Laminating machine operator jobs in Finland
Laminating machine operators tend a machine that applies a plastic layer to paper to strenghten it and protect it from wetness and stains.
Laminating machine operator – how much is the pay in Finland?
What the trade paid in 2024
| Median | 27.53 €/h |
|---|---|
| Bottom tenth | 20.12 €/h |
| Top tenth | 33.63 €/h |
| Employees | 5,531 |
Pay by sex, 2024
| Sex | Median | Employees |
|---|---|---|
| Women | 24.59 €/h | 677 |
| Men | 27.86 €/h | 4,854 |
Laminating machine operator - Which skills are essential?
Identify operating problems, decide what to do about it and report accordingly.
Set up and start the lamination process, where a sheet of paper is inserted in a machine and slid through two rolls on metal bars ('mandrels'), where a plastic film is added. These processes also involve heating and gluing.
Perform tests putting a system, machine, tool or other equipment through a series of actions under actual operating conditions in order to assess its reliability and suitability to realise its tasks, and adjust settings accordingly.
Check and safely operate machines and equipment required for your work according to manuals and instructions.
The different kinds of laminating machines, such as the pouch, heated roll, and cold roll laminator. A pouch laminator fixes plastic layers on two sides of the paper in a heating and gluing process, where a cold roll laminator uses a plastic roll to coat the paper. The heated roll laminator uses heat rollers to melt the lamination film on the paper with glue.
Wear relevant and necessary protective gear, such as protective goggles or other eye protection, hard hats, safety gloves.
Continuously check up on the automated machine's set-up and execution or make regular control rounds. If necessary, record and interpret data on the operating conditions of installations and equipment in order to identify abnormalities.
The different criteria used to determine differences in paper types such as coarseness and thickness, and the different fabrication methods and wood types from which the types of paper stem.
The national and international requirements, specifications and guidelines to ensure that products, services and processes are of good quality and fit for purpose.
Ensure the machine is fed the necessary and adequate materials and control the placement or automatic feed and retrieval of work pieces in the machines or machine tools on the production line.
Understand instructions from the cards accompanying job orders and set up or run the machine based on these statements.
Set up and give commands to a machine by dispatching the appropriate data and input into the (computer) controller corresponding with the desired processed product.
Take a sample from the manufacturing machine, present it to a supervisor, make sure the right adjustments are made and quality or company standards are met.
Laminating machine operator - Which skills are useful but not essential?
Interpret and meet requirements and expectations, as discussed and agreed upon with the customers.
Oversee the data presented by a gauge concerning the measurement of pressure, temperature, thickness of a material, and others.
Keep records of the machine's faults, interventions and irregularities for quality control.
Read the folding package or ticket information and decide on a folding style, adjusting the page to the width of the folding depth.
Pack different kinds of goods such as finished manufactured products or goods in use. Pack goods by hand in boxes, bags and other types of containers.
Adjust cut sizes and depths of cutting tools. Adjust heights of worktables and machine-arms.
Perform regular maintenance, possibly including corrections and alterations, on a machine or machine tool to ensure it remains in a proper productive state.
Perform cleaning routines after equipment use.
Prepare a comprehensive and unbiased report on wood technology production and progressive development of wood based materials.
Read and interpret such technical resources such as digital or paper drawings and adjustment data in order to properly set up a machine or working tool, or to assemble mechanical equipment.
Maintain required company records and forms in order to report any defective materials or questionable conditions of manufacturing machinery and equipment.
The various types and characteristics of producing printed goods such as catalogues, flyers, etc.
Overlook the insertion and output of finished products in order to prevent paper jams.
Maintain records of the progress of the work including time, defects, malfunctions, etc.
Set up and monitor the machine that automatically sorts the different pages of documents.
Feed material squarely into the machine and check that the position of cuts and creases is correct, without damage. Produce a sample to match required standards and to possibly make adjustments.