A professional who sets up and operates press to print colored designs on rolls of plastic or plastic-coated material. Responsibilities include:

• Positions and clamps printing cylinder on press, using handtools.
• Pours inks into ink pans and threads plastic film through press rolls.
• Starts press and turns wheels to adjust pickup, transfer, and printing rolls.
• Turns rheostats to regulate speed and feed of press, and temperature of drying box.
• Examines printed sheet to detect defects, such as wrinkles, tears, smeared printing, and uneven color distribution.
• Cleans and oils press.
• Repairs or replaces broken or worn parts of press, using handtools.
• May set print on printing cylinder, and blend colored inks, according to job order.