Screen Printer/Stencil Preparer Screen printers set up and
operate power-driven or hand-operated screen printing machines
to create images. Duties & Tasks Screen printers may perform the
following tasks: - prepare stencils to be printed by
handcutting, photographic or electronic methods - choose, mix
and match coloured inks and load ink into printing machines -
load paper, fabric, plastic or other material onto printing
machines, making sure that objects to be printed are lined up
correctly and, if there is more than one colour, that the
colours are properly aligned - control machines and check the
quality of printing - keep records of work completed - put the
stencils onto a mesh fabric-printing screen and operate the
printing machine, then dry the printed items by loading them
into drying racks or dryers using hot air or ultraviolet light -
unload printed items from drying racks and stack them - remove
waste, clean and maintain machines, and maintain and care for
equipment including cameras and lenses, scre