Job Description:

• 1) Operates machines to coat paper or cardboard container blanks with wax or paraffin: Mounts paper roll on machine feedrack by hand or using chain hoist, or loads blanks on stacking mechanism.

• 2) Fills tank with wax chunks or paraffin blocks, and turns valves to regulate temperature and melt material.

• 3) Starts machine and adjusts controls to regulate machine feed, temperature of wax, paraffin, cooling rolls, or cold water bath, and tension of paper feed or stacking mechanism.

• 4) Weighs standard-size paper sheets before and after coating and calculates weight of wax, or measures thickness of coated blanks with automatic micrometer, to verify that coating meets specifications.

• 5) Examines blanks for uneven paraffin distribution, bubbles, spots, or other imperfections.

• 6) May be designated according to type of product coated as Carton-Waxing-Machine Operator.