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- NOC 2021 Version 1.0
94150 – Plateless printing equipment operators
Plateless printing equipment operators operate laser printers, computerized high speed colour copiers and other printing machines to print text, illustrations and designs on a wide variety of materials such as paper, plastic, glass, leather, and metal. They are employed in rapid printing services, newspaper and magazine publishing companies, commercial printing companies and in manufacturing and other establishments that have in-house printing facilities.
Profile
Index of titles Example job titles
- Balloon printer
- Blueprint blocker
- Blueprint developer
- Blueprinting machine operator
- Box printer - printing
- Box-printing machine operator
- Box, case and lining printer
- Braille duplicator
- Braille printer
- Braille-impressing machine operator
- Colour and large copier operator
- Colour copier operator
- Colour photocopier operator
- Colour photocopy operator
- Copy, staple and glue machine operator
- Die stamper - printing
- Electronic printing machine operator
- Electronic sign maker operator
- Embossing printer
- Embossing-imprinting machine operator
- Engraving machine operator - printing
- Floorcovering printer
- Glove printer
- High speed printer operator
- Label printer
- Laser printer operator
- Machine advertising signs printer
- Machine marker
- Machine shotgun-shell printer
- Machine sign printer
- Machine sign writer
- Offline-printing machine operator
- Photocopying machine tender
- Plastic printer
- Pochoir silk-screen printing machine operator
- Printer operator - printing
- Printer-slotter operator
- Printer-slotter tender
- Printing machine operator
- Printing machine operator - printing
- Proofsheet approver - printing
- Quick print machine operator
- Ruling machine operator - printing
- Screen print operator
- Screen printing machine operator - printing
- Shotgun-shell-printing machine tender
- Silk-screen printing machine operator
- Silk-screen tender - printing
- Silk-screening machine operator
- Steel die printer
- Stencil silk-screen printing machine operator
- Tabulating cards printer
- Tag-printing machine tender
- Tape rule printer
- Transfer machine tender - printing
- Transfer press operator
- Wallpaper printer
- Wallpaper sample sheet cutter-marker
- Wallpaper sample sheet marker
- Colour copier operator
- Electronic sign maker operator
- Embossing-imprinting machine operator
- Laser printer operator
- Printing machine operator - printing
- Quick print machine operator
- Silk-screen printing machine operator
- Wallpaper printer
Main duties
This group performs some or all of the following duties:
- Review work order to determine job specifications, such as ink colour and quantity required
- Set up and make adjustments to printing machine, such as filling ink or paint reservoirs and loading stock
- Input codes and key in programming data on console keyboard of computerized machines
- Operate and monitor printing machines during print run and make adjustments as required
- Clean machines and replace worn parts.
Employment requirements
- Completion of secondary school may be required.
- Completion of college or other specialized courses in printing may be required.
- On-the-job training is provided.
Additional information
Exclusions
- Textile printer (in 94130 Textile fibre and yarn, hide and pelt processing machine operators and workers)
- Printing press operators (73401)
- Supervisors, printing and related occupations (72022)
Breakdown summary
- Broad occupational category
- 9 – Occupations in manufacturing and utilities
- TEER
- 4 – Occupations usually require a secondary school diploma; or several weeks of on-the-job training
- Major group
- 94 – Machine operators, assemblers and inspectors in processing, manufacturing and printing
- Sub-major group
- 941 – Processing and manufacturing machine operators and related production workers
- Minor group
- 9415 – Printing equipment operators and related occupations
- Version
- NOC 2021 Version 1.0