Definition:
Printers set up and operate digital, letterpress, lithographic, flexographic, gravure, newspaper and other printing presses.
Tasks include:
(a) setting, adjusting and monitoring substrate-feed mechanisms, delivery mechanisms, inking systems and other printing machine functions;
(b) mixing ink and solvents to standard, and regulating paper and ink supply during print runs;
(c) monitoring, evaluating and determining press to check print quality standards against proofs and detect malfunctions;
(d) producing a variety of printed products using relief, lithographic, flexographic and gravure printing presses, and in-line finishing systems;
(e) preparing plates, blankets and impression cylinders on small offset lithographic printing presses;
(f) loading paper into feeding mechanisms;
(g) monitoring machine operations and quality of printing;
(h) maintaining, adjusting, repairing and cleaning machines;
(i) producing digital print images, and transferring and outputting images.
Job Definition: Printers set up and operate digital, letterpress, lithographic, flexographic, gravure, newspaper and other printing presses. Job Description: Set type according to copy; operate press to print job order; and read proof for errors and clarity of impression, and correct imperfections. Job printers are often found in small establishments where work combines several job