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Press Operator
Press operator is the operator of the printing press in a printing house. Press operators job is the maintenance and operation of the press. Press operator must also run the paper through the machine and change paper rolls .
When the printing sheet comes out of the press, the press operator must quickly check that there is correct amount of ink and water on the sheet and that the printing plates are correctly aligned. This process of alignment is called registration .
The press operator job is stressful because it must be done quickly and accurately.
In a lot of printing houses the press operator must also prepare the printing plates and insert them into the press. When inserting the plates, the press operator must check that the plate is correctly seated on the cylinder .
During maintenance, the press operator must clean different parts of the machine. The printing blankets must be cleaned often, because they collect a lot of ink and paper dust. The press operator must also do complicated jobs, like changing the ink rollers. Because of the high speed of the printing press, the rollers wear out and deform very fast . To change the rollers the printing unit must be completely dismantled.
The press operator has many jobs that require good eye and fast reaction time.