A professional who sets up and operates cylinder or platen press that prints labels, slogans, trademarks, or trade names onto hat lining material. Responsibilities include:

• Inks disk and rollers of press, using brush or sponge.
• Tightens or loosens inking rollers, using wrench, and regulates flow of ink from reservoir.
• Arranges type or engraving blocks in chase (holder) according to specifications.
• Turns setscrews on chase to secure type or engraving, using wrench.
• Slides chase into channel on bed of press and turns setscrews to lock chase in die plate.
• Positions lining material against adjustable guides and turns handwheel to align material.
• Starts press or turns handwheel to print sample of cut or type.
• Examines impressions on material for alignment and clarity.
• Starts press and feeds and removes lining material by hand or monitors automatic feed to prevent jamming.
• May operate several presses to print variety of colors or part of total design onto lining material.
• May operate platen press equipped with heated die block to imprint data, using goldleaf.