Adhesive Bonding Machine Operators and Tenders
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Job summary
Qualifications
- Ability to control operations of equipment or systems.
- Skilled at watching gauges and monitoring process performance.
- Effective communication and active listening skills.
Responsibilities
- Operate or tend bonding machines using adhesives.
- Maintain production records and quality checks.
- Clean and maintain gluing and cementing machines.
Skills
Tools
Job description
Position Description Operate or tend bonding machines that use adhesives to join items for further processing or to form a completed product. Processes include joining veneer sheets into plywood; gluing paper; or joining rubber and rubberized fabric parts, plastic, simulated leather, or other materials.
- Fill machines with glue, cement, or adhesives.
- Read work orders and communicate with coworkers to determine machine and equipment settings and adjustments and supply and product specifications.
- Examine and measure completed materials or products to verify conformance to specifications, using measuring devices such as tape measures, gauges, or calipers.
- Clean and maintain gluing and cementing machines, using solutions, lubricants, brushes, and scrapers.
- Remove and stack completed materials or products, and restock materials to be joined.
- Maintain production records such as quantities, dimensions, and thicknesses of materials processed.
- Operation and Control: Controlling operations of equipment or systems.
- Operation Monitoring: Watching gauges, dials, or other indicators to make sure a machine is working properly.
- Active Listening: Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.
- Speaking: Talking to others to convey information effectively.
- Monitoring: Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action.
- Quality Control Analysis: Conducting tests and inspections of products, services, or processes to evaluate quality or performance.
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In the United States, there were 17,000 jobs for Adhesive Bonding Machine Operator or Tender in 2016. There is little to no growth in job opportunities for Adhesive Bonding Machine Operator or Tender. The BLS estimates 1,800 yearly job openings in this field.
The states with the most job growth for Adhesive Bonding Machine Operator or Tender are Nebraska, Arizona, and Idaho. Watch out if you plan on working in Massachusetts, New Hampshire, or Maine. These states have the worst job growth for this type of profession.
Adhesive Bonding Machine Operators and Tenders make between $22,870 and $51,460 a year.
Adhesive Bonding Machine Operators and Tenders who work in Oklahoma, Connecticut, or Louisiana, make the highest salaries.
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