Photographic Processing Machine Operators

Operate photographic processing machines, such as photographic printing machines, film developing machines, and mounting presses.

Job Task

• Measures and mixes chemicals according to formula to prepare solutions for processing.
• Removes completed work from equipment and examines circuit boards, plates, film, and prints for conformance to quality standards.
• Reads work orders and examines negatives and film to determine machine settings and processing requirements.
• Places film in labeled containers or numbers film for identification, using numbering machine or by hand.
• Discards or cleans and repairs defective film or circuit patterns on photographic plates, using cleaning solutions and hand tools.
• Cleans and maintains photoprocessing equipment, using cleaning and rinsing solutions and ultrasonic equipment.
• Maintains records, such as number and types of processing completed, rate of materials usage, and customer charges.
• Loads circuit boards, racks or rolls of film, negatives, or printing paper into processing or printing machines.
• Sets and adjusts machine controls, according to specifications, type of operation, and material requirements.
• Starts and operates machines to prepare circuit boards and expose, develop, etch, fix, wash, dry, and print film or plates.
• Fills tanks of processing machines with solutions, such as developer, dyes, stop-baths, fixers, bleaches, and washes.
• Monitors equipment operation to detect malfunctions.

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