"Typesetting and Composing Machine Operator and Tender" - Part 1
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Basic Job Description:

Operate or tend typesetting and composing equipment, such as phototypesetters, linotype or monotype keyboard machines, photocomposers, linocasters, and photoletterers.



Job Duties and Tasks for: "Typesetting and Composing Machine Operator and Tender"


Monitors machines and gauges to ensure and maintain standards.

Installs printing plates, cylinders, or rollers on machine, using hand tools and gauges.

Selects printing plates, dies, or type according to work order.

Mixes colors of paint according to formulas.

Repairs or replaces worn or broken parts, using hand tools.

Cleans and lubricates equipment.

Measures and records amount of product produced.

Inspects product to detect defects.

Adjusts and changes gears, using hand tools.

Fills reservoirs with paint or ink.

Adjusts feed guides, gauges, and rollers, using hand tools.

Mounts materials to be printed onto feed mechanisms and threads materials through guides on machine.



 

 

 

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Holland / RIASEC Career Code:  R-C-I        SOC:  51-5022.12



 
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