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Job responsibilities of operators, molders, and assemblers in paper products manufacturing have been outlined in this section.
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| ASSEMBLER, PRINTED PRODUCTS |
CODE: 794.687-010
Assembles printed products, such as cards, programs, menus, wedding and business invitations, and calendars, performing any combination of following tasks: Assembles and folds printed sheets or cards into various shapes or designs. Attaches seals, lace, sachet bags, ribbon, or other paper or metallic inserts on specified products, using glue, plastic tape, or staples. Applies glue to folded edges of product with brush. Glues and inserts sheets on specified products by machine. Examines finished products for defects. May trim products to specified size, using trimming machine. May insert envelope into fold of card. May box and wrap cards and other products. May be classified according to products assembled and be classified Assembler, Cards and Announcements (print. & pub.). May be classified according to method of assembly and be designated Hand Worker (print. & pub.).
GOE: 06.04.26 STRENGTH: L GED: R2 M1 L1 SVP: 2 DLU: 86 |
| BAG REPAIRER |
CODE: 794.684-010
Repairs defective paper bags and tubes by sewing, gluing, valving, and sleeving: Inspects and sorts bags according to type of repair needed to remedy defect. Removes and replaces defective sleeves, repastes seams with handbrush, or resews seams with sewing machine. Sets aside repaired articles and discards bags and tubes that cannot be repaired.
GOE: 06.04.26 STRENGTH: L GED: R2 M1 L1 SVP: 2 DLU: 77 |
| BOX MAKER, PAPERBOARD |
CODE: 794.684-014
Fabricates cartons, boxes, and other paper products from laminated, corrugated, or plain paperboard materials: Measures and marks or traces outline of carton on paperboard sheet, using template, pattern, ruler, and marking pencil. Cuts sheets along markings to form carton blanks, using bandsaw or paper cutter. Feeds blanks or paperboard sheets into machines that slit, score, slot, form, or glue them, or folds blanks along scored lines and tapes or stitches (staples) edges together to form cartons. Assembles and fits slotted pieces together to form partitions for cartons. Glues strips of cellophane on carton to form windows in container. Counts specified number of cartons and ties them into bundles for shipment, using twine or wire. May glue linen strips to tops and backs of boxes to form hinges. May paste or glue paper edgings or linings to boxes to form trimmings.
GOE: 06.04.26 STRENGTH: M GED: R2 M1 L1 SVP: 2 DLU: 77 |
| COUNTER, HAND |
CODE: 794.687-018
Counts sheets of paper, using fingers to separate fanned edges into groups of threes, fours, or fives, to facilitate counting. Separates sheets into units of specified quantity and stacks units on pallets or conveyors. May collate covers with filler sheets to facilitate fabrication of tablets.
GOE: 06.03.02 STRENGTH: L GED: R2 M1 L2 SVP: 3 DLU: 77 |
| EXPANSION ENVELOPE MAKER, HAND |
CODE: 794.684-018
Scores, folds, glues, and assembles precut cardboard blanks and cloth tape to make expanding envelopes, performing any combination of following tasks: Glues cloth tape to edges of strips of cardboard to reinforce expanding side pieces (gussets) of envelopes. Scores cardboard strips, using hand operated scoring machine or handtool, and bends gussets along scored lines to make accordion fold and attachment flaps. Scores and folds cardboard lining blanks along edges to make surface for attachment of gussets. Feeds lining blanks into machine that gums edges or spreads glue on edges with brush. Positions gummed lining edges and gusset flaps together on forming block and places them in screw press or feeds them under roller press to seal them together. Feeds envelope front and back sections into glue spreading machine to coat edges with glue and assembles sections with gussets and linings on wood form to complete expanding envelope. May be designated according to part produced as Gusset Maker (paper goods); or according to type of envelope as Five-Piece-Expansion Maker, Hand (paper goods); One-Piece-Expansion Maker, Hand (paper goods).
GOE: 06.04.26 STRENGTH: L GED: R2 M1 L1 SVP: 2 DLU: 77 |
| FOLDER, HAND alternate titles: envelope folder; hand folder; table worker |
CODE: 794.687-022
Folds, gums, and finishes by hand die-cut blanks to make envelopes: Scores blank, using spatula or scoring tool. Folds envelope blanks according to pattern and creases folds by hand or with spatula. Applies gum to edges of flaps with brush or stick and seals flaps before gum dries. Applies gum to open flap with stick and allows it to dry. Folds down open flaps and packs completed envelopes in specified boxes. May attach cellophane strips or other decorations to envelopes by hand.
GOE: 06.04.26 STRENGTH: L GED: R2 M1 L1 SVP: 3 DLU: 77 |
| GLUER AND SLICER, HAND |
CODE: 794.687-030
Glues one end of stack of paper and slices stack into sections for making such products as legal tablets, notebooks, and scratch pads: Brushes coat of glue on end of stack, covers end with cheesecloth and brushes glue over cheesecloth. Pushes stack along conveyor into drying chamber. Slices sections from stack, using slicing knife and stacks them on skids. May not cover end of stack with cheesecloth when gluing such items as scratch pads.
GOE: 06.04.26 STRENGTH: H GED: R2 M1 L1 SVP: 2 DLU: 77 |
| PAPER-NOVELTY MAKER alternate titles: copyist; novelty maker |
CODE: 794.684-022
Makes paper candy and nut cups and miscellaneous paper novelties, such as hats, placecards, and party favors: Cuts out paper with scissors, using samples or patterns as guides. Folds and pleats paper by hand. Pastes parts together. May use sewing machine to pleat and stitch parts together to form completed item. May originate new designs.
GOE: 06.02.26 STRENGTH: L GED: R2 M1 L1 SVP: 2 DLU: 77 |
| PAPER-PATTERN FOLDER |
CODE: 794.687-034
Folds pattern pieces for complete garment and inserts them into envelope for shipment.
GOE: 06.04.26 STRENGTH: L GED: R1 M1 L1 SVP: 1 DLU: 77 |
| PAPIER MACHE MOLDER |
CODE: 794.684-026
Builds up display forms of papier mache sheets: Greases inside of form-mold halves with brush. Coats one side of papier mache sheets with paste and tears sheets into pieces to fit mold. Lays unpasted side of sheet against inside of mold and presses it in place by hand, leaving lap projections at side of mold. Builds up form to desired thickness, fitting and smoothing each sheet to mold. Places halves of mold together, pastes and presses lap projections of each half of form together, and removes completed form from molds. Pastes and papers neck and skirt openings of form to smooth edges.
GOE: 06.02.26 STRENGTH: L GED: R3 M2 L2 SVP: 4 DLU: 77 |
| PUNCHBOARD ASSEMBLER alternate titles: punchboard inserter; punchboard |
CODE: 794.687-042
Stuffer Inserts numbered pieces of creased paper into holes of cardboard punchboards, and tokens or coins in holes at top of boards and covers tokens or coins with transparent material. Staples wooden punch to base of card.
GOE: 06.04.23 STRENGTH: L GED: R2 M1 L1 SVP: 2 DLU: 77 |
| PUNCHBOARD ASSEMBLER II |
CODE: 794.687-046
Combines perforated cardboard sheets to make punchboards by inserting sheets, to which glue has been applied, over pins of metal plate to align them and pressing sheets together, using piece of metal.
GOE: 06.04.23 STRENGTH: L GED: R1 M1 L1 SVP: 1 DLU: 77 |
| SAMPLE MAKER, HAND |
CODE: 794.684-030
Fabricates sample paper or polyethylene bags by hand for use by sales department: Cuts, folds, and fastens bags, adds eyelets, and attaches handles, according to specifications, using rules, scissors, and paste brushes.
GOE: 06.04.26 STRENGTH: S GED: R2 M1 L2 SVP: 3 DLU: 77 |
| SCRAPPER (paper goods) alternate titles: air-hammer stripper; breaker; knocker-off |
CODE: 794.687-050
Peeler Removes excess material from prescored cardboard carton blanks, performing any combination of following duties: Strips waste from blanks stacked on pallet, using airhammer and chisel. Places edge of chisel on cutting mark at top of stack and pushes hammer down through stack to remove excess material. Places stack of precut blanks on worktable and strikes edge with hammer to knock out scored corners or edges. Places stack of trimmed blanks on worktable and brushes edges of stack with steel brush or sandpaper. Removes damaged or defective blanks. Strikes flap edges with hammer to bend flaps. Piles smoothed blanks on pallet and removes to storage area, using handtruck.
GOE: 06.04.39 STRENGTH: H GED: R2 M1 L1 SVP: 2 DLU: 77 |
| STRINGER alternate titles: hand worker |
CODE: 794.687-054
Adds wire tie or binding string to paper tags by tying or twisting precut lengths of string or wire through holes in ends of tag. May count tags and tie them into bundles of prescribed number. May be designated according to type of tag as Garment-Tag Stringer (paper goods).
GOE: 06.04.23 STRENGTH: L GED: R1 M1 L1 SVP: 1 DLU: 77 |
| TABBER alternate titles: inserter; tagger |
CODE: 794.687-058
Inserts paper identification tabs into slots of guide devices attached to index filecards.
GOE: 06.04.23 STRENGTH: L GED: R1 M1 L1 SVP: 1 DLU: 77 |
| TRIMMER, HAND |
CODE: 794.687-062
Pulls or cuts with scissors excess paper from edges of paper doilies as they are ejected from fabricating machine. Counts and bundles trimmed doilies.
GOE: 06.04.26 STRENGTH: L GED: R1 M1 L1 SVP: 1 DLU: 77 |
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