paper machine operator
ISCO: 8171. Skills: 34. Essential: 17.
Essential skills
- apply paper coating
- check paper quality
- concentrate pulp slurry
- monitor automated machines
- monitor paper reel
- monitor pulp quality
- operate headbox
- operate paper drying cylinders
- operate paper press
- quality standards
- set up the controller of a machine
- supply machine
- troubleshoot
- types of paper
- types of pulp
- wear appropriate protective gear
- work safely with machines
Supporting skills
- adjust cut sizes
- carry out waste water treatment
- carry out work-related measurements
- clean equipment
- consult technical resources
- dispose of hazardous waste
- dispose of non-hazardous waste
- keep records of work progress
- monitor conveyor belt
- monitor gauge
- perform machine maintenance
- prepare wood production reports
- record production data for quality control
- report defective manufacturing materials
- tend bleacher
- types of bleach
- types of wood