Paper stationery machine operator jobs in Finland
Paper stationery machine operators work with machines that perform one or more operations on paper to make it suitable for specific markets, such as punching holes, perforating, creasing, and collating with a carbon coated sheet.
Paper stationery machine operator – how much is the pay in Finland?
What the trade paid in 2024
| Median | 21.98 €/h |
|---|---|
| Bottom tenth | 15.24 €/h |
| Top tenth | 29.84 €/h |
| Employees | 1,718 |
Pay by sex, 2024
| Sex | Median | Employees |
|---|---|---|
| Women | 19.28 €/h | 310 |
| Men | 22.66 €/h | 1,408 |
Paper stationery machine operator - Which skills are essential?
Raise and replenish heaps of sheets, pages, covers on the machine table to align edges and feed the machine input.
Identify operating problems, decide what to do about it and report accordingly.
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.
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.
Adjust cut sizes and depths of cutting tools. Adjust heights of worktables and machine-arms.
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.
Fit the cutting template, set the guillotine, load pages and trim the edges to obtain the desired shape while keeping production quality and quantity.
Different kinds of paper sizes such as folio, quarto, octavo, and sixteen-mo. Each type indicates how many times the paper has to be folded. While these are older, they are nowadays connected with ISO standards such as the A paper sizes.
Overlook the insertion and output of finished products in order to prevent paper jams.
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.
Paper stationery machine operator - Which skills are useful but not essential?
Choose and manage the process of printing, necessary tools, and colours needed during flexographic printing. This method utilises flexible relief plates made out of rubber and plastic for printing.
The technique that allows printing a digital-based image directly onto a variety of materials, mostly using inkjet or laser printer.
Interpret and meet requirements and expectations, as discussed and agreed upon with the customers.
Keep records of the machine's faults, interventions and irregularities for quality control.
Select and oversee implementation of relevant printing processes, necessary tools, and colours.
Measure and cut carbon rolls and mount and position pattern carbon paper as needed.
Dispose of waste materials which pose no risk to health and safety in a manner which complies with recycling and waste management procedures.
Fully arrange or separate a printed product's pages on a printer sheet in order to reduce paper waste and printing time by using an imposition proof.
Use a ruler to measure and accommodate the size and sequence of paper sheets to be used. Position, adjust, and secure the paper inside the measure guides in a specified position.
Operate paper cutter machines used for cutting, creasing, perforating, and engraving single sheets of paper. Put a stack of paper against the knife blade, flatten the stack of paper, and adjust controls to make a certain cut.
Tend machine that perforates sheets of papers with lines of fine holes, facilitating tearing sheets. Install perforating disks in the machine and set guides to adapt the size of the sheet by using hand tools. Feed the machine and remove perforated sheets as they accumulate on the machine table.
Perform regular maintenance, possibly including corrections and alterations, on a machine or machine tool to ensure it remains in a proper productive state.
Printing technique in which the printed pages are arranged into specific patterns in order to create efficient printing plates. This has to be planned correctly so that the printed material can be folded to produce the requested brochures or books with the correct pagination and to be cut down after printing.
Perform cleaning routines after equipment use.
Prepare a comprehensive and unbiased report on wood technology production and progressive development of wood based materials.
Specific techniques related to various printing surfaces such plastics, metal, glass, textiles, wood, and paper.
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.
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.
Upkeep procedures and technical working of machines that produce printed graphical material.
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.