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Print Binding and Finishing Workers

SOC 51-5113.00

Bind books and other publications or finish printed products by hand or machine. May set up binding and finishing machines.

Zone 2 Production

Skills

Knowledge

Job Zone

Green

Top Skills 8

Operation Monitoring

3.4

Critical Thinking

3.2

Reading Comprehension

3.1

Monitoring

3.1

Judgment and Decision Making

3.1

Speaking

3.0

Complex Problem Solving

3.0

Quality Control Analysis

3.0

Knowledge Areas 8

Administration and Management

3.5

Production and Processing

3.4

Mechanical

3.2

Customer and Personal Service

3.1

Mathematics

2.9

English Language

2.9

Clerical

2.8

Education and Training

2.7

Key Tasks

1Examine stitched, collated, bound, or unbound product samples for defects, such as imperfect bindings, ink spots, torn pages, loose pages, or loose or uncut threads.

2Read work orders to determine instructions and specifications for machine set-up.

3Install or adjust bindery machine devices, such as knives, guides, rollers, rounding forms, creasing rams, or clamps, to accommodate sheets, signatures, or books of specified sizes.

4Trim edges of books to size, using cutting machines, book trimming machines, or hand cutters.

5Stitch or glue endpapers, bindings, backings, or signatures, using sewing machines, glue machines, or glue and brushes.

Also Known As

Binder Binder Operator Bindery Assistant Bindery Associate Bindery Cutter Operator Bindery Helper Bindery Machine Setter/Set-Up Operator Bindery Machine Tender Bindery Operator Bindery Production Manager