Job Description:

• 1) Sets up, according to job order specifications, machines that automatically perform in sequence such operations as rounding and backing, supering and lining, casing-in, and pressing to convert gathered signatures into finished book: Mounts rolls of cloth and paper lining and headbands on machine spindles.

• 2) Fills glue pot and adjusts flow of glue.

• 3) Installs and adjusts feed guides, holding clamps, rollers, rounding forms, creasing ram, and other machine parts to accommodate specified size books, using measuring instruments and handtools.

• 4) Sets thermostatic control and pressure gauge according to thickness of book and amount of pressure to be applied.

• 5) Turns screws to adjust cutting mechanism to cut linings and headbands to book size.

• 6) Starts machine to process sample book and verify accuracy of machine setup.

• 7) Makes adjustments as necessary during production run.

• 8) May direct activities or perform duties of CASING-IN-LINE FEEDER.