Job Description:

• 1) Tends one or more machines that automatically develop, fix, wash, and dry photographic prints: Threads leaders around rollers, through processing tanks and dryer, around polished drum, and onto takeup reel.

• 2) Turns valves to fill tanks with premixed solutions, such as developer, dyes, stop-baths, fixers, bleaches, and washes.

• 3) Moves thermostatic control to keep steam-heated drum at specified temperature.

• 4) Splices sensitized paper to leaders, using tape.

• 5) Starts machine and throws switches to synchronize drive speeds of processing and drying units.

• 6) Compares processed prints with color standard and reports variations to control department.

• 7) Adds specified amounts of chemicals to renew solutions.

• 8) Maintains production records.