Press Operator - printing

Education

• No degree, certificate or diploma

Experience

• 1 year to less than 2 years

Responsibilities

• Mount plates or cylinders and make necessary adjustments
• Fill ink fountains and control colour and viscosity
• Estimate costs
• Instruct apprentices
• Monitor regular press run for quality using computer control console
• Remove and clean plates and cylinders at end of press run
• Set up and adjust in-line binding and finishing equipment
• Direct press crew to set up, operate and shut down press

Work setting

• Urban area
• Commercial or in-house printers
• In-house printing or binding