Lithographer Job Opportunities
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Lithographer Job Description
Lithographers prepare metal plates or transfer information into computer programs which are used to print books, magazines, labels and other items.
Lithographer Job Duties
- Select types of plates to be used based on length of press runs
- Using erasers and needles, perform minor deletions, additions or corrections to completed plates
- Operate and maintain laser plate making equipment which converts electronic data to plates without the use of film
- Scale copy for reductions and enlargements, using proportion wheels
- Prior to printing, examine photographs for obvious imperfections
- Enter, store, and retrieve information on computer-aided equipment
- Adjust scanners to meet specific color densities, sizes, screen rulings, and exposure attributes
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