Paper Goods Machine Operators
On the Job
Paper Goods Machine Operators set up, operate, or tend paper goods machines. The machines they run may do a variety of things, including sawing, corrugating, wrapping, stitching, or sealing paper or paperboard sheets into products.
Physical Demands ![](/iseek/_ui/images/icon-pysical-demands.png)
This career requires time standing, walking, or running.
Typical Work Tasks
People who work in this career often:
- Adjust temperature controls of ovens or other heating equipment.
- Cut industrial materials in preparation for fabrication or processing.
- Disassemble equipment for maintenance or repair.
- Feed materials or products into or through equipment.
- Mount attachments or tools onto production equipment.
- Remove products or workpieces from production equipment.
- Set equipment controls to meet cutting specifications.
- Set equipment guides, stops, spacers, or other fixtures.
- Watch operating equipment to detect malfunctions.
- Mark products, workpieces, or equipment with identifying information.
Typical Working Conditions
- Exposure to sounds or noise levels that are distracting or uncomfortable.
- Wearing common protective or safety equipment such as safety shoes, glasses, gloves, hearing protection, hard hats, or life jackets.
- Having face-to-face discussions.
- Standing.
- Working with a group or team.
- Frequent decision-making.
- Responsibility for others' health and safety.
- Meeting strict deadlines.
- The importance of being accurate or exact.
- Exposure to hazardous equipment.
- Working indoors in non-environmentally controlled conditions.
- High levels of competition.
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