The Cement and Gluing Machine Operators job function is to operate or tend cementing and gluing machines to join items for further processing or to form a completed product. Part of the processing includes joining veneer sheets into plywood; gluing paper; joining rubber and rubberized fabric parts, plastic, simulated leather, or other materials.
Duties:
The Cement and Gluing Machine Operators examine and measure completed materials or products to verify conformance to specifications, using measuring devices such as tape measures, gauges, or calipers. The Cement and Gluing Machine adjusts machine components according to specifications such as widths, lengths, and thickness of materials and amounts of glue, cement, or adhesive required. The Cement and Gluing Machine Operators monitor machine operators to detect malfunctions, report or resolve problems. The Cement and Gluing Machine Operators fill machines with glue, cement, or adhesive. The Cement and Gluing Machine Operators read work orders and communicate with coworkers in order to determine machine and equipment settings and adjustments, and supply and product specifications. The Cement and Gluing Machine Operators mount or load material such as paper, plastic wood, or rubber in feeding mechanisms of cementing or gluing machines. The Cement and Gluing Machine Operators maintain production records such as quantities, dimensions and thicknesses of materials processed. The Cement and Gluing Machine Operators start machines, and turn valves or more controls to feed, admit, apply or transfer materials and adhesives, and to adjust temperature, pressure, and time settings. The Cement and Gluing Machine Operators perform test production runs and make adjustments as necessary to ensure that completed products meet standards and specifications. The Cement and Gluing Machine Operator removes jammed materials from machines and readjust components as necessary to resume normal operations. The Cement and Gluing Machine Operators need knowledge of raw materials, production processes, quality control, costs, and other techniques for maximizing the effective manufacture and distribution of goods.
Skills:
- The Cement and Gluing Machine and Operators need the skill to control operations of equipment or systems.
- The Cement and Gluing Machine and Operators needs the skill to determine causes of operating errors and deciding what to do about it.
- The Cement and Gluing Machine Operator needs the skill to perform routine maintenance on equipment and determine when and what kind of maintenance is needed.
- The Cement and Gluing Machine Operator skills require them to watch gauges, dials, or other indicators to make sure a machine is working properly.
- The Cement and Gluing Machine Operators skill require them to be able to determine the kind of tools and equipment needed to do a job before they start the job.
- The Cement and Gluing Machine Operators needs the skill to teach others how to perform a job function or teach them new job functions.
- The Cement and Gluing Machine Operators must have the skill to consider the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one.
- The Cement and Gluing Machine Operators need the skill to select and use training methods and procedures appropriate for the situation when learning or teaching new things.
- The Cement and Gluing Machine Operators need the skill of mathematics in order to solve problems pertaining to their job function.
- The Cement and Gluing Machine Operators need the skill of good reading comprehension. That is the ability to understand written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents.
Abilities:
- The Cement and Gluing Machine Operators need the ability to time their 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.
- The Cement and Gluing Machine Operators need the ability to keep the hand and arm steady while moving the arm or while holding the arm and hand in one position.
- The Cement and Gluing Machine Operators need the ability to use the abdominal and lower back muscles to support part of the body repeatedly or continuously over time without giving out or fatiguing.
- The Cement and Gluing Machine Operators need the ability to quickly move the hand, the hand together with the arm, or the two hands to grasp, manipulate, or assemble objects.
- The Cement and Gluing Machine Operators need the ability to make precisely coordinated movements of the fingers of one or both hands to grasp, manipulate, or assemble very small objects.