Unit Group

9433 Papermaking and Finishing Machine Operators

Example Titles

• assistant coating operator – pulp and paper
• balerman/woman – pulp and paper
• calender operator – pulp and paper
• embossing calender operator – pulp and paper
• fourth hand – pulp and paper
• graderman/woman – pulp and paper
• sheeter operator – pulp and paper
• winderman/woman – pulp and paper

Main duties

• Operate and monitor various papermaking and finishing process machinery and equipment to dry, calender, laminate, coat, slit, trim, wind or carry out other papermaking and finishing process steps
• Mount, position and thread paper rolls using a hoist
• Control process machinery using a distributed control system and process computers
• Observe equipment and machinery, panel indicators, gauges, level indicators and other equipment instruments to detect machinery and equipment malfunctions and ensure process steps are carried out according to specifications
• Communicate with and assist papermaking and coating control operators to make process adjustments and to start up or shut down process machines as required
• Inspect paper visually for wrinkles, holes, discolouration, streaks or other defects and take corrective action
• Maintain and complete production reports.

Employment requirements

• Completion of secondary school is required.

• Completion of several weeks of formal company training and several months of on-the-job training is required.

• Previous experience as a labourer within the same company is usually required.

Additional information

• There is limited mobility among jobs within this occupational group.
• A certificate in industrial first aid may be required.
• A competency certificate in natural gas may be required.
• Progression to papermaking and coating control operator occupations is possible with experience.

Classified elsewhere

• Labourers in Wood, Pulp and Paper Processing (9614)
• Machine operators engaged in fabricating and assembling paper products (in 9435 Paper Converting Machine Operators )
• Papermaking and Coating Control Operators (9234)
• Supervisors, Forest Products Processing (9215)