Description
Sets up and operates small offset printing presses used in instant print shops or for in-house printing.
Skill Level
3
Alternative Titles
- Instant Printer Operator
Specializations
- Digital Printer
Skills Assessment Authority
Caveats
Group: 3923 Printers
Description
set up and operate letterpress, lithographic, flexographic, gravure, newspaper, instant, digital and offset printing presses.
Tasks
- 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 operations manually and by computer to check print quality standards against proofs and detect malfunctions
- producing a variety of printed products using 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
- undertaking maintenance, adjustment, repair and cleaning of machines
- producing and managing digital print images, and transferring and outputting images
- may set up and operate paper and bookbinding guillotines
Skill Level
Most occupations in this unit group have a level of skill commensurate with the qualifications and experience outlined below.