| Job Title |
Cylinder-press Operator |
| Job Description |
Makes Ready And Operates Cylinder-type Printing Press:
Verifies Size, Color, And Type Of Paper And Color Of Ink From
Job Order. Cleans Inking Rollers With Solvent And Replaces Them
In Press, Using Handtools. Adjusts Controls To Regulate Volume
Of Ink. Packs Impression Cylinder With Tissue Or Folio. Adjusts
Delivery Tapes, And Positions And Locks Form (type Setup Or
Plate) On Bed Or Cylinder Of Press. Directs Cylinder-press
Feeder (print. & Pub.) In Adjustment Of Feed Guides, Grippers,
And Elevator, Or Hand-feeding Press. Starts Press And Runs Off
Proofsheet. Examines Proof To Determine Off-level Areas,
Variation In Ink Volume, Register Slippage, Indications Of
Offsetting, And Color Register. Adjusts Press Controls, Inking
Fountains, And Automatic Feeders, And Repacks Cylinder With
Overlay To Equalize Off-level Areas As Required. May Register
Forms And Mix Colors. May Make Overlay For Half-tone Shades. May
Operate Cylinder Press Equipped With Cutting Attachment Or May
Replace Type Dies With Cutting Dies To Cut Or Shape Paper Or
Paperboard. May Operate More Than One Press. May Be Designated
According To Kind Of Material Printed As Check Imprinter (print.
& Pub.); Envelope-press Operator (print. & Pub.) I; Label-press
Operator (print. & Pub.) I; Size Of Press As Pony-cylinder-press
Operator (print. & Pub.). Important Variations May Be Indicated
By Trade Names Of Machine Used.
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