Press Operator - Printing

Work setting

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

Responsibilities

Tasks

• 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
• Review job orders to determine job specifications such as production time, colour sequence and quantities required, and advise press crew of these specifications

Additional information

Work conditions and physical capabilities

• Physically demanding
• Attention to detail

Personal suitability

• Accurate