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U.S. Department of Labor
Industry: Government; Labor
Number of terms: 77176
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Company Profile:
A professional who supervises and coordinates activities of workers engaged in operating calender machines to impart specified gloss and finish to surface of paper. Respnsibilities include: * Assigns duties to workers, according to production orders and knowledge of machine capacities. * Inspects finish of paper for adherence to specifications. * Trains workers in operation of machines. * Maintains production, quality control, and personnel records. * Performs other duties as described under supervisor master title.
Industry:Professional careers
A professional who supervises and coordinates activities of workers engaged in operating machines to coat, laminate, or impregnate paper and related materials with substances such as wax, resins, starches, or polyethylene. Respnsibilities include: * Confers with customers and company officials to obtain order specifications. * Prepares work schedules and assigns duties to workers. * Analyzes production reports and maintains production records. * Trains workers. * May operate coating machines during absences of regular workers. * Performs other duties as described under supervisor master title.
Industry:Professional careers
A professional who supervises and coordinates activities of workers engaged in manufacturing carbon paper and inked ribbons, and processing printed forms into multicopy business forms and teletype rolls. Respnsibilities include: * Reads work orders and production schedules to determine processing sequence. * Prepares time and cost estimates and other production reports. * Assigns duties and interprets company policy to workers. * Performs other duties as described under supervisor master title.
Industry:Professional careers
A professional who sets up and adjusts battery of machines that pass paper or plastic sheeting between series of rolls to coat it with inked wax-oil preparation to make carbon paper. Respnsibilities include: * Selects and installs specified rolls, such as printing (to print specified wording and design on back of paper), applicator, wiper, hot, and cold rolls, using wrenches. * Wipes rolls with cloth and solvent to remove dirt and excess wax. * Turns valves to admit steam and cold water into hot and cold rolls. * Observes gauges and adjusts valves to regulate temperature of rolls and heat of wax in reservoir pan. * Measures thickness of material to be coated, using micrometers, to determine that weight is as ordered. * Observes paper as it passes over and around rolls, and turns nuts to adjust positions of rolls to remove wrinkles. * Measures thickness of coated paper with micrometers, and adjusts distance between applicator and wiper rolls to produce coating of specified thickness. * Assists carbon-coater-machine operator in installing and removing rolls of material and in cutting jammed paper from rolls.
Industry:Professional careers
A professional who operates machines to coat paper or cardboard container blanks with wax or paraffin. Respnsibilities include: * Mounts paper roll on machine feedrack by hand or using chain hoist, or loads blanks on stacking mechanism. * Fills tank with wax chunks or paraffin blocks, and turns valves to regulate temperature and melt material. * Starts machine and adjusts controls to regulate machine feed, temperature of wax, paraffin, cooling rolls, or cold water bath, and tension of paper feed or stacking mechanism. * Weighs standard-size paper sheets before and after coating and calculates weight of wax, or measures thickness of coated blanks with automatic micrometer, to verify that coating meets specifications. * Examines blanks for uneven paraffin distribution, bubbles, spots, or other imperfections. * May be designated according to type of product coated as Carton-Waxing-Machine Operator (paper goods).
Industry:Professional careers
A professional who operates machine to coat paper with chemical solution or emulsion to produce paper for graphic duplicating or photographic printmaking. Respnsibilities include: * Fills coating troughs with specified chemicals. * Mounts paper roll on machine spindle, using hoist or lift truck. * Threads paper through coating rollers and drying chamber. * Adjusts screws on roller shaft to regulate machine speed and paper tension, using handtools. * Adjusts temperature in drying chamber to regulate drying of paper. * Examines and feels surface of coated paper emerging from machine for streaks, discoloration, and adequate moisture content. * Cuts paper with knife to obtain sample for laboratory testing. * Records gauge and graph readings and production data. * May be designated according to type of coating applied as Blueprint-Paper-Coating-Machine Operator; Photographic-Paper-Coating-Machine Operator.
Industry:Professional careers
A professional who operates drier, calender, and winding sections of fourdrinier or cylinder-type papermaking machines to produce paper and wind it onto rolls. Respnsibilities include: * Threads continuous sheet of paper through carrier, drier, and calender rolls by hand. * Observes charts and gauges, and turns valves to adjust steam pressure, temperature of drier and calender rolls, and hot air blowing into continuous sheet. * Turns wheels to adjust tension on rolls and control running speed of sheet. * Inspects sheet for defects, such as dirt, slime spots, holes, and wrinkles, and marks defective portions for removal at rewinding section. * Directs workers engaged in winding, slitting, weighing, wrapping, and stenciling paper rolls. * May operate size tub or spray paper with steam, water, or dyes to obtain specified finish. * May operate drying section only to produce rolls or sheets of dry pulp and be designated Back Tender, Pulp Drier (paper & pulp). * May be designated according to type of machine as Back Tender, Cylinder (paper & pulp); Back Tender, Fourdrinier (paper & pulp).
Industry:Professional careers
A professional who operates drier, calender, and winding sections of fourdrinier or cylinder-type papermaking machines to produce paper and wind it onto rolls. Respnsibilities include: * Threads continuous sheet of paper through carrier, drier, and calender rolls by hand. * Observes charts and gauges, and turns valves to adjust steam pressure, temperature of drier and calender rolls, and hot air blowing into continuous sheet. * Turns wheels to adjust tension on rolls and control running speed of sheet. * Inspects sheet for defects, such as dirt, slime spots, holes, and wrinkles, and marks defective portions for removal at rewinding section. * Directs workers engaged in winding, slitting, weighing, wrapping, and stenciling paper rolls. * May operate size tub or spray paper with steam, water, or dyes to obtain specified finish. * May operate drying section only to produce rolls or sheets of dry pulp and be designated Back Tender, Pulp Drier (paper & pulp). * May be designated according to type of machine as Back Tender, Cylinder (paper & pulp); Back Tender, Fourdrinier (paper & pulp).
Industry:Professional careers
A professional who controls equipment to size (coat) and dry paper. Respnsibilities include: * Positions paper roll on feedrack, using hoist. * Threads paper through size tank and press and drier rolls, and secures it to winding reel. * Starts equipment and adjusts controls to regulate speed of winding reel, temperature of drier rolls, and temperature of air rising from ducts to obtain specified finish. * Examines paper during winding for uniformity of finish and defects, such as wrinkles and tears, and flags defective sections for removal. * May operate slitter and winder machine to slit and rewind paper into smaller rolls. * May operate machine to cut paper into specified sizes.
Industry:Professional careers
A professional who controls equipment to size (coat) and dry paper. Respnsibilities include: * Positions paper roll on feedrack, using hoist. * Threads paper through size tank and press and drier rolls, and secures it to winding reel. * Starts equipment and adjusts controls to regulate speed of winding reel, temperature of drier rolls, and temperature of air rising from ducts to obtain specified finish. * Examines paper during winding for uniformity of finish and defects, such as wrinkles and tears, and flags defective sections for removal. * May operate slitter and winder machine to slit and rewind paper into smaller rolls. * May operate machine to cut paper into specified sizes.
Industry:Professional careers