Set up or operate various types of printing machines, such as offset, letterset, intaglio, or gravure presses or screen printers to produce print on paper or other materials.

• Assistant Press Operator, Offset
• Assistant-Press Operator
• Back Tender, Cloth Printing
• Bag Printer
• Ben-Day Artist
• Binding Printer
• Box Printer
• Braille Transcriber, Hand
• Carton Marker, Machine
• Cloth Printer
• Computer Typesetter-Keyliner
• Cylinder-Press Operator
• Cylinder-Press-Operator Apprentice
• Decorating-Equipment Setter
• Decorating-Machine Operator
• Design Printer, Balloon
• Embosser
• Embossing-Machine Operator
• Embossing-Press Operator
• Embossing-Press-Operator Apprentice
• Embossograph Operator
• Engraver, Machine
• Engraving Press Operator
• Engrosser
• Form Designer
• Glove Printer
• Ink Printer
• Instant Print Operator
• Letterer
• Line-Up Examiner
• Lithograph-Press Operator, Tinware
• Lithographic-Proofer Apprentice
• Marker
• Marking-Machine Operator
• Marking-Machine Operator
• Microfiche Duplicator
• Music Copyist
• Music Grapher
• Name-Plate Stamper
• Offset-Duplicating-Machine Operator
• Offset-Press Operator I
• Offset-Press Operator II
• Offset-Press-Operator Apprentice
• Pantograph Setter
• Platen-Press Feeder
• Platen-Press Operator
• Platen-Press-Operator Apprentice
• Press Feeder
• Print-Line Operator
• Printer
• Printer
• Printer
• Printer, Floor Covering
• Printer, Machine
• Printer, Plastic
• Printer-Slotter Operator
• Printing-Machine Operator, Folding Rules
• Printing-Machine Operator, Tape Rules
• Proof-Press Operator
• Proofer, Prepress
• Roller Operator
• Rotary-Screen-Printing-Machine Operator
• Rotogravure-Press Operator
• Rubber-Printing-Machine Operator
• Screen Maker, Photographic Process
• Screen Maker, Textile
• Screen-Printing-Equipment Setter
• Screen-Printing-Machine Operator
• Section Leader, Screen Printing
• Silk-Screen Printer, Machine
• Sketch Maker I
• Sketch Maker, Photoengraving
• Stamper II
• Stamping-Press Operator
• Steel-Die Printer
• Strike-Off-Machine Operator
• Striper
• Striping-Machine Operator
• Symbol Stamper, Semiconductor Packages
• Tab-Card-Press Operator
• Ticketer
• Tip Printer
• Type Copyist
• Wad-Printing-Machine Operator
• Wallpaper Printer I
• Web-Press Operator
• Web-Press-Operator Apprentice

• Apply glue or tape to holes in screens to repair leaks.
• Attach cloth to take-up rollers, placing it in feeding position and threading it through equipment as necessary.
• Blend and test paint, inks, stains, and solvents according to types of material being printed and work order specifications.
• Clean and lubricate printing machines and components, using oil, solvents, brushes, rags, and hoses.
• Coordinate printing activities with activities of workers who set up, clean, and feed machines.
• Correct misprinted materials, using materials such as ink eradicators or solvents.
• Direct and monitor activities of workers feeding, inspecting, and tending printing machines and materials.
• Examine job orders to determine details such as quantities to be printed, production times, stock specifications, colors, and color sequences.
• Input instructions to program automated machinery, using a computer keyboard.
• Inspect and examine printed products for print clarity, color accuracy, conformance to specifications, and external defects.
• Load, position, and adjust unprinted materials on holding fixtures or in equipment loading and feeding mechanisms.
• Maintain records of goods produced, supplies used, production costs, and machine maintenance and repair activities.
• Measure screens and use measurements to center and align screens in proper positions and sequences on machines, using gauges and hand tools.
• Monitor and control operation of auxiliary equipment to assemble and finish products.
• Monitor feeding, printing, and racking processes of presses to maintain specified operating levels and to detect malfunctions, making adjustments as necessary.
• Monitor stocks of materials such as paper, ink, and metal to maintain supplies during equipment operation.
• Operate equipment at slow speed to ensure proper ink coverage, alignment, and registration.
• Pack and label cartons, boxes, or bins of finished products.
• Place printed items in ovens to dry or to set ink.
• Place spools of thread or wire on holders, and thread through machines.
• Position knives at specified distances from edges of plastic material to trim excess material from edges.
• Pour ink into pans, and smooth paint onto stencils, using flat-bladed knives.
• Pour or spread paint, ink, color compounds, and other materials into reservoirs, troughs, hoppers, or color holders of printing units, making measurements and adjustments to control color and viscosity.
• Prepare and treat lithographic plates with various chemicals to clean and preserve plates and fix images.
• Provide assistance in the design and layout of forms and materials to be printed.
• Push buttons, turn handles or move controls and levers to start and control printing machines.
• Remove printed materials from presses, using handtrucks, electric lifts, or hoists, and transport them to drying, storage or finishing areas.
• Repair, maintain, or adjust equipment.
• Reposition printing plates, adjust pressure rolls, or otherwise adjust machines to improve print quality, using knobs, handwheels, or hand tools.
• Requisition supplies, materials, and equipment and receive stock.
• Select and install printing plates, rollers, feed guides, gauges, screens, stencils, type, dies, and cylinders in machines according to specifications, using hand tools.
• Set and adjust speed, temperature, ink flow, and positions and pressure tolerances of equipment.
• Squeeze or spread ink on plates, pads, or rollers, using putty knives, brushes, or sponges.
• Thin printing compounds, using specified thinners.

• adjust production equipment/machinery setup
• assure quality control in printing processes
• attach or mark identification onto products or containers
• clean equipment or machinery
• collect payment
• demonstrate or explain assembly or use of equipment
• determine film exposure settings
• determine specifications
• develop film or other photographic medium
• direct and coordinate activities of workers or staff
• distinguish colors
• examine products or work to verify conformance to specifications
• fabricate printing plates
• identify color or balance
• install equipment or attachments on machinery or related structures
• load or unload material or workpiece into machinery
• load, unload, or stack containers, materials, or products
• maintain consistent production quality
• maintain or repair industrial or related equipment/machinery
• maintain production or work records
• measure, weigh, or count products or materials
• mix paint, ingredients, or chemicals, according to specifications
• mix printing solutions
• monitor production machinery/equipment operation to detect problems
• move or fit heavy objects
• operate bindery equipment
• operate cameras
• operate fabric printing equipment
• operate graphic reproduction equipment
• operate hoist, winch, or hydraulic boom
• operate printing equipment/machinery
• operate scanner
• perform safety inspections in manufacturing or industrial setting
• process photographic prints
• read production layouts
• read specifications
• read work order, instructions, formulas, or processing charts
• receive customer orders
• restore photographs
• retouch negatives or prints
• set page layout or composition
• set up production equipment or machinery
• strip negatives
• understand technical operating, service or repair manuals
• use color analyzer
• use densitometer
• use desktop publishing software
• use hand or power tools
• use precision measuring tools or equipment