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Career Details :: Marking and Identification Printing Machine Setters and Set-Up Operators
Description
Set up or set up and operate machines to print trademarks, labels, or multicolored identification symbols on materials.
Experience
No previous work-related skill, knowledge, or experience is needed for these occupations. For example, a person can become a general office clerk even if he/she has never worked in an office before.
Education
These occupations may require a high school diploma or GED certificate. Some may require a formal training course to obtain a license.
Training
Employees in these occupations need anywhere from a few days to a few months of training. Usually, an experienced worker could show you how to do the job.
Tasks
- Mounts printing plates, dies, or type onto machine.
- Fills reservoirs with ink or specified coloring agents.
- Monitors printing process to detect machine malfunctions.
- Mounts materials to be printed onto feed mechanisms and threads materials through guides on machine.
- Selects printing plates, dies, or type according to work order.
- Adjusts machine as needed, using hand tools.
- Sets rate of flow of coloring agent and speed and spacing of materials to achieve desired product.
- Cleans machine and equipment, using solvent and rags.
- Examines product to detect defects.
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Important Abilities
General Work Activities
- Handling and Moving Objects
- Controlling Machines and Processes
- Performing General Physical Activities
- Getting Information Needed to Do the Job
- Monitor Processes, Material, Surroundings
Important Skills
- Operation and Control
- Product Inspection
- Operation Monitoring
- Equipment Selection
- Equipment Maintenance
Frequent Work Context
- Degree of Automation
- Importance of Being Exact or Accurate
- Pace Determined by Speed of Equipment
- Importance of Being Sure All Is Done
- Using Hands on Objects, Tools, Controls
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 Production | [ add ] |
| Printing Technology | [ add ] |
| Printing/Applied Computer Science | [ add ] |
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