Operate photographic processing machines, such as photographic printing machines, film developing machines, and mounting presses.

Other names for Photographic Processing Machine Operators: Rectification Printer, Reproduction Machine Loader, Semiconductor Wafers Photographic Aligner, Semiconductor Wafers Photographic Processor, Step and Repeat Reduction Camera Operator, Take-Down Sorter, X Ray Developer, Film Cutter, Film Developer, Film Drying Machine Operator, Film Laboratory Technician, Film Printer, Film Processing Utility Worker, Film Processor, Finisher, Image Center Service Associate, Lab Associate, Lithography Contact Worker, Microfilm Processor, Mini-Lab Operator, Negative Cutter, Paper Processor, Photo Department Manager (PDM), Photo Lab Manager, Photo Lab Specialist, Photo Lab Technician, Photo Machine Operator, Photo Mask Pattern Generator, Photo Mask Processor, Photo Printer, Photo Specialist, Photo Technician, Photographic Processing Machine Operator, Print Machine Operator, Printed Circuit Board Panels Developer, Printed Circuit Boards Contact Printer, Automatic Developer, Automatic Mounter, Automatic Print Developer, Black and White Printer Operator, Chemical Mixer, Color Printer Operator, Computer-Controlled Color Photograph Printer Operator, Cutter, Developing Machine Operator, Digital Printer Operator, Drum Operator, Drum Worker,

• Remove completed work from equipment.
• Place film in labeled containers, or number film for identification, by hand or by using numbering machines.
• Read work orders and examine negatives and film in order to determine machine settings and processing requirements.
• Insert processed negatives and prints into envelopes so that they can be returned to customers.
• Load circuit boards, racks or rolls of film, negatives, and/or printing paper into processing or printing machines.
• Fill tanks of processing machines with solutions such as developer, dyes, stop-baths, fixers, bleaches, and washes.
• Sort film to be developed according to criteria such as film type or completion date.
• Measure and mix chemicals to prepare solutions for processing, according to formulas.
• Monitor equipment operation to detect malfunctions.
• Clean and maintain photoprocessing equipment, using cleaning and rinsing solutions and ultrasonic equipment.
• Operate special equipment to perform tasks such as transferring film to videotape or producing photographic enlargements.
• Set and adjust machine controls, according to specifications, type of operation, and material requirements.
• Maintain records such as quantities and types of processing completed, rate of materials usage, and customer charges.
• Start and operate machines to prepare circuit boards and to expose, develop, etch, fix, wash, dry, and print film or plates.
• Inspect film or circuit patterns on photographic plates to locate any defects; discard defective products or repair them, using cleaning solutions and hand tools.
• Splice broken or separated film, and mount film on reels.
• Retouch photographic negatives or original prints to correct defects.