Printers
Printers set up and operate various small offset printing presses and digital printing processes.
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£26,055
Median salary
New workers start around £16,016.93. Normal pay is £26,055 per year. Highly experienced workers can earn up to £39,855.05.
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Annual Openings
Job counts include both employed and self-employed persons in Cornwall, and do<br /> not distinguish between full and part-time jobs.
Daily Tasks
- Keeps production records.
- Maintains, adjusts, repairs and cleans machine.
- Produces, transfers and outputs digital print images.
- Dips wooden pattern block into colour tray and lays different colours on top of, and adjacent to, others to form the required pattern.
- Operates squeegee by hand or machine to press colour through screen.
- Pours colour into machine or directly on to screen and positions screen over item.
- Starts or directs start of printing run and monitors machine to ensure that printing proceeds smoothly.
- Prints and examines proof copies and adjusts press as necessary.
- Mixes and loads inks and solvents, loads paper and regulates during print run.
- Positions form or plate on machine, checks alignments and sets press.
Skills Employers Are Looking For
The number of unique job postings in your area that have listed this skill in the last year.
Skills
Job postings
Reading Comprehension
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Critical Thinking
56
Active Learning
54
Monitoring
52
Learning Strategies
51
Active Listening
51
Speaking
48
Mathematics
45
Writing
38
Science
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