Typesetting and Composing Machine Operators and Tenders

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

Job Task

• 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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