Felix Alamo Career Portals Ms.Estep 7 th Grade 7 th Period 10/15-10/17

Printing Machine Operator Printing Machine Operators control the printing machines and/or fix them.

To be a Printing Machine Operator you need 1 to 3 years of college. You need to know : Mechanical Production and Processing Mathematics English Language Design

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You can earn from $60,000 to $100,000

Tasks Pushes buttons, turns handles or moves controls and levers to start printing machine or manually controls equipment operation. Turns, pushes or moves controls to set and adjust speed, temperature, ink flow, and position and pressure tolerances of press. Selects and installs printing plates, rollers, screens, stencils, type, die, and cylinders in machine according to specifications, using hand tools. Loads, positions and adjusts unprinted materials on holding fixture or in loading and feeding mechanisms of press. Reviews work order to determine ink, stock and equipment needed for production. Accepts orders, calculates and quotes prices and receives payments from customers. Discards or corrects misprinted materials, using ink eradicators or solvents. Dismantles and reassembles printing unit or parts, using hand and power tools, to repair, maintain or adjust machine. Cleans and lubricates printing machine and components (e.g., rollers, screens, typesetting, reservoirs) using oil, solvents, brushes, rags and hoses. Removes printed materials from press, using hand truck, electric lift or hoist, and transports them to drying, storage or finishing areas.

My ideas This job looks cool, but I don’t want to be a printing machine operator. I want to be an engineer, not sure what type. I never thought that a printing machine operator would be ideal job for me.

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