Bookbinding and Finishing Machine Operators
Job description
These individuals operate machines that bind and finish printed articles.
Environment
- Controlled ambient temperature
- Equipment, machinery, tools
- Noise
Main tasks
- Operate specialized equipment.
- Perform pre-production binding and finishing.
- Ensure that product specifications are met.
- Bind printed documents and do the finishing (laminating, perforating, stapling, etc.).
- Pack, weigh, and place the products on the pallet for shipment.
- Repair and bind, as required, damaged or worn books.
Advancement and mobility
- There is some mobility between operator jobs within this group.
- Experience leads to supervisory positions.
Hourly wage
Not available.Job prospects for 2024-2028
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Job prospects for 2024-2028
Job prospects
All of Québec
Good
All of Québec
Non available
Total jobs for 2023
All of Québec
800
All of Québec
na
Gender distribution
All of Québec
Not available.
- 39.2% Female
- 60.8% Male
Not available.
- 39.2% Female
- 60.8% Male
Job types
All of Québec
Not available.
- Full time
- Part time
Not available.
- Full time
- Part time
Yearly wage on 2020
All of Québec
$40,800
All of Québec
Other characteristics
All of Québec
- None
All of Québec
- None
Sectors of activity
All of Québec
Not available.
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NAICS 32380% of jobs
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NAICS 55, 566% of jobs
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NAICS 3224% of jobs
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NAICS 313, 314, 315, 3162% of jobs
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NAICS 3322% of jobs
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Others6% of jobs
All of Québec
Not available.
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NAICS 32380% of jobs
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NAICS 55, 566% of jobs
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NAICS 3224% of jobs
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NAICS 313, 314, 315, 3162% of jobs
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NAICS 3322% of jobs
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Others6% of jobs
Training and requirements
Formation
Most training programs are offered in French only.
Secondary
Sometimes required
- Job-related experience often required.
WAP
This occupation is targeted by Workplace Apprenticeship Programs
Main skills and characteristics
Skills
- Data collection
- Monitoring operations
- Information processing
- Critical thought
- Reading comprehension
- Result evaluation
- Judgment and decision-making
- Quality control analysis
- Oral expression
- Solving complex problems
Abilities
- Digital dexterity
- Awareness of issues
- Near vision
- Oral comprehension
- Manual dexterity
- Verbal skills
- Hand-arm stability
- Speech clarity
- Deductive reasoning
- Visualization
- Selective attention
- Written comprehension
- Core strength
- Control accuracy
- Inductive reasoning
- Speech recognition
- Basic numeracy
- Limb coordination
- Information organization
Knowledge and attributes
- Autonomy
- Capacity to work in a team
- Knowledge of production and treatment
- Attention to detail
- Vitality
- Sense of observation
- Commitment to quality
- Tolerance to routine work
- Timeliness
- Knowledge of mechanics
Interests
- Make, build, install
- Work manually
Personality profiles (RIASEC)
- Realistic
- People with this profile prefer carrying out concrete tasks and being physically involved in what they do.
- Artistic
- People with this profile prefer to express their emotions and thoughts through various art forms. They like to use their imagination.
- Investigative
- People with this profile prefer relying on theoretical knowledge before acting. They like observation, analysis and problem solving.
Official name of the NOC 94152
Binding and finishing machine operators
Job titles
- Binding-Finishing Equipment Operators
- Complementary Printing Process Equipment Operators
- Stitcher operator - printing
- Book-cutting machine operator
- Folder operator - printing
- Collating machine operator - printing
- Continuous glue machine operator - printing
- Assistant binder
- Machine collator and gluer - printing
- Machine stitcher - binding
- Machine side stitcher - printing
- Hand stitcher - binding
- Bronzer - printing
- Machine bronzer - printing
- Headband and liner gluer - printing
- Cutter operator - printing
- Covering machine operator - printing
- Credit card die-cutter operator - printing
- Die-cutting or die-numbering press operator - printing
- Blocking press operator - printing
- Embossing press operator - printing
- Die-cutting platen press operator - printing
- Foil-stamping platen press operator
- Machine cutter - printing
- Guillotine cutter - printing
- Bindery operator
- Book finisher - printing
- Blocking press stamper - printing
- Design and lettering stamper - printing
- Gold leaf stamper
- Foil stamper - printing
- Gluing and folding machine operator - printing
- Stitcher-trimmer operator - printing
- Cutting machine operator - printing
- Book-sewing machine operator - printing
- Laminating machine operator
- Rounding and backing machine operator - printing
- Inserting machine operator - printing
- Numbering machine operator - printing
- Saddle stitching machine operator - printing
- Side stitching machine operator - printing
- Bindery machine operator - printing
- Cerlox binder operator
- Spiral binding machine operator - printing
- Bookbinding machine operator
- Perfect-binder operator - printing
- Finishing machine operator - printing
- Binding and finishing machine operator
- Guillotine operator - printing
- Perforating machine operator - printing
- Bronzing machine tender - printing
- Embossing press tender - printing
- Casing-in machine tender - printing
- Perforating machine tender - printing
- Embossing/encoding machine tender - printing
- Hologram-imprinting machine tender
- Spiral binding worker - printing
- Bindery worker - printing
- Machine folder - printing
- Gathering machine set-up operator - printing
- Stitcher set-up operator - printing
- Casing-in machine set-up operator - printing
- Saddle stitching machine set-up operator - printing
- Perfect-binder set-up operator - printing
- Industrial binder - printing
- Binder and finisher
- Binder - printing
- Machine bookbinder
- Book trimmer
Skill type
Manufacturing and utilities
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