Normal communication skills are required. The work requires moderate physical exertion. The work environment involves hazards, risks or discomforts typical of working with or around machinery with exposed moving parts, irritant chemicals, heavy equipment or abusive or hostile clientele and patients. Exposure to disagreeable weather conditions and extreme levels of temperature, ventilation, lighting and sound are normal. Protective clothing or gear and specific safety standards or procedures may be required.
Serious injury is possible.
Learns to operate phototypesetting, composition and photo processing equipment as appropriate for reproduction of a variety of materials. Learns to operate presses including setting up and adjusting, making plates, performing make-ready operations, and routine maintenance. Learns to operate equipment for finishing and mailing printed material. Equipment includes cutters, paper drill press, collating machines and mailing equipment, i.e., cheshire labeling, inserting and typing machines. Learns to perform general maintenance on bindery, printing presses, photographic, photo processing and other printing related equipment.