A professional who operates automatic screen-printing machine to print multicolor designs on textiles. Responsibilities include:

• Mounts screens in specified sequence on machine.
• Pours printing paste onto screens or fills automatic feed pan.
• Turns knob to set machine speed and adjusts swing and pressure of squeegees, using handtools, according to type of design and cloth being printed.
• Starts machine and conveyor belt that carries textile articles under screens.
• Inspects articles being printed to detect colors out of register (alignment).
• Turns screws to adjust position of screens so that each color is printed in allotted spaces in design.
• Removes foreign matter from screens to prevent irregular flow of printing paste.
• Tapes holes in coated portion of screen if leak develops.