Job Description:

• 1) Tends splicing machine that bonds preglued edges of veneer strips together to form larger sheets: Turns dial or handwheel of machine to regulate heat, pressure of rollers, and conveyor speed according to thickness of veneer sheets to be processed.

• 2) Positions two veneer strips side by side against center guide of machine and feeds them into machine that automatically forces glued edges together and cures edges to bond sheets.

• 3) Observes bonded sheets to detect defects, such as overlapping or unbonded edges.

• 4) Adjusts heat, pressure, and speed of machine, or cleans heating bar with scraping tool to correct malfunctions.

• 5) Verifies dimensions of veneer sheets against work order, using tape measure.

• 6) May record footage spliced as indicated by meter on machine.

• 7) May spray glue on edges of veneer strips prior to bonding, using spray gun.

• 8) May tend splicing machine that automatically applies glue to edges prior to bonding and be designated Edge Gluer.