The printer does what he makes. printed matter: magazines, booklets, leaflets, business cards, catalogs and other types of it. In addition, the specialist performs post-print processing of products - cutting, laminating, packaging, etc.

In addition to this, the profession of a printer includes communicating with the equipment: preparing it for printing, maintaining it (cleaning, lubricating, troubleshooting, replacing parts), as well as monitoring the printing process.

Places of work

The position of a printer is available in all organizations related to printing:

• at printing companies;
• in advertising agencies;
• in design studios and other similar companies.

History of the profession

Even in ancient China, there were craftsmen who made movable words from baked clay. In the 15th century, several candidates appeared at once, creating movable letters and claiming the title of the first book printer, which as a result went to Johannes Gutenberg. In Russia, the first printed book was published by Ivan Fedorov in 1564.

Mass teaching of printing began at the end of the 19th century: in St. Petersburg - at the printing school of the Russian Technical Society (since 1884 - the first such educational institution of this kind in Europe) and at the school at the printing house of A. S. Suvorin, as well as in Leipzig, Paris and other cities. Approximately this time (the end of the 19th century) can be considered the time of the birth of the printing profession.

Responsibilities of a Printer

Job responsibilities of a printer may vary from company to company. So, they may include:

• silkscreen and thermal transfer printing on various machines (risograph, digital equipment, large-format plotter);
• setting up, launching and managing equipment, monitoring its technical condition;
• mixing pantone colors;
• quality control of printing and products;
• prepress and postpress processing;
• production of photo and polymer seals.

Also, the functions of a printer may include taking orders for operational printing, optimizing the cost of raw materials, packaging printed editions, etc.

Requirements for a printer

The standard requirements for a printer look like this:

• secondary special education;
• experience in printing;
• Knowledge of Adobe Photoshop, CorelDRAW;
• knowledge of print materials;
• knowledge of machine tools and printing technologies (preparation, process and control of finished products).

Printer resume template

How to become a printer

To become a printer, you need to get an education in the field of printing or typography. You can, of course, do without it (for example, hire an assistant printer) to study the basic properties of paints, methods of color correction, paper grades, machine tools and others necessary materials and equipment. In the second case, one cannot initially count on a decent salary, and later problems with employment may arise, because. Diplomas are still valued and are important in employment.

Printer's salary

Depending on the work experience and qualifications of the employee wage the cost of a printer can seriously vary, varying from 10 to 60 thousand rubles a month.

Of course, it depends on the company and the region, and on the complexity and scope of duties. The average salary of a printer is about 35 thousand rubles a month.

OFFSET MACHINE PRINTER JOB INSTRUCTIONS

I. General provisions

1. The printer is a worker of the printing house and reports directly to the head print shop(shift master).
2. The printer must know:
   - offset device printing machine;
   - requirements for imposition;
   - technical requirements applied to printed prints;
   - formats of publications;
   - grades of used paper and assortment of paints;
   - technical requirements for offset rubber-fabric, inking and dampening rollers, printed form and the materials used;
   - technological process mold making;
   - paper acclimatization conditions;
   - workshop conditions and their impact on the printing process;
   - features of registration and printing of multicolor works;
   - techniques for regulating offset machines;
   - instructions for the safe maintenance of the workplace;
   - actions aimed at preventing emergency situations;
   - requirements for the use of protective equipment;
   - methods and techniques of safe work;
   - internal rules work schedule;
   - rules of labor protection, industrial sanitation and personal hygiene, fire safety.
3. _________________________________________________________________.

II. Job Responsibilities

1. Printer before starting work:
   - accepts print plans for the shift from the shift master. The printer is solely responsible for the execution of the print plan item by item. The printer does not have the right to change the sequence of work (violate the schedule);
   - accepts workplace;
   - prepares the workplace and personal protective equipment;
   - checks the serviceability of equipment, fixtures and tools, blocking and other devices, protective grounding, ventilation;
   - checks the completeness of the forms received to order, their quality;
   - checks the condition of the surface of rubber-fabric offset plates for the presence of bubbles, depressions, bulges, cracks, scratches;
   - checks the compliance of the prepared paper with this order, the date of its acclimatization.
2. At work, the printer:
   - observes the requirements of personal hygiene and industrial sanitation;
   - complies with the rules of use technological equipment, fixtures and tools, methods and techniques for the safe performance of work.
3. During the working day, the printer:
   - performs adjustment and printing of all types of orders;
   - receives a test print;
   - Responsible for the quality of prints;
   - sets up the folder.
4. Printer at the end of the working day:
   - delivers unused raw materials, materials and semi-finished products;
   - cleans the workplace from waste;
   - leases a workplace.
5. The printer may be involved in other work that does not require special knowledge and qualifications, which are more important at the moment for the enterprise.
6. In case of emergencies, emergencies and accidents, immediately and without fail notify your immediate supervisor of what is happening.
7. _________________________________________________________________.
8. _________________________________________________________________.

III. Rights

1. Receive from employees of the enterprise the information necessary for the implementation of its activities.
2. Submit proposals on the issues of their activities for consideration by their immediate supervisor.
3. _________________________________________________________________.
4. _________________________________________________________________.

IV. Responsibility

1. poor-quality and untimely performance of the work and duties listed in this manual;
2. ignorance of the documents and materials listed in this manual;
3. offenses that have become the basis for the imposition of fines and other administrative penalties on the enterprise;
4. ensuring the safety of the inventory items entrusted to him.
5. _________________________________________________________________.
6. _________________________________________________________________.

This job description has been developed and approved in accordance with the provisions Labor Code Russian Federation, List of industries, workshops, professions and positions with harmful conditions labor, work in which gives the right to additional leave and shortened working hours, approved. Decree of the State Committee for Labor of the USSR and the Presidium of the All-Union Central Council of Trade Unions of October 25, 1974 N 298 / P-22; Model norms for the free issuance of certified special clothing, special footwear and other personal protective equipment to employees of cross-cutting professions and positions in all sectors of the economy, employed in work with harmful and (or) dangerous working conditions, as well as in work performed in special temperature conditions or related to pollution, approved Order of the Ministry of Health and social development Russian Federation dated 01.10.2008 N 541n; Model industry norms for the free issue of special clothing, special footwear and other personal protective equipment to employees printing production And book trade, approved Decree of the Ministry of Labor of the Russian Federation of December 16, 1997 N 63; Model industry norms for the free issue of special clothing, special footwear and other personal protective equipment to industrial workers building materials, glass and porcelain-faience industry, approved. Decree of the Ministry of Labor of the Russian Federation of December 25, 1997 N 66 and other legal acts regulating labor relations.

1. General Provisions

1.1. A flatbed (offset) printer of the 5th category belongs to the category of workers and is directly subordinated to [head position].

1.2. A person who has undergone special training is accepted for the position of a flat (offset) printer of the 5th category, without presenting requirements for work experience.

1.3. A flat (offset) printer of the 5th category is accepted and dismissed from work by order [the position of the head of the organization].

1.4. Flat (offset) printer of the 5th category must know:

- the principle of the formation of printing and space elements in flat printing;

- grades, formats and technical requirements for the paper and technical fabrics used, for printed prints, including products strict accountability and folded notebooks;

- passports of drawings and specifications on the decal;

- formats of publications;

— grades of used paper and assortment of paints;

- technical requirements for offset rubber-fabric, ink and moisturizing rollers, printing form and materials used;

– the technological process of manufacturing phototype and electrographic forms of any complexity;

– the technological process of manufacturing flat printing forms by negative and positive copying methods;

— technological process of manufacturing bimetallic printing plates;

- the principle of reproduction of halftone and multi-color originals in flat printing;

- recipes for the solutions used;

— paper acclimatization conditions;

shop conditions and their influence on the printing process;

– methods of regulation of small-format offset presses;

- elements of color science (the concept of color analysis and synthesis);

- printing and color properties of paints and their interaction with paper and technical fabrics;

- rules for mixing colors;

— features of registration and printing of multicolor works;

- features of preparation and methods of regulation of single-colour small-format offset presses;

- rules for making adjustments and printing on newspaper roll units;

— densitometric control methods;

— rules for the operation of the serviced equipment;

— rules on labor protection, industrial sanitation and fire safety;

- rules for the use of personal protective equipment;

— requirements for the quality of work (services) performed;

- types of marriage and ways to prevent and eliminate it;

- industrial signaling;

- requirements for rational organization labor in the workplace.

2. Job responsibilities

The duties of a flat (offset) printer of the 5th category include:

2.1. Performing work on adjusting and printing on single-color small-format (54x70 cm inclusive) offset machines of publications with line and raster illustrations, single-color and multi-color (preparing the machine and materials for printing, participating in adjusting the form, charging the feeder, lubricating the machine, receiving prints with quality control , unloading the receiving device); preparing forms for printing.

2.2. Performance of work on adjustment and printing: on single-color small-format offset machines of highly artistic works, products of especially strict accounting containing guilloche and ornamental elements, acceptance of prints with quality control; on one- and two-color full-size (60x90 cm and above) offset presses for publications with illustrations - line with large graphic details, raster up to 40 lines / cm; on one-color full-size presses for publications with illustrations - line art with fine graphic details, raster with a lineature above 40 lines / cm; on roll-fed and sheet-fed four-colour offset machines of small format for works containing line illustrations with large and small graphic details, raster illustrations with various lineatures.

2.3. Performance of work on adjustment and printing on newspaper multi-roll units of newspapers and magazines.

2.4. Adjustment and printing on small-format offset machines: works containing illustrations (line with large graphic details and raster with lineature up to 40 lines / cm, single-color and multi-color with a separate arrangement of colorful elements or with an overlay of no more than two colors), background plates and fills.

2.5. Adjustment and printing on small-format offset machines: one-color works with line and raster illustrations with a lineature above 40 lines/cm, as well as multicolor works with line and raster illustrations. Fitting and printing on one-, two-, four and six-color full-size offset machines of works containing illustrations (line with large graphic details and raster with lineature up to 40 lines / cm - single-color and multi-color with a separate arrangement of colorful elements or with an overlay of no more than two paints), background dies and fills.

2.6. Fitting and printing on single-color offset machines of all formats of works containing illustrations (line with small graphic details and raster with a lineature above 40 lines / cm - single-color and multi-color with overlay of more than two colors), complex duplexes, solid light background or partial, but saturated .

2.7. Fitting and printing on single-colour small-format offset machines of works with a complex combination of colors and gradation transitions, with fine graphic details of a guilloche and ornamental character, solid background works. Adjustment and printing on small-format four-colour offset presses containing line illustrations with large details and raster illustrations with lineature up to 40 lines/cm.

2.8. Performing together with a flatbed printer more than highly qualified adjusting and printing works: on two-color full-size offset presses - publications with line illustrations with small graphic details, raster illustrations with a lineature above 40 lines / cm, as well as cartographic publications; on one- and two-color full-format offset presses, four-colour small-format offset presses for multicolor and highly artistic works; on four- and six-color sheet full-format offset machines, roll-fed four- and more-color machines of medium and large formats - publications of varying complexity; on roll, sheet four-color machines of small format - highly artistic multi-color works; on two-, four- and six-color sheet offset machines for Goznak products: works with complex gradation transitions, multi-color works with simultaneous printing with metallic inks, solid saturated background works, works with fine graphic details of a guilloche and ornamental nature, raster works with a raster lineature up to 60 lines / cm, as well as products of Goznak with simultaneous printing of numbering with the number of devices up to forty-five per printed sheet.

2.9. Performing, together with a printer of a higher qualification, work on adjustment and printing: on one-, two-color full-size machines, artistic reproduction work on technical fabrics; on four-color offset presses for special items with a complex combination of colors; on six-color sheet full-size and four- and more-color roll offset machines of medium and large formats for works of varying complexity; on newspaper rotary multi-roll units of newspapers and magazines on two-, four- and six-color sheet offset machines manufactured by Goznak; highly artistic works with complex gradation transitions; works containing small graphic details over the entire area of ​​the printed sheet; raster works with a raster lineature above 61 lines / cm, as well as Goznak products with simultaneous printing of numbering with the number of devices over forty-five on a printed sheet.

2.10. Performance of work on the development of a phototype form of any complexity.

2.11. Supervision of work, maintenance of all types of offset machines.

2.12. Acceptance of prints and notebooks with quality control.

2.13. Unloading the receiving device.

2.14. Pressing and packaging of notebooks.

2.15. Compilation of paint in accordance with the original, preparation and adjustment of molds, production of samples.

2.16. Laying sheets of paper on the overhead board of a printing machine, preparing paper for printing.

2.17. Charger preparation, preparation and loading of paper rolls.

2.18. Installation and adjustment of the form, installation of a rubber-fabric sheet.

2.19. Regulation of the inking and dampening apparatuses, charging the feeder.

2.20. Troubleshooting of serviced equipment.

2.21. Charger preparation, preparation and loading of rolls on high-speed multi-roll units.

2.22. Installing the deckle of the offset cylinder.

3. Types of work performed

3.1. Flat (offset) printer of the 5th category performs the following types of work:

3.1.1. Adjustment and printing on offset small-format presses of newspapers, decals, accompanying documents (packages, recycled signs, waybills, etc.), geographical, topographic and special maps with a picture size up to 47x108 cm in 1-6 colors, stamps, covers, endpapers , posters, book and magazine products, musical works (notes for percussion instruments, popular songs, etc.).

3.1.2. Fitting and printing on sheet offset full-format one-, two- and four-color machines of inserts, covers, endpapers, labels; geographic, topographic and special maps with a picture size up to 47x108 cm in 1-6 colors; posters; book and magazine products; musical works; protective nets, eyeliners for documents of strict accounting.

3.1.3. Fitting and printing on sheet offset small-format and full-format machines decals, strict accounting documents (certificates, certificates), illustrations for unique editions, stamps, postcards, posters, visual aids, book and magazine products, musical works, protective nets on strict accounting documents, labels.

3.1.4. Fitting and printing on offset roll four-colour machines of small format of book and magazine products, labels.

4. Rights

Flat (offset) printer of the 5th category has the right to:

4.1. For all social guarantees provided for by law.

4.2. For extra leave.

4.3. To receive special work clothes.

4.4. Get acquainted with the draft decisions of the management of the enterprise relating to its activities.

4.5. Submit proposals for improvement of the work related to the responsibilities provided for in this instruction for consideration by the management.

4.6. Within the limits of its competence, inform the immediate supervisor of all shortcomings identified in the course of activities and make proposals for their elimination.

4.7. Require the creation of conditions for the performance of professional duties, including the provision of necessary equipment, inventory, workplace that meets sanitary and hygienic rules and regulations, etc.

4.8. Improve your professional qualifications.

4.9. To other rights provided labor law.

5. Responsibility

The flat (offset) printer of the 5th category is responsible for:

5.1. For failure to perform or improper performance of their official duties provided for by this job description - within the limits determined by the current labor legislation of the Russian Federation.

5.2. For causing material damage to the employer - within the limits determined by the current labor and civil legislation of the Russian Federation.

5.3. For offenses committed in the course of carrying out their activities - within the limits determined by the current administrative, criminal, civil legislation of the Russian Federation.

Job description printer flat (offset) printing of the 5th category

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1. 
   General provisions
   1. 
      This job description defines functional responsibilities, the rights and responsibilities of the letterpress printer.
   2. 
      Letterpress printer belongs to the category of technical executors.
   3. 
      A letterpress printer is appointed to the position and dismissed from the position in accordance with the procedure established by the current labor legislation by order of the director of the printing house on the proposal of the head of production.
   4. 
      Position relationships:

1. 
   Letterpress Printer Qualifications:

1. 
   Documents regulating the activities of a letterpress printer

Legislative and regulations regarding the work being done.

3.2 Internal documents:

Charter of the printing house, Orders and orders of the director of the printing house (head of production); Regulations on the printing house, Job description of a letterpress printer, Internal labor regulations.

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   Job Responsibilities of a Letterpress Printer

4.1. Letterpress printer before the start of the working day:

Passes in in due course periodic medical examinations;

Passes in the prescribed manner briefing on labor protection;

Accepts a workplace;

Prepares the workplace and personal protective equipment;

Checks the serviceability of equipment, fixtures and tools, fences, alarms, blocking and other devices, protective grounding, ventilation, local lighting, etc.;

Receives raw materials, materials and semi-finished products;

4.2. In the process of work letterpress printer:

Complies with the requirements of personal hygiene and industrial sanitation;

Complies with the rules for the use of technological equipment, fixtures and tools, methods and techniques for the safe performance of work;

Troubleshooting equipment maintenance issues;

Immediately notifies his/her immediate supervisor of all shortcomings discovered during work;

Provides first (pre-medical) assistance to victims of injuries, poisoning in emergency situations and sudden illness;

2.3. During the working day, a letterpress printer:

Prepares paper and paints;

Prepares charger;

Charges the feeder;

Prepares and loads paper rolls (on newspaper rotary units);

Imposes and takes impressions;

Prepares typesetting, stereotype and illustration farms for printing;

Produces reconciliation of the growth of stereotypes and clichés;

Sticks stereotypes and clichés on coasters various kinds, on the plate cylinder;

Carries out seasoning under a stereotype;

Drops stripes;

Calculates edition margins;

Picks up and lays out blank material;

Aligns the line of strips;

Carries out a seal, lubrication and wiping forms;

Parses whitespace material;

Prepares and installs a new deckle, checks the rollers;

Makes registration and seasoning of the form;

Receives a summary and reconciliation;

Installs forms in flatbed printing machine;

Receive proof prints;

Prints publications on crucible and flatbed printing machines and automatic machines;

Prints newspapers on newspaper rotary multi-roll units;

Selects kits;

Corrects the tone of the paint in the inking machine;

Prepares anti-marking apparatus;

Sets enumerators;

Leads the process of numbering and folding;

Regulates the folding machine of the serviced machine;

Accepts products with quality control;

Performs pressing and packaging of products on packing and crimping presses and receiving and pressing devices;

4.4. Letterpress printer at the end of the working day:

Hands over unused raw materials, materials and semi-finished products;

Cleans the workplace;

Hands over production waste in accordance with the established procedure;

Renting a workplace;

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   Letterpress Printer's Rights

5.1. Get acquainted with the draft decisions of the organization's management regarding its activities.

5.2. Submit proposals for the management to improve the work related to the duties provided for in this job description.

5.3. Require the management of the printing house to assist in the performance of their duties and rights.

1. 
   Responsibility of the Letterpress Printer

6.1. For improper performance or non-performance of their official duties provided for by this job description - within the limits determined by the current labor legislation of Ukraine.

6.2. For offenses committed in the course of carrying out their activities - within the limits determined by the current administrative, criminal and civil legislation of Ukraine.

6.3. For causing material damage - within the limits determined by the current labor and civil legislation of Ukraine.

6.4. Letterpress printer carries liability for ensuring the safety of the inventory items entrusted to him.

1. 
   Working conditions for a letterpress printer

1. 
   Terms of payment

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   Final provisions
   1. 
      This Job Description is made in two copies, one of which is kept by the printing house, the other by the employee.
   2. 
      Tasks, Responsibilities, Rights and Responsibilities can be specified in accordance with the change in the Structure, Tasks and Functions structural unit and workplace.
   3. 
      Changes and additions to this Job Description are made by order of the director of the printing house.

Job description for an offset press printer

I. General provisions

1. The printer is a worker of the printing house and reports directly to the head of the printing shop (shift foreman).
2. The printer must know:

• offset printing machine;
• imposition requirements;
• technical requirements for printed prints;
• publication formats;
• grades of paper used and the range of colors;
• technical requirements for offset rubber-fabric, ink and moistening rollers, printing form and materials used;
• technological process of making molds;
• paper acclimatization conditions;
• workshop conditions and their impact on the printing process;
• features of registration and printing of multicolor works;
• techniques for regulating offset machines;
• instructions for the safe maintenance of the workplace;
• actions aimed at preventing emergency situations;
• requirements for the use of protective equipment;
• methods and techniques of safe work;
• internal labor regulations;
• rules of labor protection, industrial sanitation and personal hygiene, fire safety.

II. Job Responsibilities

1. Printer before starting work:

• accepts print plans for the shift from the shift master. The printer is solely responsible for completing the print plan item by item. The printer does not have the right to change the sequence of work (violate the schedule);
• accepts a workplace;
• prepares the workplace and personal protective equipment;
• checks the serviceability of equipment, fixtures and tools, blocking and other devices, protective grounding, ventilation;
• checks the completeness of the forms received to order, their quality;
• checks the condition of the surface of rubber-fabric offset plates for the presence of bubbles, depressions, bulges, cracks, scratches;
• checks the compliance of the prepared paper with this order, the date of its acclimatization.

1. At work, the printer:

• complies with the requirements of personal hygiene and industrial sanitation;
• observes the rules for the use of technological equipment, fixtures and tools, methods and techniques for the safe performance of work.

1. During the working day, the printer:

• performs fitting and printing of all types of orders;
• receives a test print;
• responsible for the quality of prints;
• adjusts the folder.

1. Printer at the end of the working day:

• delivers unused raw materials, materials and semi-finished products;
• cleans the workplace from waste;
• rents a job.

1. The printer may be involved in other work that does not require special knowledge and qualifications, which are more important at the moment for the enterprise.
2. In case of emergencies, emergencies and accidents, immediately and without fail notify your immediate supervisor of what is happening.

III. Rights

The printer has the right:

1. Receive from employees of the enterprise the information necessary for the implementation of its activities.
2. Submit proposals on the issues of their activities for consideration by their immediate supervisor.

IV. Responsibility

The printer is responsible for:

1. poor-quality and untimely performance of the work and duties listed in this manual;
2. ignorance of the documents and materials listed in this manual;
3. offenses that have become the basis for the imposition of fines and other administrative penalties on the enterprise;
4. ensuring the safety of the inventory items entrusted to him.