Job Description:

• 1) Sets up and operates battery of one or more types of printing presses to print identifying data on paper sheets that are wound into tubes for shotgun shells: Places type block on press bed, arranges wooden blocks to hold it in desired position, and locks them in place by tightening wedges with key wrench.

• 2) Wraps and clamps tympan sheet around backing cylinder and fills reservoir with ink, using putty knife.

• 3) Fills feed tray with paper and turns valve to start suction of feed cups.

• 4) Starts press and runs proof sheet.

• 5) Examines it for uniformity of impression, alignment, and spacing, and feels imprint for depth.

• 6) Builds up tympan for darker impression by inserting sheets of tissue or thicker paper between cylinder and tympan or by cutting and pasting strips over light portions.

• 7) Mounts paper roll in rear cradle of cut and print machine, using chain hoist, and threads end through series of rollers to cutoff blade.

• 8) Selects curved printing plates with desired wording and screws them to printing cylinder.

• 9) Wraps and clamps tympan sheet around backing cylinder.

• 10) Runs proof and builds up impression.

• 11) Examines stock for deviation from color standard by holding it to light and pulling stock through fingers to determine texture.

• 12) Measures thickness of paper and skived edges, using dial indicator, to periodically verify conformance to specifications.

• 13) Adjusts guides, pickup fingers, and cylinder and roller alignment by trial and error, by turning setscrews, wingnuts and stopnuts, using handtools.

• 14) Turns gears to adjust length of cut.

• 15) Clears jammed paper from mechanism, using fingers or screwdriver.