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Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

$45.71K Median Salary 10.2K Job Openings (Annual Projection) -7.2% Job Growth

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About This Career

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.

Reported Job Titles

Corrugator Operator, Cup Room Technician, Folder Machine Operator, Gluer Operator, Paper Cutter Operator, Paper Machine Backtender, Paper Machine Operator, Stitching Machine Operator

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Skills You'll Need

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Abilities

Near Vision

Arm-Hand Steadiness

Control Precision

Problem Sensitivity

Finger Dexterity

Information Ordering

Manual Dexterity

Selective Attention

Deductive Reasoning

Oral Comprehension

Oral Expression

Rate Control

Reaction Time

Knowledge

Production and Processing

Mechanical

Mathematics

Customer and Personal Service

English Language

Skills

Operations Monitoring

Operation and Control

Quality Control Analysis

Active Listening

Critical Thinking

Monitoring

Speaking

Time Management

Technology Skills

Graphics or photo imaging software

Desktop publishing software

Spreadsheet software

Office suite software

Document management software

Customer relationship management CRM software

Electronic mail software

Word processing software

Tools

Paper punching or binding machines

Cutters

Printing collators or decollators

Laser printers

Rubber stamping stamps

Inkjet printer for commercial printing applications

Paper machine

Printing guillotines

Slitters

Paper drilling machines

Hot stamp printer

Book stitching machines

Industrial shrink wrap equipment

Paper press machine

Stapler units

Book folding machines

Thermal book binding machines

Automatic postal or mailing machine

Mallets

Personal computers

Abilities

Near Vision: The ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer).
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.
Control Precision: The ability to quickly and repeatedly adjust the controls of a machine or a vehicle to exact positions.
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.
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.
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).
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.
Selective Attention: The ability to concentrate on a task over a period of time without being distracted.
Deductive Reasoning: The ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense.
Oral Comprehension: The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences.
Oral Expression: The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand.
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.
Reaction Time: The ability to quickly respond (with the hand, finger, or foot) to a signal (sound, light, picture) when it appears.

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.
Mathematics: Knowledge of arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, statistics, and their applications.
Customer and Personal Service: Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction.
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

Operations Monitoring: Watching gauges, dials, or other indicators to make sure a machine is working properly.
Operation and Control: Controlling operations of equipment or systems.
Quality Control Analysis: Conducting tests and inspections of products, services, or processes to evaluate quality or performance.
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.
Critical Thinking: Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions, or approaches to problems.
Monitoring: Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action.
Speaking: Talking to others to convey information effectively.
Time Management: Managing one's own time and the time of others.

Technology Skills

Graphics or photo imaging software: SmugMug Flickr
Desktop publishing software: Adobe Systems Adobe InDesign; Microsoft Publisher
Spreadsheet software: Microsoft Excel
Office suite software: Microsoft Office software
Document management software: Adobe Systems Adobe Acrobat; Filing system software; Records management software; Transcription system software
Customer relationship management CRM software: Blackbaud The Raiser's Edge; Microsoft Dynamics; Salesforce.com Salesforce CRM
Electronic mail software: IBM Notes; Microsoft Exchange; Microsoft Outlook
Word processing software: 3M Post-it App; Evernote; Google Docs; Microsoft Word

Tools

Paper punching or binding machines: Document binding equipment
Cutters: Insulation trimmers
Printing collators or decollators: Collating equipment
Laser printers: Computer laser printers
Rubber stamping stamps: Hand stamps
Inkjet printer for commercial printing applications: Photo printers
Paper machine: Corrugated paper machines
Printing guillotines: Power paper cutters
Slitters: Paper slitter machines
Paper drilling machines: Paper drills
Hot stamp printer: Hot foil stamping machines
Book stitching machines: Book stitching equipment; Coil binding machines; Saddle stitchers; Spiral coil inserters
Industrial shrink wrap equipment: Shrink wrappers
Paper press machine: Paper padding presses
Stapler units: Stapling machines
Book folding machines: Buckle folders; Knife folders
Thermal book binding machines: Thermal book binders
Automatic postal or mailing machine: Mail processing machines
Mallets: Rawhide mallets
Personal computers: