Book-sewing Machine Operator Handicraft & Printing Workers

The national and international requirements, specifications and guidelines to ensure that products, services and processes are of good quality and fit for purpose.

The different criteria used to determine differences in paper types such as coarseness and thickness, and the different fabrication methods and wood types from which the types of paper stem.

Adjust cut sizes and depths of cutting tools. Adjust heights of worktables and machine-arms.

Apply safety and health principles, policies and institutional regulations of working in printing production. Protect oneself and others against such hazards as chemicals used in printing, invasive allergens, heat, and …

Continuously check up on the automated machine's set-up and execution or make regular control rounds. If necessary, record and interpret data on the operating conditions of installations and equipment in …

Set up or adjust machine controls to regulate conditions such as material flow, temperature, or pressure.

Ensure the machine is fed the necessary and adequate materials and control the placement or automatic feed and retrieval of work pieces in the machines or machine tools on the …

Identify operating problems, decide what to do about it and report accordingly.

Set and adjust several parts of the stitching machine such as pressure pumps, stitchers for specified length, and thickness of the stitch and trimmer knives to trim three sides of …

Raise and replenish heaps of sheets, pages, covers on the machine table to align edges and feed the machine input.

Handle stitcher operator to automatically gather, stitch and trim folded signatures or flat sheets of paper. These are subsequently formed into paperbound books, magazines, pamphlets, catalogues and booklets.

Open signature and place it over the machine feed arm, releasing the signature. Stitch or fasten endpapers and linings to first and last signatures of books. This skill also includes …

Place the book or the material to be stitched under the needle, set the presser foot to the thickness of the book, and turn setscrews to adjust the length of …

The various types and characteristics of producing printed goods such as catalogues, flyers, etc.

Perform cleaning routines after equipment use.

Read and interpret such technical resources such as digital or paper drawings and adjustment data in order to properly set up a machine or working tool, or to assemble mechanical …

Interpret and meet requirements and expectations, as discussed and agreed upon with the customers.

Maintain records of the progress of the work including time, defects, malfunctions, etc.

Monitor the flow of the work pieces on the conveyor belt as they are processed by the machine to ensure optimal productivity.

Oversee the data presented by a gauge concerning the measurement of pressure, temperature, thickness of a material, and others.

Pack different kinds of goods such as finished manufactured products or goods in use. Pack goods by hand in boxes, bags and other types of containers.

Perform regular maintenance, possibly including corrections and alterations, on a machine or machine tool to ensure it remains in a proper productive state.

Perform tests putting a system, machine, tool or other equipment through a series of actions under actual operating conditions in order to assess its reliability and suitability to realise its …

Overlook the insertion and output of finished products in order to prevent paper jams.

Keep records of the machine's faults, interventions and irregularities for quality control.

Replace the old blade of a sawing machine with a new one by removing the chip brush, taking away the front blade guide, loosening the blade tension and removing the …

Maintain required company records and forms in order to report any defective materials or questionable conditions of manufacturing machinery and equipment.

Wear relevant and necessary protective gear, such as protective goggles or other eye protection, hard hats, safety gloves.

Perform folder operations, such as setting up and adjusting the feeder for delivery. Prepare the folder machine for special processes like perforating, scoring, trimming, softening, and binding of paper products.

Remove surplus of glue with a scraper.

Trim excess material from finished products with a knife.