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Small Offset Printers


Small Offset Printers set up and operate small offset printing presses used in instant print shops or for in-house printing.

What the job involves

  • Prepares plates, blankets and impression cylinders on small offset lithographic printing presses

  • Loads paper into feeding mechanisms

  • Monitors machine operations and quality of printing

  • Undertakes maintenance, adjustments, repair and cleaning of machines

  • Produces and manages digital print images, and transferring and outputting images

  • May set up and operate paper and bookbinding guillotines