£15,080
Average salary at age 20
£27,040
Average Salary
39
Average hours per week
Description
Printers set up and operate various small offset printing presses and digital printing processes.Main Tasks
- Positions form or plate on machine, checks alignments and sets press;
- Mixes and loads inks and solvents, loads paper and regulates during print run;
- Prints and examines proof copies and adjusts press as necessary;
- Starts or directs start of printing run and monitors machine to ensure that printing proceeds smoothly;
- Pours colour into machine or directly on to screen and positions screen over item;
- Operates squeegee by hand or machine to press colour through screen;
- Dips wooden pattern block into colour tray and lays different colours on top of, and adjacent to, others to form the required pattern;
- Produces, transfers and outputs digital print images;
- Maintains, adjusts, repairs and cleans machine;
- Keeps production records.
Qualifications
There are no formal academic requirements although some employers may require GCSEs/S grades. Training is typically received on-the-job. National Traineeships and apprenticeships in Machine Printing are available at NVQ/SVQ Levels 2 and 3.UK Prospects
18400
Workforce Size
4.78%
Predicted decline 2024 - 2027
3474
Predicted Replacement 2024 - 2027
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