7323-Print finishing and binding workers

Job Title: 

Print finishing and binding workers

Job Description: 

Print finishing and binding workers bind books and other publications, and finish printed products by hand or machine

Tasks: 

Tasks include

  • setting up and supervising the operation of automatic binding and finishing equipment
  • binding full, half and limp-bound books, and repairing bindings
  • folding, collating and sewing signatures by machine and hand
  • operating paper guillotines for pre-press and post-press paper cutting and trimming, and programming electronically operated units
  • operating systems to insert printed material into newspapers, magazines and envelopes
  • embellishing printed products automatically and manually
  • operating photographic and electronic reproduction devices.
Specific Occupations: 

73231
Bookbinder/ sewer/ forwarder/ finisher/ collator/ gilder/ marble, (bookbinding)

73232
Embosser, book (hand)

73233
Foreman, bookbinding

73234
Machine-operator, bookbinding

73235
Machine-operator ( embossing (books)/collating (book binding))

73236
Operator( cutter: printing/ foil stamp/ folder: printing/ gatherer: printing)

73237
Operator( multibinder/ perfect binder/saddle stitch: bookbinding)

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Source Of Info: 

Source: Pakistan Bureau of Statistics, PSCO-2349