Set type according to copy; operate press to print job order; and read proof for errors and clarity of impression, and correct imperfections. Job printers are often found in small establishments where work combines several job skills.

Other names for Job Printers: Flexographic Printing Press Operator, Info Print Press Operator, Job Hand, Job Press Operator, Job Printer, Job Printer Apprentice, Lithographic Press Operator, Offset Press Operator, Offset Pressman, Press Operator, Press Technician, Pressman, Printer, Printer's Devil, Printing Press Operator, Production Manager, Roto Gravure Press Operator, Typesetter, Web Press Operator,

• Examine proofs or printed sheets in order to detect errors and to evaluate the adequacy of impression clarity.
• Fill ink fountains and move levers to adjust the flow of ink.
• Set feed guides according to sizes and thicknesses of paper.
• Operate cylinder or automatic platen presses to print job orders.
• Clean ink rollers after runs are completed.
• Position forms (type in locked chases) on beds of presses; then tighten clamps, using wrenches.
• Lay forms on proof presses; then ink type, fasten paper to press rollers, and pull rollers over forms to make proof copies.
• Design and set up product compositions and page layouts.
• Reset type to correct typographical errors.

• Adjustable wrenches
• Air dryers
• Hex keys
• Paper jogging machines
• Scanners
• Conductivity meters
• Densitometers
• Desktop computers
• Digital cameras
• Scanners
• Grease guns
• Air dryers
• Laminators
• Notebook computers
• Micrometers
• Offset printing presses
• Offset printing plate processors
• Paper drilling machines
• Printing assemblers
• Personal computers
• pH meters
• Photocopiers
• Printing guillotines
• Platemakers
• Document camera
• Industrial shrink wrap equipment
• Silk screen vacuum printing frames
• Screwdrivers
• Stapler units
• Thermal book binding machines
• Printing presses

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