Assistant Press Operator
Core
Assists Press Operators with press make ready, operating, and maintaining sheet-fed or web offset printing press.
Role type
Assistant Press Operator
Builds
Printed materials via offset printing
Domain
Manufacturing / Printing
Required skills
Operating sheet-fed or web offset printing press, Installing plates and blankets on press cylinders, Adjusting press machine parts (feeder, delivery mechanisms, suction grippers), Performing routine operational maintenance and minor repairs, Reading job specifications, Using micrometer to mount and align printing plates, Adjusting feeder and feed board settings
Preferred skills
None stated
Technologies
Offset printing presses, Hand tools, Power tools, Ink solvents
Responsibilities
Inserting packing sheets on plate cylinder, Fastening reinforcing bars to offset blankets, Adjusting pressure between rollers, Washing blankets and cleaning ink rollers, Making color or register corrections prior to production run
Seniority
Entry-level to Junior, requires minimum 2 years experience