STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
HUMAN RESOURCES
CLASSIFICATION: OFFSET PRESS OPERATOR I
Class Code: 6675-10
Date Established: 04-03-70
Occupational Code: 5-2-4
Date of Last Revision: 12-28-01
BASIC PURPOSE: To operate an offset press and related
equipment to produce forms according to reproduction standards.
CHARACTERISTIC DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
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Operates an offset
press and related equipment to prepare printed forms.
·
Prepares press to
print single and multi-color copy from plates making necessary adjustments as
needed.
·
Examines proof and
adjusts press controls to obtain specific color registration.
·
Transfers prints to
plates, sensitizes plates and prepares for printing.
·
Cleans, oils, adjusts
and makes minor repairs to printing equipment.
·
Performs bindery
operations as assigned.
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DISTINGUISHING FACTORS:
Skill: Requires skill in applying instructions
to accomplish different job functions OR in operating machines for a variety of
different purposes.
Knowledge: Requires understanding and using
business or trades vocabulary or basic arithmetic to perform standard operating
procedures.
Impact: Requires responsibility for
contributing to immediate, ongoing agency objectives by facilitating the direct
provision of services to the public or other state agencies. Errors at this level result in
inaccurate reports or invalid test results and require significant investment
of time and resources to detect.
Supervision: Requires no supervision of employees or
functions.
Working Conditions: Requires performing regular job
functions in an environment which includes exposure to continuous physical
elements or a number of disagreeable working conditions with frequent exposure
to minor injuries or health hazards.
Physical Demands: Requires medium work, including
continuous strenuous activities such as frequent reaching, bending, or lifting
as well as performing work activities which require fine manual dexterity or
coordination in operating machines or equipment.
Communication: Requires obtaining and exchanging
information, referring inquiries to the appropriate source, or responding to
questions from state employees or members of the general public.
Complexity: Requires a combination of job functions
using minimal judgment to perform a variety of job tasks according to clearly
prescribed standard practices and procedures.
Independent Action: Requires making a limited number of
choices in selecting among alternative courses of action under supervisory
guidance and in performing job functions according to a variety of prescribed
policies or procedures.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
Education: Completion of high school, G.E.D. or
its equivalent.
Experience: One year's experience in the operation
of offset duplicating equipment.
License/Certification: None required.
RECOMMENDED WORK TRAITS: Knowledge of the operation of an offset
duplicator. Considerable knowledge
of various grades of paper commonly used in printing. Some knowledge of the techniques to adjust presses. Ability to set up forms. Ability to keep records of printed
material being used. Ability to
withstand noise of presses.
Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with
persons for whom the printing is done.
Must be willing to maintain appearance appropriate to assigned duties
and responsibilities as determined by the agency appointing authority.
DISCLAIMER STATEMENT: This class specification is descriptive
of general duties and is not intended to list every specific function of this
class title.
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