Job Description:

• 1) Tends machines that seal filled cardboard boxes, cartons, paper, cellophane, or plastic bags: Fills glue and water reservoir.

• 2) Inserts rolls of paper tape into holders.

• 3) Starts sealing machine and observes operation to detect faulty sealing and prevent conveyor jamming.

• 4) Feeds cartons into machine and removes cartons from discharge conveyor.

• 5) Feeds filled cellophane or glassine bags into machine that heats and seals top of bag.

• 6) May adjust holding guides and conveyor line tripping mechanism that regulates movement of carton through gluing and flap-turning mechanism.

• 7) May pack containers.

• 8) May stamp identifying data on carton.

• 9) May inspect contents of package to verify size, color, or brand of article.

• 10) May be designated according to product packaged as Cigarette-Carton Sealer; type of machine operated as Box-Sealing-Machine Catcher; Hot-Sealing-Machine Operator; or task performed as Box-Sealing-Machine Feeder.