Assistant Press Operator
Core
Assist Press Operators with press make ready, operating, and maintaining sheet-fed or web offset printing press.
Role type
Assistant Press Operator
Builds
Printed materials for marketing, packaging, and supply chain solutions
Domain
Printing and packaging
Required skills
offset presswork procedures, plate mounting and alignment, press adjustments, feeder mechanism adjustment, roller maintenance, ink cleaning, job specification reading, micrometer usage, minor equipment repairs
Preferred skills
none stated
Technologies
sheet-fed offset press, web offset press, hand tools, power tools, ink solvent, cleaning mechanism
Responsibilities
Insert packing sheets, fasten reinforcing bars, and install plates/blankets on press cylinders; Adjust press machine parts like feeders, delivery mechanisms, and suction grippers; Remove and replace worn rollers; Wash blankets and clean ink rollers/fountains; Make color or register corrections prior to production runs
Seniority
Entry-level to Junior, requires guidance