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Adhesive Bonding Machine Operators and Tenders

$38.78K Median Salary 1.5K Job Openings (Annual Projection) 0.8% Job Growth

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About This Career

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.

Reported Job Titles

Coater Operator, Glue Line Operator, Glue Reel Operator, Gluer Machine Operator, Gluing Pressman, Machine Operator, Perfect Bind Machine Operator, Sealer Operator, Utility Worker

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Abilities

Arm-Hand Steadiness

Manual Dexterity

Static Strength

Control Precision

Near Vision

Trunk Strength

Finger Dexterity

Problem Sensitivity

Rate Control

Extent Flexibility

Multilimb Coordination

Oral Comprehension

Perceptual Speed

Reaction Time

Category Flexibility

Deductive Reasoning

Information Ordering

Oral Expression

Selective Attention

Stamina

Visualization

Written Comprehension

Auditory Attention

Depth Perception

Dynamic Strength

Flexibility of Closure

Inductive Reasoning

Speech Clarity

Speech Recognition

Knowledge

Production and Processing

Mechanical

English Language

Skills

Operation and Control

Operations Monitoring

Active Listening

Monitoring

Quality Control Analysis

Speaking

Coordination

Reading Comprehension

Repairing

Time Management

Troubleshooting

Technology Skills

Spreadsheet software

Presentation software

Enterprise resource planning ERP software

Office suite software

Word processing software

Tools

Adhesive or glue application systems

Vacuum pumps

Mainframe console or dumb terminals

Water storage tanks

Screwdrivers

Tape measures

Laminators

Pressure controllers

Calipers

Induction heaters

Safety glasses

Forklifts

Hand sprayers

Thickness measuring devices

Melting point measuring instrument

Conveyor feeders

Liquid sensor

Material handling hoses

Cleaning brushes

Electronic measuring probes

Ear plugs

Offset socket wrenches

Ultrasonic cleaning equipment

Heat guns

Spatulas

Air compressors

Cleaning scrapers

Torque wrenches

Abilities

Arm-Hand Steadiness: The ability to keep your hand and arm steady while moving your arm or while holding your arm and hand in one position.
Manual Dexterity: The ability to quickly move your hand, your hand together with your arm, or your two hands to grasp, manipulate, or assemble objects.
Static Strength: The ability to exert maximum muscle force to lift, push, pull, or carry objects.
Control Precision: The ability to quickly and repeatedly adjust the controls of a machine or a vehicle to exact positions.
Near Vision: The ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer).
Trunk Strength: The ability to use your abdominal and lower back muscles to support part of the body repeatedly or continuously over time without "giving out" or fatiguing.
Finger Dexterity: The ability to make precisely coordinated movements of the fingers of one or both hands to grasp, manipulate, or assemble very small objects.
Problem Sensitivity: The ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong. It does not involve solving the problem, only recognizing that there is a problem.
Rate Control: The ability to time your movements or the movement of a piece of equipment in anticipation of changes in the speed and/or direction of a moving object or scene.
Extent Flexibility: The ability to bend, stretch, twist, or reach with your body, arms, and/or legs.
Multilimb Coordination: The ability to coordinate two or more limbs (for example, two arms, two legs, or one leg and one arm) while sitting, standing, or lying down. It does not involve performing the activities while the whole body is in motion.
Oral Comprehension: The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences.
Perceptual Speed: The ability to quickly and accurately compare similarities and differences among sets of letters, numbers, objects, pictures, or patterns. The things to be compared may be presented at the same time or one after the other. This ability also includes comparing a presented object with a remembered object.
Reaction Time: The ability to quickly respond (with the hand, finger, or foot) to a signal (sound, light, picture) when it appears.
Category Flexibility: The ability to generate or use different sets of rules for combining or grouping things in different ways.
Deductive Reasoning: The ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense.
Information Ordering: The ability to arrange things or actions in a certain order or pattern according to a specific rule or set of rules (e.g., patterns of numbers, letters, words, pictures, mathematical operations).
Oral Expression: The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand.
Selective Attention: The ability to concentrate on a task over a period of time without being distracted.
Stamina: The ability to exert yourself physically over long periods of time without getting winded or out of breath.
Visualization: The ability to imagine how something will look after it is moved around or when its parts are moved or rearranged.
Written Comprehension: The ability to read and understand information and ideas presented in writing.
Auditory Attention: The ability to focus on a single source of sound in the presence of other distracting sounds.
Depth Perception: The ability to judge which of several objects is closer or farther away from you, or to judge the distance between you and an object.
Dynamic Strength: The ability to exert muscle force repeatedly or continuously over time. This involves muscular endurance and resistance to muscle fatigue.
Flexibility of Closure: The ability to identify or detect a known pattern (a figure, object, word, or sound) that is hidden in other distracting material.
Inductive Reasoning: The ability to combine pieces of information to form general rules or conclusions (includes finding a relationship among seemingly unrelated events).
Speech Clarity: The ability to speak clearly so others can understand you.
Speech Recognition: The ability to identify and understand the speech of another person.

Knowledge

Production and Processing: Knowledge of raw materials, production processes, quality control, costs, and other techniques for maximizing the effective manufacture and distribution of goods.
Mechanical: Knowledge of machines and tools, including their designs, uses, repair, and maintenance.
English Language: Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar.

Skills

Operation and Control: Controlling operations of equipment or systems.
Operations Monitoring: Watching gauges, dials, or other indicators to make sure a machine is working properly.
Active Listening: Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.
Monitoring: Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action.
Quality Control Analysis: Conducting tests and inspections of products, services, or processes to evaluate quality or performance.
Speaking: Talking to others to convey information effectively.
Coordination: Adjusting actions in relation to others' actions.
Reading Comprehension: Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work-related documents.
Repairing: Repairing machines or systems using the needed tools.
Time Management: Managing one's own time and the time of others.
Troubleshooting: Determining causes of operating errors and deciding what to do about it.

Technology Skills

Spreadsheet software: Microsoft Excel
Presentation software: Microsoft PowerPoint
Enterprise resource planning ERP software: Oracle JD Edwards EnterpriseOne; Oracle PeopleSoft; Oracle PeopleSoft Financials; SAP software
Office suite software: Microsoft Office software
Word processing software: 3M Post-it App; Evernote; Google Docs; Microsoft Word

Tools

Adhesive or glue application systems: Wallpaper pasting machines
Vacuum pumps: Automatic vacuum pumps
Mainframe console or dumb terminals: Computer terminals
Water storage tanks: Water disposal tanks
Screwdrivers: Mini screwdriver sets
Tape measures: Diameter tape measures
Laminators: Nip rolls
Pressure controllers: Pressure control devices
Calipers: Dial calipers; Digital calipers; Vernier calipers
Induction heaters: Bearing heating ovens
Safety glasses: Protective safety glasses
Forklifts:
Hand sprayers: Spray guns
Thickness measuring devices: Digital thickness gauges
Melting point measuring instrument: Hot melt sensors
Conveyor feeders: Gravimetric feeders; Polymer feed systems
Liquid sensor: Adhesive meters
Material handling hoses: Liquid cargo transfer hoses
Cleaning brushes: Dashboard brushes; Tire brushes; Upholstery cleaning brushes; Vent brushes
Electronic measuring probes: Inductive probes
Ear plugs: Protective ear plugs
Offset socket wrenches: Hollow core socket wrenches
Ultrasonic cleaning equipment: Ultrasonic cleaners
Heat guns:
Spatulas: Adhesive spreaders
Air compressors:
Cleaning scrapers:
Torque wrenches: Hydraulic torque wrenches