A professional who tends automatic ceramic-decorating machine that prints single or multicolored pictures or designs on cylindrical glass or plastic containers. Responsibilities include:

• Positions precut stainless steel stencils in machine and adjusts roller guides that hold container in place during printing process.
• Pours premixed paint into ink reservoir.
• Turns valves to regulate temperature of paint and to regulate flow of paint onto stencil.
• Smooths paint onto stencil, using flat-bladed knife.
• Empties cartons of containers onto conveyor that feeds them into machine automatically.
• Starts machine that rotates container under stencil and ejects printed containers on moving conveyor.
• Inspects printed containers to ensure that printing is clear and free of smudges.