Career Details :: Typesetting and Composing Machine Operators and Tenders
Description
Operate or tend typesetting and composing equipment, such as phototypesetters, linotype, or monotype keyboard machines, photocomposers, linocasters, and photoletterers.
Experience
Some previous work-related skill, knowledge, or experience may be helpful in these occupations, but usually is not needed. For example, a drywall installer might benefit from experience installing drywall, but an inexperienced person could still learn to be an installer with little difficulty.
Education
These occupations usually require a high school diploma and may require some vocational training or job-related course work. In some cases, an associate's or bachelor's degree could be needed.
Training
Employees in these occupations need anywhere from a few months to one year of working with experienced employees.
Tasks
- Cleans and lubricates equipment.
- Monitors machines and gauges to ensure and maintain standards.
- Fills reservoirs with paint or ink.
- Adjusts feed guides, gauges, and rollers, using hand tools.
- Adjusts and changes gears, using hand tools.
- Measures and records amount of product produced.
- Mounts materials to be printed onto feed mechanisms and threads materials through guides on machine.
- Mixes colors of paint according to formulas.
- Inspects product to detect defects.
- Installs printing plates, cylinders, or rollers on machine, using hand tools and gauges.
- Selects printing plates, dies, or type according to work order.
- Repairs or replaces worn or broken parts, using hand tools.
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Important Abilities
General Work Activities
- Handling and Moving Objects
- Controlling Machines and Processes
- Monitor Processes, Material, Surroundings
- Inspecting Equipment, Structures, Material
- Performing General Physical Activities
Important Skills
- Operation and Control
- Operation Monitoring
- Product Inspection
- Equipment Selection
- Reading Comprehension
Frequent Work Context
- Degree of Automation
- Indoors
- Importance of Being Exact or Accurate
- Using Hands on Objects, Tools, Controls
- Consequence of Error
Related Majors
| Major | Add to XapPack |
|---|---|
| Electronic Publishing/Imaging |  [ add ] |
| Graphic Arts Technology | [ add ] |
| Graphic Communications Management | [ add ] |
| Graphic Communications Technology | [ add ] |
| Graphics Technology | [ add ] |
| Printing | [ add ] |
| Printing Management | [ add ] |
| Printing Technology | [ add ] |
| Printing/Applied Computer Science | [ add ] |
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