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Job Description

Bind books and other publications or finish printed products by hand or machine. May set up binding and finishing machines.

Job Details

The SOC (Standard Occupational Classification) code is 51-5113.00
The Mean Annual Wage in the U.S. is $ 33,270.00
The Mean Hourly Wage is $ 16.00
Currently, there are 52,730 people on this job

☝️ Information based on the reference occupation “Print Binding and Finishing Workers”.

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Tasks for “Saddle Stitching Machine Operator”

Repair, restore, or rebind old, rare, or damaged books, using hand tools.
Form book bodies by folding and sewing printed sheets to form signatures and assembling signatures in numerical order.
Punch holes in and fasten paper sheets, signatures, or other material, using hand or machine punches and staplers.
Train workers to set up, operate, and use automatic bindery machines.
Stitch or glue endpapers, bindings, backings, or signatures, using sewing machines, glue machines, or glue and brushes.
Insert book bodies in devices that form back edges of books into convex shapes and produce grooves that facilitate cover attachment.
Compress sewed or glued signatures, using hand presses or smashing machines.
Imprint or emboss lettering, designs, or numbers on book covers, using gold, silver, or colored foil, and stamping machines.
Lubricate, clean, or make minor repairs to machine parts to keep machines in working condition.
Apply color to edges of signatures using brushes, pads, or atomizers.
Meet with clients, printers, or designers to discuss job requirements or binding plans.
Bind new books, using hand tools such as bone folders, knives, hammers, or brass binding tools.
Set up or operate machines that perform binding operations, such as pressing, folding, or trimming.
Maintain records, such as daily production records, using specified forms.
Design original or special bindings for limited editions or other custom binding projects.
Monitor machine operations to detect malfunctions or to determine whether adjustments are needed.
Set up or operate bindery machines, such as coil binders, thermal or tape binders, plastic comb binders, or specialty binders.
Cut cover material to specified dimensions, fitting and gluing material to binder boards by hand or machine.
Set up or operate glue machines by filling glue reservoirs, turning switches to activate heating elements, or adjusting glue flow or conveyor speed.
Perform highly skilled hand finishing binding operations, such as grooving or lettering.
Trim edges of books to size, using cutting machines, book trimming machines, or hand cutters.
Examine stitched, collated, bound, or unbound product samples for defects, such as imperfect bindings, ink spots, torn pages, loose pages, or loose or uncut threads.
Cut binder boards to specified dimensions, using board shears, hand cutters, or cutting machines.
Prepare finished books for shipping by wrapping or packing books and stacking boxes on pallets.
Install or adjust bindery machine devices, such as knives, guides, rollers, rounding forms, creasing rams, or clamps, to accommodate sheets, signatures, or books of specified sizes.
Read work orders to determine instructions and specifications for machine set-up.

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