Printers set up and operate digital, letterpress, lithographic, flexographic, gravure, newspaper and other printing presses.
Skill level:
Semi-skilled
Salary Checker
Job Definition
- Setting, adjusting and monitoring substrate-feed mechanisms, delivery mechanisms, inking systems and other printing machine functions
- Mixing ink and solvents to standard, and regulating paper and ink supply during print runs
- Monitoring, evaluating and determining press to check print quality standards against proofs and detect malfunctions
- Producing a variety of printed products using digital, relief, lithographic, flexographic and gravure printing presses, and in-line finishing systems
- Preparing plates, blankets and impression cylinders on small offset lithographic printing presses
- Loading paper into feeding mechanisms
- Monitoring machine operations and quality of printing
- Maintaining, adjusting, repairing and cleaning machines
- Producing digital print images, and transferring and outputting images
