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Print Finishing and Binding Workers Career Details

About this Career

£ 25,869 Median Salary
New workers start at around £11,296. Normal pay is £25,869 per year. Highly experienced workers can earn up to £38,061.
272 Jobs in Greater London
Job counts include both employed and self-employed persons in Greater London, 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.

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