| Job Title |
Web-press Operator |
| Job Description |
Makes Ready And Operates Multiunit, Web-fed Rotary Press To
Print Newspapers, Books, And Periodicals According To Written
Specifications: Locks Printing Plates On Printing Cylinder And
Threads Loose End Of Paper Supply Roll (web) Through And Around
Rollers To Cutter And Folder. Adjusts Compensators To Guide
Paper Over Rollers And Cylinders. Inspects Printed Sheets
Visually After Registration Or Position Printing And Readjusts
Guides And Controls To Rectify Spacing Errors. Adjusts Feed
Controls To Rotate Cylinder Into Position Where Plate Locking
Mechanism Is Accessible. Unlocks Plates And Replaces With
Make-over Plates According To Directions Marked On Plate
Regarding Location And Time Of Printing. Rethreads Paper Through
Press If Web Breaks (press Stops Automatically If Web Breaks)
And Readjusts Tension Rollers. Operates Pasting Device To Splice
End Of New Paper Roll To Depleted Roll. Inspects Printed
Material Visually During Production And Readjusts Controls To
Correct Irregular Ink Distribution, Faulty Cuts Or Folds.
Replaces Cutting Blades, Worn Or Damaged Ink Rolls, And Fills
Ink Wells. Cleans, Inspects, And Lubricates Moving Parts Of
Press. May Supervise And Instruct Apprentices. May Load Supply
Rolls Of Paper In Press At Beginning And During Run. May Be
Designated Tension Regulator (print. & Pub.) When Installing
Paper Rolls In Press And Adjusting Controls To Regulate Tension
Of Paper; Or Color-control Operator (print. & Pub.) When
Adjusting Ink Controls To Secure Specified Color Registration.
May Operate Press From Central Control Console.
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