94122 Paper converting machine operators

What this occupation covers

Paper converting machine operators operate various machines which fabricate and assemble paper products such as paper bags, containers, boxes, envelopes and similar articles. They are employed by paper products manufacturing companies.

Official main duties

The NOC profile lists 7 main duties for this code.

• Operate machines which cut, fold, glue or clip paper and cardboard to make boxes, corrugated cartons and other articles
• Operate machines which glue paper to cardboard and cut it into required lengths
• Operate machines which press paper to form drinking cups and other containers
• Operate machines which cut, glue and fold paper to make envelopes or paper bags
• Operate other paper converting machines to form products such as paper tubes, cards, paper towels or diapers
• Clean and lubricate machine and perform other routine machine maintenance
• Set up machines.

Do not copy these lines into your reference letter. The letter has to describe what you actually did, in your employer’s words. DUTYPROOF flags wording lifted from the NOC as something to review, and an officer reading a letter that mirrors the NOC reads it the same way.

What DUTYPROOF screens for

This is DUTYPROOF’s screening threshold, not IRCC’s decision. For this NOC, screening requires at least 2 of its 7 official duties to be evidenced in your own words, plus the required letter elements. IRCC asks that you performed the actions in the occupation’s lead statement and a substantial number of its main duties — so treat the duty coverage as the number that matters, not the badge.

Codes this one is confused with

The NOC profile names these itself. Choosing the wrong code of a look-alike pair is the most common way genuine work experience fails to establish eligibility.

• 94150 Plateless printing equipment operators
• 73401 Printing press operators
• 94121 Pulp mill, papermaking and finishing machine operators

Excluded from this code

• Plateless printing equipment operators (See 94150 Plateless printing equipment operators)
• Printing press operators (See 73401 Printing press operators)
• Pulp mill, papermaking and finishing machine operators (See 94121 Pulp mill, papermaking and finishing machine operators)

Job titles filed under this code

A title on this list does not by itself put your experience in this code — the duties in your letter decide that.

automatic carton maker - paper converting · automatic carton-making machine operator - paper converting · automatic paper-cutting machine operator - paper converting · bag maker - paper converting · bag repairer - paper products · bag-making machine set-up operator - paper converting · book cover creaser · book jacket machine tender · box cutter - paper converting · box finisher - paper converting · box gluer - paper converting · box liner - paper converting · box maker - paper converting · box maker operator · button envelope machine tender · carbon coater operator · carbon paper cutter · carbon-coating machine operator · carbon-paper-making machine operator · cardboard box gluer · cardboard box maker - paper converting · cardboard box press operator · cardboard maker - paper converting · cardboard-tube-winding machine operator - paper converting

Employment requirements

• Completion of secondary school is required by the pulp and paper industry and other large employers.
• Several weeks of on-the-job training are provided.
• Previous experience as a labourer within the same company may be required.