noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it
ABILITIES

Attention
  • pay attention to something without being distracted
Hand and Finger Use
  • keep your arm or hand steady
  • hold or move items with your hands
PERSONALITY

People interested in this work like activities that include practical, hands-on problems and solutions.

They do well at jobs that need:
  • Dependability
  • Attention to Detail
  • Integrity
  • Initiative
  • Cooperation
  • Stress Tolerance
TECHNOLOGY

You might use software like this on the job:

Spreadsheet software
  • Microsoft Excel
Graphics or photo imaging software
  • Adobe Illustrator
  • Adobe Photoshop
Desktop publishing software
  • Adobe InDesign
  • Quark enterprise publishing software
EDUCATION


high school diploma/GED or no high school diploma/GED
usually needed
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JOB OUTLOOK

New job opportunities are less likely in the future.

Salary:
High: $68,640.00
Median: $49,390.00
Low: $36,610.00
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