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A professional who tends machine that winds and seals layers of paper tape around form to make cores for transformer coils. Responsibilities include:
* Mounts rolls of glued paper tape in core machine holders.
* Fills glue moistener reservoir.
* Turns setscrew and adjusts machine at specified angle for spiral winding.
* Mounts core form on chuck of machine and wraps end of tape around form.
* Starts machine that spirally winds and seals layers of paper tape around form and cuts tape when required length is reached.
* Removes completed cores from machine to stock bins.
* May oil machine.
Industry:Professional careers
A professional who tends machine that winds paper or twisted paper cord from rolls onto adjustable reel and cuts it into specified lengths. Responsibilities include:
* Fastens roll of paper or cord into shaft supports.
* Wraps tape measure around reel and turns handcrank to move horizontal bars in or out to adjust circumference of reel.
* Removes tape and wraps paper or cord around horizontal bar of reel and secures in place with hooks.
* Depresses lever or throws switch to start reel, winding paper or cord from roll for specified number of revolutions.
* Stops machine and cuts through layers of paper or cord along groove in horizontal bar of reel with knife to make individual sheets of paper or pieces of cord.
* Removes paper from reel to handtruck.
* Ties cord into bundles.
* May wrap sheets of paper into bundles preparatory to shipping.
Industry:Professional careers
A professional who tends machine that automatically removes excess curl from gummed or treated paper for winding into rolls. Responsibilities include:
* Lifts and positions parent roll of paper on machine support, using hoist.
* Threads paper through horizontal rollers and guides, over diagonal rollers, and fastens to core on rewind stand.
* Starts machine, observes operation, and adjusts diagonal and tension rollers according to type of paper processed, using handtools.
Industry:Professional careers
A professional who tends machine that automatically removes excess curl from gummed or treated paper for winding into rolls. Responsibilities include:
* Lifts and positions parent roll of paper on machine support, using hoist.
* Threads paper through horizontal rollers and guides, over diagonal rollers, and fastens to core on rewind stand.
* Starts machine, observes operation, and adjusts diagonal and tension rollers according to type of paper processed, using handtools.
Industry:Professional careers
A professional who tends machine that winds paper from one roll to another to form compact rolls of specified footage or diameter prior to cutting. Responsibilities include:
* Threads end of parent roll into feeding mechanism of machine and adjusts friction brake by hand to maintain tension of paper.
* Slides rewind cores (tubes) on shafts and starts machine.
* Verifies perforations, size, and alignment of rewind rolls.
* Adjusts machine, using handtools.
* Removes wound roll from shaft and places it on conveyor.
* May cut defects from paper and splice cut ends together, using tape.
Industry:Professional careers
A professional who tends machine that reprocesses rolls of toilet tissue that do not conform to specifications. Responsibilities include:
* Places loosely wound rolls on power-driven spindle which rotates core of roll to tighten paper, or unwinds paper from core for salvage.
* Glues ends of roll to that of incomplete roll and winds it to specified size.
* Tears damaged tissue from rolls and splices ends.
* Holds sandpaper against rotating roll to smooth ends of roll.
Industry:Professional careers
A professional who tends battery of machines that slice cross sections from rolls of carbon paper or inked plastic sheeting to make narrower rolls. Responsibilities include:
* Places roll on arbor of machine and secures paper wrapping around roll with adhesive strip to prevent its unrolling while being sliced.
* Starts machine, allowing rolls to be rotated against circular knife that slices off narrower rolls.
* Stops machine and slides sliced rolls from arbor.
* Examines sides of rolls for ragged or furry edges that show dulling of knife.
* Places sliced rolls on workbench, places wooden block on top, and pounds with mallet to flatten.
* Positions flattened roll in fixture of air press, sets plastic spool on center, and pushes buttons causing ram to descend and press spool into roll.
Industry:Professional careers
A professional who tends battery of machines that slice cross sections from rolls of carbon paper or inked plastic sheeting to make narrower rolls. Responsibilities include:
* Places roll on arbor of machine and secures paper wrapping around roll with adhesive strip to prevent its unrolling while being sliced.
* Starts machine, allowing rolls to be rotated against circular knife that slices off narrower rolls.
* Stops machine and slides sliced rolls from arbor.
* Examines sides of rolls for ragged or furry edges that show dulling of knife.
* Places sliced rolls on workbench, places wooden block on top, and pounds with mallet to flatten.
* Positions flattened roll in fixture of air press, sets plastic spool on center, and pushes buttons causing ram to descend and press spool into roll.
Industry:Professional careers
A professional who tends machine that cuts round corners on paper goods and printed products, such as notebook paper, tablets, pamphlets, and booklets. Responsibilities include:
* Reads job ticket to determine number of items to be processed and number and designation of corners to be rounded.
* Adjusts rounding dies to specified settings, using handtool.
* Removes stacks of printed products or precounted paper from supply skid and positions and aligns paper, pamphlets, or booklets against guides and backstop of machine.
* Depresses pedal to activate machine that automatically clamps product onto machine bed and lowers rounding-die that cuts round corners in product.
* Removes finished products from machine and stacks products on table or pallet.
* May tend drill-punch machine to drill holes in paper.
* May wrap and label stacks of processed paper.
* May tend machine that automatically wraps and heat shrinks plastic film around product.
* May sew gathered and collated signatures by hand to form book.
Industry:Professional careers
A professional who tends machine that cuts slots in paperboard carton and partition blanks. Responsibilities include:
* Adjusts slotting and cutting knives in machine according to work order, using measuring tape and wrenches.
* Loads blanks into machine feed hopper and starts machine.
* Removes and stacks slotted blanks on pallets for bundling or forming.
Industry:Professional careers
