- Industry: Government; Labor
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A professional who loads rolls of paper onto automatic splicing unit of web offset printing press. Responsibilities include:
* Inspects rolls of paper for blemishes or tears and cuts away damaged area with knife.
* Rolls paper into loading position on automatic splicer, inserts shaft of automatic splicer through roll core, secures holding chucks of automatic splicer to shaft ends, and threads paper through press components to prepare press for printing.
* Applies adhesive strip to backup roll and inserts backup roll onto automatic splicing unit of press to prepare paper for automatic splicing.
* Removes roll of leftover paper from press after automatic splicing.
* May operate mechanical truck to transport rolls of paper to press area.
* May clean press and clean and install press components to maintain press in working order.
Industry:Professional careers
A professional who inspects lithographed tinplate for defects, such as ink smears, air bubbles, crooked edges, or imperfect placement of designs.
* Segregates imperfect sheets and stacks them for further processing.
Industry:Professional careers
A professional who this group includes occupations concerned with printing designs or lettering on surfaces of paper, wood, cardboard, or other materials by means of machines other than printing presses.
Industry:Professional careers
A professional who supervises and coordinates activities of workers engaged in silk screening stenciled designs on glass or plastic containers or other glassware. Responsibilities include:
* Examines product design specifications to verify photographic transfer of design to silk screens, and to select type of machine to be used, silk screen material, coating material, and container style, using knowledge of production silk screening techniques.
* Reviews coating tests results to verify color, taper, consistency, clarity, and absorption characteristics of selected coating material.
* Observes installation and adjustment of silk screens, squeegees, and container-holding chucks to ensure setup and quality of product.
* Measures positioning of screens and holding chucks to ensure correct printing location on container.
* Inspects containers for quality and clarity of design and conformance to specifications.
* May create and lay out designs and photographically reproduce them on silk screen.
* May set and adjust drying furnace temperature and conveyor speed controls.
* May requisition supplies.
* Performs other duties described under supervisor master title.
Industry:Professional careers
A professional who supervises and coordinates activities of workers engaged in gold stamping and ink printing of designs and identifying data on box linings, plastic boxes, or leather covered instrument and jewelry cases. Responsibilities include:
* Sets heat, pressure, and time controls on gold-leaf stamping machine, according to item and type of material to be stamped.
* Installs stamping dies in chase and locks chase in press.
* Selects spool of goldleaf or foil, places it on crib and threads it through rollers.
* Installs printing dies and spacers in platen presses.
* Installs and adjusts ink rollers to ensure even distribution of ink and fills fountain with specified ink.
* Adjusts presses during operation to maintain desired printing.
* Repairs equipment, using handtools.
* Operates automatic platen press to cut cardboard blanks for use as case linings.
* Performs other duties as described under supervisor master title.
Industry:Professional careers
A professional who supervises and coordinates activities of workers engaged in roller-printing of cloth. Responsibilities include:
* Analyzes production schedule and work orders and confers with supervisor to determine amount and type of printing specified.
* Confers with department heads to coordinate printing activities with other departments.
* Examines setup of printing machines for printing roller and color changes to ensure conformity to specifications.
* Examines printed cloth swatches and compares with standard to determine if specifications are met.
* Observes work activity and production records to detect variation from standard procedure or lagging production.
* Directs workers to alter processing methods or sequence of production schedule to correct problems and ensure completion of work by deadlines.
* Performs other duties as described under supervisor master title.
Industry:Professional careers
A professional who supervises and coordinates activities of workers engaged in finishing wood or wood composition panels with artificial wood grain print for use in furniture manufacture. Responsibilities include:
* Assigns duties to workers at sanding, filling, coating, and printing stations of panel-printing and drying equipment, according to production priorities.
* Patrols work areas to detect faulty processing and directs workers to correct substandard products, utilizing knowledge of machine functions and processing standards.
* Assigns new workers to work with print-line operator to learn job duties.
* Performs other duties as described under supervisor master title.
Industry:Professional careers
A professional who supervises and coordinates activities of workers engaged in finishing wood or wood composition panels with artificial wood grain print for use in furniture manufacture. Responsibilities include:
* Assigns duties to workers at sanding, filling, coating, and printing stations of panel-printing and drying equipment, according to production priorities.
* Patrols work areas to detect faulty processing and directs workers to correct substandard products, utilizing knowledge of machine functions and processing standards.
* Assigns new workers to work with print-line operator to learn job duties.
* Performs other duties as described under supervisor master title.
Industry:Professional careers
A professional who supervises and coordinates activities of workers engaged in reproduction of special printed matter, such as maps and text books by methods such as offset, handset, or photostatic printing.
* Performs duties as described under supervisor master title.
Industry:Professional careers
A professional who supervises and coordinates activities of workers engaged in screen printing cloth. Responsibilities include:
* Analyzes production schedules and print orders to determine type and quantity of work to be done, and availability of machinery and personnel.
* Schedules work according to established priorities.
* Confers with heads of other departments to ensure coordination of screen printing with activities, such as sample printing, production planning, screenmaking, color mixing, inspecting, and packaging.
* Analyzes problems encountered in screen printing multicolored patterns onto cloth, such as patterns out of register (alignment), colors off-shade, and mechanical malfunctions, and directs workers to correct problems, utilizing knowledge of screen printing techniques.
* Performs other duties as described under supervisor master title.
Industry:Professional careers
