Elements and Performance Criteria
- Liaise with clients
- A productivity analysis on a digital print system is performed to determine guidelines for most productive print method for a range of print applications
- Print services, quality expectations and print costings are communicated to clients according to enterprise procedures
- Productivity advantages and disadvantages of different digital print options are presented to clients according to enterprise procedures
- Advice is provided to clients on appropriate substrates and document finishing methods for digital print jobs according to client budget and job specifications
- Confirm job specifications
- Print job specifications are read and correctly interpreted from job documentation or production control system
- Availability of all job components is checked according to enterprise procedures
- Finishing requirements of job are confirmed and coordination with internal workflow and/or outsource arrangements is maintained
- Run time of job is determined and completion time is correctly estimated demonstrating consideration of other production demands
- Set up and maintain a digital print system
- Substrate is loaded to correct reel or sheet feeding mechanism and all substrate properties are correctly specified in the user control interface
- Delivery unit is set up on a machine and adjustments made to minor in-line processes on reel-fed machine or on-line finishing settings on sheet-fed machine
- Preventive maintenance is performed on a digital printing system to ensure optimum quality and productivity are achieved
- Common factors affecting print quality and productivity of a digital printing machine are identified and solutions implemented to minimise and/or eliminate these
- Use the complex features of RIP or front-end processor
- Colour adjustments are made to ensure optimum image quality and/or to match sample
- Output profiles are selected according to job specifications
- An imposition method is selected to make best use of stock
- Screen ruling is adjusted to ensure optimal output of job
- Overprints and trapping are adjusted to achieve optimum output
- Finishing options are set up according to job specifications
- Perform and/or coordinate document proofing
- The type of proofing method is determined according to job specifications
- A digital proof run is conducted for client approval and conformance of proof to job specifications is confirmed
- Internal or external pre-press proofing systems operators are consulted to conduct the proof run and provide job requirement information according to enterprise procedures
- Communication between the client and proofing provider is demonstrated to ensure proof meets job specifications
- Run digital print job and/or coordinate press print run
- Production schedules, job specifications and enterprise procedures are observed and liaison occurs with internal and/or external production operators to determine start and duration time for the print run
- Completion time for the print run is estimated and communicated to the client and co-workers according to job specifications and enterprise procedures
- An entire digital print run is conducted according to job specifications ensuring that machine productivity and quality are monitored and rectified throughout the duration of the print job