CompGeo Cementing and Gluing Machine Operators and Tenders Salary Survey Benchmark Job Description and Competencies - Manufacturing Occupation Group

CompGeo Occupation Group: Manufacturing

Job Family: Manufacturing

Benchmark Title: Cementing and Gluing Machine Operators and Tenders

Summary Job Description

Tasks

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.

Examine and measure completed materials or products to verify conformance to specifications, using measuring devices such as tape measures, gauges, or calipers.

Adjust machine components according to specifications such as widths, lengths, and thickness of materials and amounts of glue, cement, or adhesive required.

Monitor machine operations to detect malfunctions; report or resolve problems.

Read work orders and communicate with coworkers in order to determine machine and equipment settings and adjustments, and supply and product specifications.

Fill machines with glue, cement, or adhesives.

Mount or load material such as paper, plastic, wood, or rubber in feeding mechanisms of cementing or gluing machines.

Maintain production records such as quantities, dimensions, and thicknesses of materials processed.

Start machines, and turn valves or move controls to feed, admit, apply, or transfer materials and adhesives, and to adjust temperature, pressure, and time settings.

Perform test production runs and make adjustments as necessary to ensure that completed products meet standards and specifications.

Remove jammed materials from machines and readjust components as necessary to resume normal operations.

Align and position materials being joined in order to ensure accurate application of adhesive or heat sealing.

Observe gauges, meters, and control panels to obtain information about equipment temperatures and pressures, or the speed of feeders or conveyors.

Remove and stack completed materials or products, and restock materials to be joined.

Clean and maintain gluing and cementing machines, using solutions, lubricants, brushes, and scrapers.

Transport materials, supplies, and finished products between storage and work areas, using forklifts.

Measure and mix ingredients to prepare glue.

Depress pedals to lower electrodes that heat and seal edges of material.

CompGeo Occupation Group: Manufacturing

Job Family: Manufacturing

Benchmark Title: Cementing and Gluing Machine Operators and Tenders

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.

Mathematics

Knowledge of arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, statistics, and their applications.

Mechanical

Knowledge of machines and tools, including their designs, uses, repair, and maintenance.

CompGeo Occupation Group: Manufacturing

Job Family: Manufacturing

Benchmark Title: Cementing and Gluing Machine Operators and Tenders

Important Skill Competencies

Competency Description

Operation and Control

Controlling operations of equipment or systems.

Operation Monitoring

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

Speaking

Talking to others to convey information effectively.

Quality Control Analysis

Conducting tests and inspections of products, services, or processes to evaluate quality or performance.

Time Management

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

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.

Social Perceptiveness

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

Coordination

Adjusting actions in relation to others' actions.

Reading Comprehension

Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents.

Critical Thinking

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

Equipment Maintenance

Performing routine maintenance on equipment and determining when and what kind of maintenance is needed.

Troubleshooting

Determining causes of operating errors and deciding what to do about it.

Repairing

Repairing machines or systems using the needed tools.

Judgment and Decision Making

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

Writing

Communicating effectively in writing as appropriate for the needs of the audience.

Active Learning

Understanding the implications of new information for both current and future problem-solving and decision-making.

Complex Problem Solving

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

CompGeo Occupation Group: Manufacturing

Job Family: Manufacturing

Benchmark Title: Cementing and Gluing Machine Operators and Tenders

Important Ability Competencies

Competency Description

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Reaction Time

The ability to quickly respond (with the hand, finger, or foot) to a signal (sound, light, picture) when it appears.

Stamina

The ability to exert yourself physically over long periods of time without getting winded or out of breath.

Extent Flexibility

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

Near Vision

The ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer).

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.

Gross Body Coordination

The ability to coordinate the movement of your arms, legs, and torso together when the whole body is in motion.

Far Vision

The ability to see details at a distance.

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.

Written Comprehension

The ability to read and understand information and ideas presented in writing.

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.

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).

Visualization

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

Selective Attention

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

Response Orientation

The ability to choose quickly between two or more movements in response to two or more different signals (lights, sounds, pictures). It includes the speed with which the correct response is started with the hand, foot, or other body part.

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.

Hearing Sensitivity

The ability to detect or tell the differences between sounds that vary in pitch and loudness.

Written Expression

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

Category Flexibility

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

Speed of Limb Movement

The ability to quickly move the arms and legs.

Inductive Reasoning

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

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.

Wrist-Finger Speed

The ability to make fast, simple, repeated movements of the fingers, hands, and wrists.

Dynamic Strength

The ability to exert muscle force repeatedly or continuously over time. This involves muscular endurance and resistance to muscle fatigue.

Visual Color Discrimination

The ability to match or detect differences between colors, including shades of color and brightness.

CompGeo Occupation Group: Manufacturing

Job Family: Manufacturing

Benchmark Title: Cementing and Gluing Machine Operators and Tenders

Prerequisite Qualification Category

Education and Experience Level

Required Level of Education

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

On-Site or In-Plant Training

Up to and including 1 month

Related Work Experience

None

On-the-Job Training

Anything beyond short demonstration, up to and including 1 month

CompGeo Occupation Group: Manufacturing

Job Family: Manufacturing

Benchmark Title: Cementing and Gluing Machine Operators and Tenders

Alternate Job Title(s)

Automatic Gluing Machine Operator

Automobile Brake Bonder

Band Builder

Band Edger

Bead Preparer

Bindery Worker

Blanket Winder Operator

Board Liner Operator

Bonding Machine Operator

Bonding Molder

Book Jacket Cover Machine Operator

Bottomer Operator

Box Lining Machine Feeder

Box Lining Machine Operator

Box Sealing Machine Operator

Brush Head Maker

Bulk Sealer

Bulk Sealer Operator

Canvas Mounter

Card Decorator

Case Making Machine Operator

Casing In Operator

Cement Machine Operator

Cementer

Cementing Machine Operator

Channel Cementer

Chip Applying Machine Tender

Coater Operator

Collet Gluer

Core Composer Machine Tender

Core Laying Machine Operator

Core Machine Tender

Cover Stripper

Crown Assembly Machine Operator

Doweling Machine Operator

Dual Hose Cementer

Edge Bonder

Edge Glue Machine Tender

Edge Gluer

Electric Sealing Machine Operator

Electronic Heat Seal Operator

Ending Machine Operator

Envelope Sealer

Extension Edger

Finishing Pressman

Folder Operator

Glass Wool Blanket Machine Feeder

Glue Jointer Operator

Glue Line Operator

Glue Machine Operator

Glue Mounter Operator

Glue Reel Operator

Glue Size Machine Operator

Glue Sprayer

Glue Spreading Machine Operator

Glue Wheel Operator

Gluer

Gluer In

Gluer Machine Operator

Gluing Crew Leader

Gluing Pressman

Gummer

Gumming Machine Operator

Handle Machine Operator

Hat Lining Paster

Hat Stock Laminating Machine Operator

Heat Sealing Machine Operator

Hot Plate Plywood Press Operator

Hot Press Operator

Label Paster

Laminating Machine Operator

Laminator

Lamp Shade Joiner

Liner Machine Operator

Looseleaf Binder Coverer

Machine Applicator Cementer

Machine Cementer

Machine Cementer and Folder

Machine Edge Bander

Machine Joiner Cementer

Machine Operator

Manufacturing Assistant

Manufacturing Associate

Manufacturing Operator

Masking Machine Operator

Mounter

Panel Flow Machine Operator

Paper Gluing Operator

Paper Lay-Up Handler

Paper Sealer

Patch Machine Operator

Perfect Bind Machine Operator

Ply Bander

Plywood Layup Line Core Feeder

Pocket Builder

Process Assistant

Roll Builder

Sealer

Sealer Operator

Sealing Machine Operator

Ski Topper

Splicer Operator

Spool Maker

Stock Roller

Stripper

Stripping Machine Operator

Tape Maker

Tape Making Machine Operator

Taper Operator

Tipper

Utility Operator

Utility Worker

V-Belt Builder

Veneer Glue Spreader

Wood Gluer

Wrapping Machine Operator

CompGeo Occupation Group: Manufacturing

Job Family: Manufacturing

Benchmark Title: Cementing and Gluing Machine Operators and Tenders

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