The Job Printer sets type according to copy; operates press to print job orders; and reads proof for errors and clarity of impression, and correct imperfections. Job printers are often found in small establishments where work combines several job skills.
Job Printers Tasks
- The Job Printer proofs or prints sheets in order to detect errors and to evaluate the adequacy of impression clarity.
- The Job Printer fills ink fountains and moves levers to adjust the flow of ink.
- The Job Printer sets feed guides according to sizes and thicknesses of paper.
- The Job Printer operates cylinder or automatic platen presses to print job orders.
- The Job Printer cleans ink rollers after runs are completed.
- The Job Printer positions type in locked chases on beds of presses and tighten clamps, using wrenches.
- The Job Printer lays forms on proof presses, ink type, fasten papers to press rollers, and pull rollers over forms to make proof copies.
- The Job Printer designs and sets up products compositions and page layouts.
- The Job Printer resets type to correct typographical errors.
Knowledge requirements for Job Printers
- Production and Processing- The Job Printer must have knowledge of raw materials, production processes, quality control, costs, and other techniques for maximizing the effective manufacture and distribution of goods.
- Mechanical- The Job Printer needs knowledge of machines and tools, including their designs, uses, repairs, and maintenance.
- English language- The Job Printer needs knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar.
- Customer and Personal Service- The Job Printer needs knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation.
- Education and Training- The Job Printer needs knowledge of principles and methods for curriculum and training design, teaching and instructions for individuals and groups, and the measurement of training effects.
- Mathematics- The Job Printer needs knowledge of arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, statics, and their applications.
Work Activities for Job Printers
- >Controlling Machines and Processes- The Job Printer must use either control mechanisms or direct physical activity to operate machines or processes this is not including computers or vehicles.
- Getting Information- The Job Printer observes, receives, and otherwise obtaining information from all relevant sources.
- Handling and moving objects- The Job Printer uses their hands and arms in handling, installing, positioning, and moving materials, and manipulating things.
- Monitor Processes, Materials or Surroundings- The Job Printer monitors and reviews information from materials, events, or the environment, to detect or assess problems.
- Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Materials- The Job Printer inspects equipment, structures, or materials to identify the cause of errors or other problems or defects.
- Identifying objects, Actions and Events- The Job Printer must identify information by categorize, estimate, recognize differences or similarities, and detect changes in circumstances or events.
- Performing General Physical Activities- The Job Printer performs physical activities that require considerable use of your arms and legs and moving your whole body, such as climbing, lifting, balancing, walking, stooping, and handling of materials.
- >Repairing and Maintaining Mechanical Equipment- The Job Printer services, repairs, adjusts, and tests machines, devices, moving parts, and equipment that operates primarily on the basis of mechanical not electronic principles.
- Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates- The Job Printer provides information to supervisors, co-workers, and subordinates by telephone, in written form, e-mail, or in person.
- Making Decisions and Solving Problems- The Job Printer analyzes information and evaluates results to choose the best solution and solve problems.
The Job Printer needs the ability to keep their hands and arms stead while moving the arm or while holding the arm and hand in one position. The Job Printer needs the ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong. It does not involve solving the problem, only recognizing there is a problem. The Job Printer needs the ability to quickly and repeatedly adjust the controls of a machine or a vehicle to exact position. The Job Printer needs the ability to see detail at close range within just a few feet from his work area. The Job Printer needs the ability to quickly move the, the hand together with the arm, or the two hands to grasp, manipulate, or assemble objects.