Job Description:

• 1) Sets up and operates lithograph press to print descriptive material and designs on tinplate: Installs printing plates on machine rolls, using handtools and gauges.

• 2) Adjusts feed guides, back and side gauges, and rollers with handtools.

• 3) Mixes colors of paint according to formula and fills paint fountain.

• 4) Starts machine and makes trial run.

• 5) Adjusts or changes gears to regulate rate of feed and turns fountain valves to adjust flow of paint.

• 6) Inspects lithographed plate to ensure that printing is clear and lined-up according to specifications or sample.

• 7) Examines plates during process and removes defective plates.

• 8) Observes heat gauges and regulates controls of drying oven to maintain specified heat.