Print Finishers and Screen Printers

Print Finishers and Screen Printers bind books and other publications, finish printed products by hand and machine, prepare stencils, and set up and operate power-driven and hand-operated screen print equipment.

**Indicative skill level:**

Most occupations in this unit group have a level of skill commensurate with the qualifications and experience outlined below.

#### In Australia:

- AQF Certificate III including at least two years of on-the-job training, or AQF Certificate IV (ANZSCO Skill Level 3)

#### In New Zealand:

- NZQF Level 4 qualification (ANZSCO Skill Level 3)

At least three years of relevant experience may substitute for the formal qualifications listed above. In some instances relevant experience and/or on-the-job training may be required in addition to the formal qualification.

**Tasks include:**

- setting up and supervising the operation of automatic binding and finishing equipment - binding full, half and limp-bound books, and repairing bindings - folding, collating and sewing signatures by machine and hand - operating paper guillotines for pre-press and post-press paper cutting and trimming, and programming electronically operated units - operating systems to insert printed material into newspapers, magazines and envelopes - embellishing printed products automatically and manually - operating photographic and electronic reproduction devices - preparing stencils using computer and hand-cut methods - selecting, mixing and matching coloured inks and loading into screen printing presses - loading printed items into drying racks, and unloading and stacking dry items