CompGeo Paper Goods Machine Setters and Set-Up Operators Salary Survey Benchmark Job Description and Competencies - Manufacturing Occupation Group

CompGeo Occupation Group: Manufacturing

Job Family: Manufacturing

Benchmark Title: Paper Goods Machine Setters and Set-Up Operators

Summary Job Description

Tasks

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.

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 feedtracks, 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.

Monitor finished cartons as they drop from forming machines into rotating hoppers and then into gravity feed chutes, in order to prevent jamming.

Disassemble machines to maintain, repair, or replace broken or worn parts, using hand or power tools.

Remove finished cores, and stack or place them on conveyors for transfer to other work areas.

Lift tote boxes of finished cartons, and dump cartons into feed hoppers.

Load automatic stapling mechanisms.

CompGeo Occupation Group: Manufacturing

Job Family: Manufacturing

Benchmark Title: Paper Goods Machine Setters and Set-Up Operators

Important Knowledge Competencies

Competency Description

Production and Processing

Knowledge of raw materials, production processes, quality control, costs, and other techniques for maximizing the effective manufacture and distribution of goods.

English Language

Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar.

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.

CompGeo Occupation Group: Manufacturing

Job Family: Manufacturing

Benchmark Title: Paper Goods Machine Setters and Set-Up Operators

Important Skill Competencies

Competency Description

Operation Monitoring

Watching gauges, dials, or other indicators to make sure a machine is working properly.

Monitoring

Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action.

Operation and Control

Controlling operations of equipment or systems.

Critical Thinking

Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems.

Coordination

Adjusting actions in relation to others' actions.

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.

Speaking

Talking to others to convey information effectively.

Social Perceptiveness

Being aware of others' reactions and understanding why they react as they do.

Complex Problem Solving

Identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions.

Reading Comprehension

Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents.

Judgment and Decision Making

Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one.

Time Management

Managing one's own time and the time of others.

CompGeo Occupation Group: Manufacturing

Job Family: Manufacturing

Benchmark Title: Paper Goods Machine Setters and Set-Up Operators

Important Ability Competencies

Competency Description

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 there is a problem.

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.

Selective Attention

The ability to concentrate on a task over a period of time without being distracted.

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).

Oral Comprehension

The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences.

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.

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.

Oral Expression

The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand.

Deductive Reasoning

The ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense.

Auditory Attention

The ability to focus on a single source of sound in the presence of other distracting sounds.

Inductive Reasoning

The ability to combine pieces of information to form general rules or conclusions (includes finding a relationship among seemingly unrelated events).

Category Flexibility

The ability to generate or use different sets of rules for combining or grouping things in different ways.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Extent Flexibility

The ability to bend, stretch, twist, or reach with your body, arms, and/or legs.

Speech Recognition

The ability to identify and understand the speech of another person.

Speech Clarity

The ability to speak clearly so others can understand you.

Visualization

The ability to imagine how something will look after it is moved around or when its parts are moved or rearranged.

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.

CompGeo Occupation Group: Manufacturing

Job Family: Manufacturing

Benchmark Title: Paper Goods Machine Setters and Set-Up Operators

Prerequisite Qualification Category

Education and Experience Level

Required Level of Education

High School Diploma (or GED or High School Equivalence Certificate)

On-the-Job Training

Over 1 month, up to and including 3 months

Related Work Experience

Over 1 year, up to and including 2 years

CompGeo Occupation Group: Manufacturing

Job Family: Manufacturing

Benchmark Title: Paper Goods Machine Setters and Set-Up Operators

Alternate Job Title(s)

Bag Machine Operator

Bag Machine Tender

Bag Maker

Bag Presser

Bag Valver

Bender Machine Operator

Binder

Bindery Machine Operator

Bookbinder

Box Brander

Box Fabricator

Box Finisher

Box Folding Machine Operator

Box Liner

Box Machine Operator

Box Stamper

Bundler

Card Folder

Carton Folder

Carton Forming Machine Operator

Carton Maker

Carton Making Machine Operator

Cellophane Bag Machine Operator

Convolute Tube Winder

Corrugated Box Machine Operator

Corrugator

Corrugator Machine Operator

Corrugator Operator

Crepe Machine Operator

Cup Machine Operator

Cylinder Machine Operator

Envelope Adjuster

Envelope Folding Machine Adjuster

Envelope Folding Machine Operator

Envelope Machine Operator

Envelope Maker

Feeder Worker Power Unit Operator

Flange Machine Operator

Folder

Folder Machine Operator

Folder Operator

Folding Machine Operator

Four Corner Former Machine Operator

Gluer Machine Setup Operator

Knife Operator

Label Folder

Lace Paper Machine Operator

Lining Folder

Manufacturing Assistant

Manufacturing Associate

Manufacturing Operator

Mat Gauger

Matchbook Maker

Napkin Machine Operator

Paper Bag Machine Operator

Paper Bag Maker

Paper Cap Machine Operator

Paper Cone Machine Operator

Paper Cone Machine Tender

Paper Cup Machine Tender

Paper Cutter Operator

Paper Feeder

Paper Folder

Paper Folding Machine Operator

Paper Goods Machine Set-Up Operator

Paper Machine Backtender

Paper Machine Operator

Paper Machine Tender

Paper Maker

Paper Making Machine Operator

Paper Plate Machine Tender

Paper Reclaiming Machine Operator

Paper Reel Operator

Paper Rewinder

Paper Roll Machine Operator

Paper Roller

Paper Ruler

Paper Tube Machine Operator

Paper Winder

Paperboard Box Maker

Plate Worker

Platen Press Operator

Pleating Machine Operator

Quad Stayer

Reeler

Rewinder Operator

Ring Making Machine Operator

Roll Reclaimer

Sack Maker

Shell Machine Operator

Side Seam Machine Operator

Slide Machine Tender

Spiral Tube Winder

Stitching Machine Operator

Strap Folding Machine Operator

String Top Sealer

Tag Machine Operator

Valve Machine Operator

Valver

Winder Operator

Winderman

CompGeo Occupation Group: Manufacturing

Job Family: Manufacturing

Benchmark Title: Paper Goods Machine Setters and Set-Up Operators

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