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.

• Job Printer
• Job-Printer Apprentice

• Clean ink rollers after runs are completed.
• Design and set up product compositions and page layouts.
• 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.
• Lay forms on proof presses, ink type, fasten paper to press rollers, and pull rollers over forms to make proof copies.
• Operate cylinder or automatic platen presses to print job orders.
• Position type in locked chases on beds of presses and tighten clamps, using wrenches.
• Reset type to correct typographical errors.
• Set feed guides according to sizes and thicknesses of paper.

• adjust production equipment/machinery setup
• arrange galley setups of type
• assure quality control in printing processes
• clean equipment or machinery
• collate printed materials
• examine products or work to verify conformance to specifications
• fabricate, assemble, or disassemble manufactured products by hand
• identify color or balance
• load or unload material or workpiece into machinery
• make independent judgment in assembly procedures
• operate printing equipment/machinery
• proofread printed or written material
• set page layout or composition
• set type in compositional sequence
• understand technical operating, service or repair manuals
• use hand or power tools