Job Description:

• 1) Tends machine that spreads glue on both sides of precut veneer stock (crossbands or core boards) or particleboard before assembly into plywood or veneered panels: Turns valve on glue hopper above machine to fill troughs formed between application rollers and doctor rolls.

• 2) Turns handwheel, crank, or tension screws to space rollers according to thickness of stock.

• 3) Starts machine, scans stock to detect knotholes or large splits, and discards culls in handcart.

• 4) Feeds stock between rollers.

• 5) Observes level of glue in troughs between doctor rolls and rollers, and turns valve to replenish glue when level is low.

• 6) Periodically feels discharged stock to determine if glue is being spread evenly and if glue coating is sufficient to bond stock in panels, and adjusts rollers to correct defective gluing.

• 7) Cleans glue from rollers, using hot water or alcohol and brush.

• 8) May lubricate machine.

• 9) May mix glue.