Stitch or glue endpapers, bindings, backings, or signatures, using sewing machines, glue machines, or glue and brushes

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

Lubricate, clean, or make minor repairs to machine parts to keep machines in working condition

Trim edges of books to size, using cutting machines, book trimming machines, or hand cutters

Maintain records, such as daily production records, using specified forms

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

Monitor machine operations to detect malfunctions or to determine whether adjustments are needed

Read work orders to determine instructions and specifications for machine set-up