Print Finishing and Binding Workers
Print finishing and binding workers bind books and other publications and finish printed items by hand or machine.
More about this Career
Average Salary
£24102
New workers start around £10525. Normal pay is £24102 per year. Highly experienced workers can earn up to £35461.
Jobs
322
Job counts include both employed and self-employed persons, and do not distinguish between full and part-time jobs.
Daily Tasks
- Sets up and supervises automatic binding and finishing machine..
- Repairs worn book bindings.
- Embosses lettering or decoration on cover by hand or machine.
- Cuts board and cloth for book cover and spine.
- Trims head, tail and fore-edge of book and gilds and marbles page edges as necessary.
- Compresses sewn book in nipping machine to expel air and reduce swelling caused by sewing.
- Folds, collates and sews printed sheets by hand or machine.
Skills Employers are looking for
Soft Skills
Soft skills are non-technical skills that include how you interact with colleagues, solve problems, and manage your work
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Monitoring
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Critical Thinking
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Learning Strategies
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Active Learning
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Active Listening
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Writing
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Speaking
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Mathematics
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Reading Comprehension
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Science
