According to people in this career, the main tasks are...
| Task | Importance |
|---|---|
| Examine completed work to detect defects and verify conformance to work orders, and adjust machinery as necessary to correct production problems. | 93% |
| Observe operation of various machines to detect and correct machine malfunctions such as improper forming, glue flow, or pasteboard tension. | 88% |
| Install attachments to machines for gluing, folding, printing, or cutting. | 87% |
| Cut products to specified dimensions, using hand or power cutters. | 86% |
| Place rolls of paper or cardboard on machine feed tracks, and thread paper through gluing, coating, and slitting rollers. | 86% |
| Monitor finished cartons as they drop from forming machines into rotating hoppers and into gravity feed chutes to prevent jamming. | 85% |
| Adjust guide assemblies, forming bars, and folding mechanisms according to specifications, using hand tools. | 84% |
| 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. | 83% |
| Fill glue and paraffin reservoirs, and position rollers to dispense glue onto paperboard. | 81% |
| Measure, space, and set saw blades, cutters, and perforators, according to product specifications. | 81% |
| Disassemble machines to maintain, repair, or replace broken or worn parts, using hand or power tools. | 80% |
| Stamp products with information such as dates, using hand stamps or automatic stamping devices. | 78% |
| Remove finished cores, and stack or place them on conveyors for transfer to other work areas. | 78% |
| Lift tote boxes of finished cartons, and dump cartons into feed hoppers. | 78% |
| Load automatic stapling mechanisms. | 58% |
