Job Description:

• 1) Operates machine to coat paper with chemical solution or emulsion to produce paper for graphic duplicating or photographic printmaking: Fills coating troughs with specified chemicals.

• 2) Mounts paper roll on machine spindle, using hoist or lift truck.

• 3) Threads paper through coating rollers and drying chamber.

• 4) Adjusts screws on roller shaft to regulate machine speed and paper tension, using handtools.

• 5) Adjusts temperature in drying chamber to regulate drying of paper.

• 6) Examines and feels surface of coated paper emerging from machine for streaks, discoloration, and adequate moisture content.

• 7) Cuts paper with knife to obtain sample for laboratory testing.

• 8) Records gauge and graph readings and production data.

• 9) May be designated according to type of coating applied as Blueprint-Paper-Coating-Machine Operator; Photographic-Paper-Coating-Machine Operator.