| Job Title |
Offset-press Operator I |
| Job Description |
Makes Ready And Operates Web Or Sheet-fed Offset Printing
Press To Print Single And Multicolor Copy From Lithographic
Plates: Examines Job Order To Determine Quantity To Be Printed,
Stock Specifications, Colors, And Special Printing Instructions.
Measures Plate Thickness And Inserts Packing Sheets On Plate
Cylinder To Build Up Plate To Printing Height And Installs And
Locks Plate Into Position, Using Handtools, To Achieve Pressure
Required For Printing. Washes Plate To Remove Protective Gum
Coating. Measures Paper Thickness And Adjusts Space Between
Blanket And Impression Cylinders According To Thickness Of Paper
Stock. Fills Ink And Dampening Solution Fountains And Adjusts
Controls To Regulate Flow Of Ink And Dampening Solution To Plate
Cylinder. Starts Press, Examines Printed Copy For Ink Density,
Position On Paper, And Registration, And Makes Adjustments To
Press Throughout Production Run To Maintain Specific
Registration And Color Density. Removes And Cleans Plate And
Cylinders. May Apply Packing Sheets To Blanket Cylinder To Build
Up Blanket Thickness To Diameter Of Plate Cylinder. May Load
Paper Into Feeder Or Install Rolls Of Paper, Make Adjustments To
Feeder And Delivery Mechanisms, And Unload Printed Material From
Delivery Mechanism. May Lead, Give Directions To, And Monitor
Work Of Assistant Press Operator, Offset (print. & Pub.)
651.685-026; Feeder (print. & Pub.) 651.686-014; Jogger (print.
& Pub.) 651.686-018; Or Roll Tender (print. & Pub.) 651.686-022.
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