Paper and Wood Processing Machine Operators

Key Tasks

• •Setting up printing plates, ink circulation systems, knives, creases, cutting dies, and folding and gluing machines
• •Loading machines with paper and fibreboard
• •Operating machines to form cardboard containers, paper plates, egg cartons, tissue paper and other paper products
• •Adjusting and cleaning machines and performing minor repairs
• •Securing timber into place and setting saws to produce specified sizes of plank and board to be cut
• •Starting machines and feeding stock onto cutting saw, and operating automatic feed mechanisms
• •Raising and lowering saws to trim boards and remove defects such as rot and splits
• •Controlling lathes and slicing machines to produce veneers, and laminating veneer using glue
• •Verifying dimensions of cut stock and accuracy of cuts
• •Checking saws and other machines for safety, sharpness and correct functioning

Employment Projections to 2034