| Job Title |
Collating-machine Operator |
| Job Description |
Sets Up And Operates Collating Machine To Perform Functions
Such As Assembling And Perforating, Stapling, Gluing, Folding,
Or Cutting Sheets Of Paper, Forms, Or Signatures In Specified
Sequence To Form Sets, Following Job Specifications: Turns
Screws To Adjust Pockets And Guides To Accommodate Sheets Of
Paper To Be Collated. Turns Dials To Required Graduations To Set
Grippers And Gripper Feelers According To Thickness Of Single
Sheets Or Signatures Being Collated, Using Measuring
Instruments. Turns Knobs, Using Handtools, To Set Or Adjust Air
Blowers Or Air Suction Devices To Required Position And Force To
Facilitate Pickup Of Individual Sheets. Sets Indexing Control To
Numbered Position Corresponding To Number Of Sheets To Be
Assembled Or Sets Automatic Counter At Discharge End Of Machine.
Turns Screws To Adjust Speed Of Conveyor Belt, Using Handtools,
And Installs Specified Jogging Tray At Discharge End Of Machine.
Threads Wire Into Machine To Load Stitcher Head When Sets Are To
Be Stapled. Fills Glue Reservoir And Adjusts Flow Of Glue When
Top Edges Of Sets Are To Be Glued. Flexes And Jogs Stacks Of
Sheets To Ensure Sheets Are In Specified Order And To Align
Edges Of Sheets. Feeds Sheets Into Machine In Reverse Order
(last Sheet First) Or Places Stacks Of Sheets In Specified
Machine Pockets. Replenishes Pockets With Sheets Of Paper Or
Signatures Throughout Production Run. Starts Machine To Verify
Accuracy Of Machine Setup, Following Sample, And Observes
Operation Of Machine Throughout Production Run. Stops, Resets,
And Restarts Machine When Malfunctions Occur. Removes Collated
Products From Machine Or Conveyor Belt And Stacks Products On
Skid Or Pallet. Records Time Spent On Specific Tasks Or Number
Of Sets Or Book Bodies Collated On Daily Production Sheet.
Performs Routine Maintenance To Ensure Machine Is In Working
Order. May Place Rolls Of Paper And Carbon Paper Onto Feed
Spindle Of Roll-fed Machine, Using Chain Hoist. May Punch Holes
In Completed Sets, Using Drill Punch.
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