Job Description:

• 1) Engraves rubber plates used in printing designs and lettering on fabric or other materials, using knife, mechanical drawing tools and handtools: Cuts strip of engraving gum from roll, using knife.

• 2) Positions design over strip and traces outline or draws letters, using pencil and mechanical drawing tools, leaving impression in surface of strip.

• 3) Cuts around impression with knife to one-ply depth and pulls cut rubber from strip, leaving raised design or lettering.

• 4) Prepares additional rubber plates for jobs requiring colors by omitting different portions of design or lettering from each plate.

• 5) Punches hole on either side of plate and inserts and clinches grommet around hole, using setting tool and hammer, for use in fastening plate to press.