Job Description:

• 1) Examines engraved cloth-printing rollers for processing defects and repairs defects, using handtools: Lifts roller into brackets on table or turning device with aid of another worker and portable hoist.

• 2) Examines rollers for defects, such as pinholes and scratches.

• 3) Compares customer's design and printed proof to detect missed engravings, extra engravings, and uneven joining of design on circumference of roller, and examines roller to verify defects.

• 4) Dusts engraved design with chalk and examines roller to determine whether engraving is too full or too dense to print desired effects on cloth.

• 5) Plugs pinholes, extra engravings, and over-engraved areas with copper wire plugs, and forces plugs in place, using ball peen hammer and punch.

• 6) Smooths rough spots, using file and removes scratches from roller surface, using burnishing tool.

• 7) Traces outline of missed engraving on wax paper and transfers outline to roller, using scriber.

• 8) Engraves additional lines or designs on roller surface freehand or following outline to fill in gaps in design or missing engravings, using gravers and magnifying lens.

• 9) Rejects unrepairable rollers.

• 10) Cleans and polishes rollers, using water, polishing paste, and cloth.

• 11) May inspect rollers only and be designated Roller Inspector.