• Insert packing sheets on the plate cylinder to build up the plate to printing height.
• Fasten reinforcing bars to offset blankets and install plates and blankets on press cylinders.
• Make adjustments to achieve the pressure required for printing.
• Adjust press machine parts, such as feeder and delivery mechanisms, suction grippers, guides, feed wheels, jogging devices, tapes, and cams using hand tools.
• Remove and replace worn rollers and adjust the pressure between rollers of the press using hand tools.
• Wash blankets, and clean ink, ink distributing rollers, and ink fountains using ink solvent and cleaning mechanism on press.
• Make necessary color, register corrections, and/or press adjustments prior to production run to meet and maintain the quality specifications of the work.

• High school diploma or general education degree (GED).
• Minimum 3-5 years previous experience setting up and running sheetfed presses, preferably in the paperboard folding industry.
• Experience with KBA and UV.
• Knowledge of prepress and printing.
• Ability to read and follow job specifications to determine press set-up materials needed to run the job successfully.
• Skill to follow instructions to operate equipment safely and produce the desired product.
• Ability to adjust feeder and feed board (e.g., ability to adjust suctions and blast, front and side guides, and the timing of the head stops).
• Skill in performing routine operational maintenance and minor repairs to equipment under the guidance of senior-level Press Operators.

Job Summary