Overview
Plateless printing equipment operators operate laser printers, computerized high speed colour copiers and other printing machines to print text, illustrations and designs on a wide variety of materials such as paper, plastic, glass, leather, and metal. They are employed in rapid printing services, newspaper and magazine publishing companies, commercial printing companies and in manufacturing and other establishments that have in-house printing facilities.
This group performs some or all of the following duties:
Review work order to determine job specifications, such as ink colour and quantity required
Set up and make adjustments to printing machine, such as filling ink or paint reservoirs and loading stock
Input codes and key in programming data on console keyboard of computerized machines
Operate and monitor printing machines during print run and make adjustments as required
Clean machines and replace worn parts.