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.

Other names for Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders: Bag Machine Operator, Bag Machine Tender, Bag Maker, Bag Presser, Bag Valver, Bender Machine Operator, Binder, Bindery Machine Operator, Bookbinder, Box Brander, Box Fabricator, Box Finisher, Box Folding Machine Operator, Box Liner, Box Machine Operator, Box Stamper, Bundler, Card Folder, Carton Folder, Carton Forming Machine Operator, Carton Maker, Carton Making Machine Operator, Cellophane Bag Machine Operator, Convolute Tube Winder, Corrugator, Corrugator Operator, Crepe Machine Operator, Cup Machine Operator, Cylinder Machine Operator, Envelope Adjuster, Envelope Folding Machine Adjuster, Envelope Folding Machine Operator, Envelope Machine Operator, Envelope Maker, Feeder Worker Power Unit Operator, Flange Machine Operator, Folder, Folder Machine Operator, Folder Operator, Folding Machine Operator, Four Corner Former Machine Operator, Gluer Machine Setup Operator, Knife Operator, Label Folder, Lace Paper Machine Operator, Lining Folder, Manufacturing Assistant, Manufacturing Associate, Manufacturing Operator, Mat Gauger, Matchbook Maker, Napkin Machine Operator, Paper Bag Maker, Paper Cap Machine Operator, Paper Cone Machine Operator, Paper Cone Machine Tender, Paper Cup Machine Tender, Paper Cutter Operator, Paper Feeder, Paper Folder, Paper Folding Machine Operator, Paper Goods Machine Set-Up Operator, Paper Machine Backtender, Paper Machine Operator, Paper Machine Tender, Paper Maker, Paper Making Machine Operator, Paper Plate Machine Tender, Paper Reclaiming Machine Operator, Paper Reel Operator, Paper Rewinder, Paper Roll Machine Operator, Paper Roller, Paper Ruler, Paper Tube Machine Operator, Paper Winder, Paperboard Box Maker, Plate Worker, Platen Press Operator, Pleating Machine Operator, Quad Stayer, Reeler, Rewinder Operator, Ring Making Machine Operator, Roll Reclaimer, Sack Maker, Shell Machine Operator, Side Seam Machine Operator, Slide Machine Tender, Spiral Tube Winder, Stitching Machine Operator, Strap Folding Machine Operator, String Top Sealer, Tag Machine Operator, Valve Machine Operator, Valver, Winder Operator, Winderman,

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