Who is a printer and what do they do? The printer’s task is to produce a variety of printed matter.
What are the activities of the printer job? Preparing all kinds of prints and proofs – mixing colours – adjusting printing presses and machines – printing monochrome and coloured prints using various printing technologies – more complex colour prints require precise colour mixing and aesthetic appreciation of the original – adjustments to colour tones and compensation for deficiencies in the prints or proofs – maintenance and current repair of printing machinery.
Where is it done and under what conditions? This profession is carried out in printing works, where noise, dirt, chemicals, and shift-work are all likely.
What tools/equipment do they use? Printing presses (manual or automatic, off-set, rotary, gravure printing, silk-screen printing and others), current tools for their maintenance and if necessary simple repair work, measurement instruments and their own hands.
What do you need to succeed? You need vocational training, manual dexterity, a feeling for technical problems, rapid responses, cleanliness, good eyesight and colour vision.