3921 Print Finishers and Screen Printers

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.

• 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

• 392111 Print Finisher
• 392112 Screen Printer

Binds books and other publications, and finishes printed products by hand or machine.

Skill Level: 3

Specialisations:

• Mailhouse Operator (Aus)
• Paper Guillotine Operator (Bookbinding)

Prepares stencils, and sets up and operates power-driven or hand-operated screen print equipment.

Skill Level: 3

Specialisations:

• Screen Printing Stencil Preparer
• Textiles Printer