How to become a paper or Paperboard products machine operator
Official title: Paper/Paperboard products machine operator
Also called: Cardboard article forming press operator, Cardboard box covering wrapping machine operator, Cardboard lining machine operator, Cardboard press operator, Carton and paper box maker, Cellophane bag making machine operator, Joss paper and other ceremonial paper maker, Paper and paperboard products machine operator, Paper bag and envelope maker, Paper bag making machine operator, Paper box bending machine operator, Paper box cutting and creasing press operator
Paper/Paperboard products machine operator monitors and operates machines which produce boxes, envelopes, bags and other goods from paper, paperboard and other similar materials.
Main tasks
- Operating and monitoring machines which glue paper to cardboard, cut it to the required length or cut and crease cardboard or paperboard to form box blanks
- Operating and monitoring machines which form drinking cups or other containers from paper, paperboard or cardboard
- Operating and monitoring machines which cut, fold and glue paper to make envelopes and paper bags, or which form bags from other similar materials
Pay · Outlook · AI and this job
- Generative AI can do relatively little of this work, by the ILO's global estimate.
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Generative AI can do relatively little of this work, by the ILO's global estimate.
Sources
- International Labour Organization, Generative AI and Jobs: A Refined Global Index of Occupational Exposure (ILO Working Paper 140, Gmyrek et al.) (ILO Working Paper 140, May 2025, Annex Table A1), CC BY 4.0, retrieved 4 October 2026
Updated 4 October 2026