- Industry: Government; Labor
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A professional who glues paper to back of platen (pressure plate) cover to raise depressed areas of platen cover and reduce clearance between paper and printing head of printing press. Responsibilities include:
* Holds platen obliquely to electric light to locate shadowed depressed areas of platen cover, and draws contour rings around depressed areas, using pencil.
* Cuts out paper to fit within contour lines and cements paper onto back of platen cover to raise depressions in platen cover, using razor blade and paper cement.
* Examines printed material to detect defects in printing due to platen face cover depressions.
* Writes requisitions to order supplies.
Industry:Professional careers
A professional who glues paper to back of platen (pressure plate) cover to raise depressed areas of platen cover and reduce clearance between paper and printing head of printing press. Responsibilities include:
* Holds platen obliquely to electric light to locate shadowed depressed areas of platen cover, and draws contour rings around depressed areas, using pencil.
* Cuts out paper to fit within contour lines and cements paper onto back of platen cover to raise depressions in platen cover, using razor blade and paper cement.
* Examines printed material to detect defects in printing due to platen face cover depressions.
* Writes requisitions to order supplies.
Industry:Professional careers
A professional who makes ready and operates proof press to make proofs of type setup. Responsibilities include:
* Places galley of type on bed of press.
* Depresses pedal to move ink roller over face of type or applies ink, using hand roller.
* Places sheet of paper on type and depresses pedal or turns crank to pass rollers over paper to obtain proof of type setup.
* Removes proofsheet from press and delivers it to proofreader.
* May print reproduction proofs of type and illustrating cuts on transparent film or glossy paper, to be used in lithographic plate making.
* May be designated according to type of press operated as lithographic proofer; offset-proof-press operator.
Industry:Professional careers
A professional who makes ready and operates proof press to make proofs of type setup. Responsibilities include:
* Places galley of type on bed of press.
* Depresses pedal to move ink roller over face of type or applies ink, using hand roller.
* Places sheet of paper on type and depresses pedal or turns crank to pass rollers over paper to obtain proof of type setup.
* Removes proofsheet from press and delivers it to proofreader.
* May print reproduction proofs of type and illustrating cuts on transparent film or glossy paper, to be used in lithographic plate making.
* May be designated according to type of press operated as lithographic proofer; offset-proof-press operator.
Industry:Professional careers
A professional who performs duties as described under apprentice master title.
Industry:Professional careers
A professional who performs duties as described under apprentice master title.
Industry:Professional careers
A professional who performs any combination of following duties to assist printing press operator to make ready, operate, and maintain roll-fed (web) or sheet-fed, single-or-multicolor flatbed, cylinder, offset, flexographic, or web press. Responsibilities include:
* Assists press operator to install paper packing sheets on impression (back-up) cylinder, fasten reinforcing bars to metal printing plates and offset blankets, and install plates and blankets on press cylinders, using handtools and power tools.
* Adjusts machine parts, such as feed and delivery mechanisms, suction grippers, guides, feed wheels, jogging device, tapes, and cams as directed by press operator, using handtools.
* Lifts and positions roll of paper in feed mechanism, using chain hoist, or positions skid of unprinted sheets on feed device, using handtruck or electric lift-truck.
* Removes loaded skid of printed material from stacking mechanism, using handtruck, and replaces with empty skid.
* Fills fountains with ink paste, using spatula.
* Tends press in absence of press operator.
* Observes mechanical operation and indicating gauges, such as ammeter and air pressure gauges to ensure that specified operating levels are maintained and makes specified adjustments or notifies press operator when malfunction occurs.
* Assists in lubrication of press, using grease gun and oilcan.
* Assists press operator to remove and replace worn rollers and adjust pressure between rollers, using handtools.
* Cleans ink and distributing rollers, ink fountains, and printing type, using cleaning solvent, brush, and rags.
* Cleans press and work area, using vacuum cleaner, brush, and airhose.
* Keeps daily time, production, and material usage reports.
* Assists in exposing and developing printing plates.
* Regulates temperature of gas-fired drying units.
* May be required to serve apprenticeship.
Industry:Professional careers
A professional who assists plastic printer in printing designs on plastic material. Responsibilities include:
* Inserts spindle through roll of plastic material and adjusts collars to center roll on spindle.
* Positions spindle on printing press feedrack and clamps it in place.
* Threads material through press rolls and tapes end to winding roll.
* Places cardboard core on rewind spindle, tapes end of finished plastic roll to core, and moves controls to rewind specified quantity of printed plastic.
* Observes plastic during rewinding and marks or cuts out defective portions.
* Records weight of rolls and amount of plastic on rolls.
* Washes ink rollers and pan in solvent.
* Performs other duties as described under helper master title.
Industry:Professional careers
A professional who sets up and operates flexographic printing press to print designs or lettering on rolls of flexible plastic film, paper, and nonabsorbent stock for use in making products, such as plastic, paper, or waxed paper bags, and paper drinking cups. Responsibilities include:
* Reads job order and mounts specified rubber plate and printing dies on cylinder, installs cylinder on shaft, and secures assembly in bed of press.
* Fills dye fonts with prescribed inks or dyes.
* Moves levers to engage dye rolls, adjusting position of cylinder to print two or more colors without overlapping or smearing previously printed area.
* Inserts shaft through core of paper or plastic roll and secures roll on press in feed position.
* Splices end of roll to trailer sheet remaining in press, using tape, and turns handwheel to regulate roll tension and feed as directed.
* Starts press, adjusting speed, tension, and alignment of printing plate as necessary.
* Cuts sample of printed material from end of printed roll and inspects for imperfections, such as blurred or off-center impressions.
* Cleans rubber plate, cylinder, and dye fonts, using solvent, and lubricates press as needed, using grease gun.
* May mix inks or dyes to produce desired colors.
* May operate press equipped with laminator attachment to print and laminate polyethylene or cellophane sheeting.
* May operate press that prints, cuts, and folds paper stock to make paper napkins.
Industry:Professional careers
A professional who operates cylinder press to print color stripes on paper stock used for making paper bags or wrapping paper. Responsibilities include:
* Mounts roll of stock paper on unwind shaft, using hoist.
* Threads paper through rollers of press and onto windup shaft.
* Fills ink well with specified color of ink.
* Pushes button to start and stop machine.
* Observes operation and turns handwheels to adjust tension of paper.
* May clean inkwell, using alcohol.
Industry:Professional careers
