Operate or tend cementing and gluing machines to join items for further processing or to form a completed product. Processes include joining veneer sheets into plywood; gluing paper; joining rubber and rubberized fabric parts, plastic, simulated leather, or other materials.

Other names for Cementing and Gluing Machine Operators and Tenders: Automatic Gluing Machine Operator, Automobile Brake Bonder, Band Builder, Band Edger, Bead Preparer, Bindery Worker, Blanket Winder Operator, Board Liner Operator, Bonding Machine Operator, Bonding Molder, Book Jacket Cover Machine Operator, Bottomer Operator, Box Lining Machine Feeder, Box Lining Machine Operator, Box Sealing Machine Operator, Brush Head Maker, Bulk Sealer, Bulk Sealer Operator, Canvas Mounter, Card Decorator, Case Making Machine Operator, Casing In Operator, Cement Machine Operator, Cementer, Cementing Machine Operator, Channel Cementer, Chip Applying Machine Tender, Coater Operator, Collet Gluer, Core Composer Machine Tender, Core Laying Machine Operator, Core Machine Tender, Cover Stripper, Crown Assembly Machine Operator, Doweling Machine Operator, Dual Hose Cementer, Edge Bonder, Edge Glue Machine Tender, Edge Gluer, Electric Sealing Machine Operator, Electronic Heat Seal Operator, Ending Machine Operator, Envelope Sealer, Extension Edger, Finishing Pressman, Folder Operator, Glass Wool Blanket Machine Feeder, Glue Jointer Operator, Glue Line Operator, Glue Machine Operator, Glue Mounter Operator, Glue Reel Operator, Glue Size Machine Operator, Glue Sprayer, Glue Spreading Machine Operator, Glue Wheel Operator, Gluer, Gluer In, Gluer Machine Operator, Gluing Crew Leader, Gluing Pressman, Gummer, Gumming Machine Operator, Handle Machine Operator, Hat Lining Paster, Hat Stock Laminating Machine Operator, Heat Sealing Machine Operator, Hot Plate Plywood Press Operator, Hot Press Operator, Label Paster, Laminating Machine Operator, Laminator, Lamp Shade Joiner, Liner Machine Operator, Looseleaf Binder Coverer, Machine Applicator Cementer, Machine Cementer, Machine Cementer and Folder, Machine Edge Bander, Machine Joiner Cementer, Machine Operator, Manufacturing Assistant, Manufacturing Associate, Manufacturing Operator, Masking Machine Operator, Mounter, Panel Flow Machine Operator, Paper Lay-Up Handler, Paper Sealer, Patch Machine Operator, Perfect Bind Machine Operator, Ply Bander, Plywood Layup Line Core Feeder, Pocket Builder, Process Assistant, Roll Builder, Sealer, Sealer Operator, Sealing Machine Operator, Ski Topper, Splicer Operator, Spool Maker, Stock Roller, Stripper, Stripping Machine Operator, Tape Maker, Tape Making Machine Operator, Taper Operator, Tipper, Utility Operator, Utility Worker, V-Belt Builder, Veneer Glue Spreader, Wood Gluer, Wrapping Machine Operator,

• Examine and measure completed materials or products to verify conformance to specifications, using measuring devices such as tape measures, gauges, or calipers.
• Adjust machine components according to specifications such as widths, lengths, and thickness of materials and amounts of glue, cement, or adhesive required.
• Monitor machine operations to detect malfunctions; report or resolve problems.
• Read work orders and communicate with coworkers in order to determine machine and equipment settings and adjustments, and supply and product specifications.
• Fill machines with glue, cement, or adhesives.
• Mount or load material such as paper, plastic, wood, or rubber in feeding mechanisms of cementing or gluing machines.
• Maintain production records such as quantities, dimensions, and thicknesses of materials processed.
• Start machines, and turn valves or move controls to feed, admit, apply, or transfer materials and adhesives, and to adjust temperature, pressure, and time settings.
• Perform test production runs and make adjustments as necessary to ensure that completed products meet standards and specifications.
• Remove jammed materials from machines and readjust components as necessary to resume normal operations.
• Align and position materials being joined in order to ensure accurate application of adhesive or heat sealing.
• Observe gauges, meters, and control panels to obtain information about equipment temperatures and pressures, or the speed of feeders or conveyors.
• Remove and stack completed materials or products, and restock materials to be joined.
• Clean and maintain gluing and cementing machines, using solutions, lubricants, brushes, and scrapers.
• Transport materials, supplies, and finished products between storage and work areas, using forklifts.
• Measure and mix ingredients to prepare glue.
• Depress pedals to lower electrodes that heat and seal edges of material.