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Will AI replace Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders?
O*NET occupation 51-9196.00
Set up, operate, or tend paper goods machines that perform a variety of functions, such as converting, sawing, corrugating, banding, wrapping, boxing, stitching, forming, or sealing paper or paperboard sheets into products.
O*NET alternate job titles
- Paper Maker
- Paper Goods Machine Set-Up Operator
- Paper Machine Tender
- Paper Machine Operator
- Paper Cup Machine Tender
- Paper Cone Machine Tender
- Paper Bag Machine Operator
- Paper Cap Machine Operator
Example core tasks from the O*NET database
- Examine completed work to detect defects and verify conformance to work orders, and adjust machinery as necessary to correct production problems.
- Observe operation of various machines to detect and correct machine malfunctions such as improper forming, glue flow, or pasteboard tension.
- Start machines and move controls to regulate tension on pressure rolls, to synchronize speed of machine components, and to adjust temperatures of glue or paraffin.
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