Job Description:

• 1) Operates automatic screen-printing machine to print multicolor designs on textiles: Mounts screens in specified sequence on machine.

• 2) Pours printing paste onto screens or fills automatic feed pan.

• 3) Turns knob to set machine speed and adjusts swing and pressure of squeegees, using handtools, according to type of design and cloth being printed.

• 4) Starts machine and conveyor belt that carries textile articles under screens.

• 5) Inspects articles being printed to detect colors out of register.

• 6) Turns screws to adjust position of screens so that each color is printed in allotted spaces in design.

• 7) Removes foreign matter from screens to prevent irregular flow of printing paste.

• 8) Tapes holes in coated portion of screen if leak develops.