Job Description:

• 1) Inspects, assembles, and packs mounted or unmounted negatives, color film transparencies, and photographic prints: Examines items for natural color shading, density, sharpness of image, or identifying numbers, using lighted viewing screen.

• 2) Marks defective prints, using grease pencil and standardized symbols to indicate nature of defect and corrective action required in reprinting.

• 3) Removes defects, such as dust and smudges from prints, using brush, cloth, and cleaning fluid.

• 4) Packages and labels satisfactory prints and negatives.

• 5) Maintains daily production records.

• 6) May cut negatives and prints from roll, using cutting machine.

• 7) May be designated according to type of print inspected as Color-Print Inspector; Full-Roll Inspector; Mounting Inspector; Reversal-Print Inspector; May inspect prints for tears, dirt, scum, or other surface defects preparatory to mounting and be designated Take-Down Inspector.