Lead pressman job description

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Lead pressman job duties:

Adjusts a printing cylinder to have necessary pressure between a cylinder and a blanket and helps printer to put packing properly under the printer’s blanket.
Controls supplying of paper, ink, paper stock roll, cleaning solvent, washing cloths to the press.
To guarantee continuous work of the printing press, renders assistance in case of lunches and breaks, including splicing of paper web and setup.
Helps a printer to thread a paper web through the printing press to achieve printing of high quality on each side.
Helps the printer to set inker drums and make adjustments.
Checks quality in accordance with requirements of Departmental Standard Operating Procedures.
Shows a press sheet to a headman for approval, then shows it to a proof-reader for “okay” and guarantees approval to full operation given before.
Takes out finished paper stock rolls and puts them on the sheet support tray.
Cleans properly blankets and offset printing plates. Adjusts delivery and width of the stock in order to get it as a roll or a sheet according to the job jackets.

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