Job Description:

• 1) Makes ready and operates platen-type printing press to produce printed material: Determines setup and operating procedures from work order.

• 2) Inserts type setup or plate in press bed and tightens locking attachment, using wrench.

• 3) Adjusts inking rollers to obtain even distribution of ink.

• 4) Regulates ink flow by adjusting thumbscrews on fountain.

• 5) Starts press and directs PLATEN-PRESS FEEDER to feed sheets by hand onto press platen or to place stack of sheets in feed tray if press is equipped with automatic feeding mechanism.

• 6) Readjusts press during run to obtain specified color registration.

• 7) May place stack of sheets in feed tray on press equipped with automatic feeding mechanism.

• 8) May be designated according to type of material printed as Envelope-Press Operator II; Label-Press Operator II.