| Job Title |
Assistant Press Operator, Offset |
| Job Description |
Performs Any Combination Of Following Tasks To Assist
Offset-press Operator (print. & Pub.) I 651.382-042 To Make
Ready, Operate, And Maintain Sheet-fed Or Web Offset Printing
Press: Inserts Packing Sheets On Plate Cylinder To Build Up
Plate To Printing Height, Fastens Reinforcing Bars To Offset
Blankets, And Installs Plates And Blankets On Press Cylinders,
Using Handtools And Power Tools, To Achieve Pressure Required
For Printing. Adjusts Press Machine Parts, Such As Feeder And
Delivery Mechanisms, Suction Grippers, Guides, Feed Wheels,
Jogging Device, Tapes, And Cams, As Directed By Offset-press
Operator (print. & Pub.) I, Using Handtools. Positions Skid Of
Unprinted Sheets On Feed Device Of Sheet-fed Press, Using
Handtruck Or Electric Lift-truck, Or Lifts And Positions Roll Of
Paper In Feed Mechanism Of Web Press, Using Chain Hoist. Fills
Ink And Dampening Solution Fountains Of Press. Observes Press
Operation To Detect Machine Malfunctions And Examines Printed
Copy For Ink Density, Position On Paper, And Registration, And
Adjusts Press Or Notifies Offset-press Operator (print. & Pub.)
I When Malfunction Occurs. Removes Loaded Skid Of Printed
Material From Stacking Mechanism, Using Handtruck, And Replaces
Loaded Skid With Empty Skid. Assists Offset-press Operator
(print. & Pub.) I To Remove And Replace Worn Rollers And Adjust
Pressure Between Rollers Of Press, Using Handtools. Washes Press
And Cleans Ink And Ink Distributing Rollers And Ink Fountains,
Using Ink Solvent And Cleaning Mechanism On Press. Keeps Daily
Time, Production, And Material Usage Reports. May Lead, Give
Directions To, And Monitor Work Of Feeder (print. & Pub.)
651.686-014; Jogger (print. & Pub.) 651.686-018; Or Roll Tender
(print. & Pub.) 651.686-022.
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