Set up and run a short run digital job

What is going on

A repeat order of 400 A5 menu cards for a local cafe has been released to the digital press queue. The job ticket specifies 300 gsm silk, double sided, four colour, no finishing beyond trimming. The approved proof is in the job folder and the previous run's retained sample is on the press side board. Liam Brennan is nearby but is calibrating digital press 2 and has asked you to run the job on digital press 1 on your own, following the workflow procedure and recording everything on the ticket. Toner for black is showing low in the stock system.

Your brief

Prepare the work area, check the ticket against the proof, load and run the job, inspect the output against the approved proof, record counts and waste on the job ticket and hand the finished sheets to finishing with the completed record.

Work through it

You do not need to do it all. Doing a few of these will show you what the work is like. Your ticks and notes stay on this device.

• Read the Job Ticket and Production Workflow Procedure and list the checks the press operator must complete before, during and after the run.
• Open the job in the Job Ticket Register, confirm stock, quantity and colours match the ticket, and check the approved proof version number.
• Check the black toner level in the Paper and Consumables Stock system and tell Tom Ngata if a replacement cartridge must be issued before the run.
• Prepare and tidy the work area, load the 300 gsm silk stock correctly and print a first sheet for inspection.
• Compare the first sheet with the approved proof and the retained sample for colour, registration and content, and record the inspection on the ticket.
• Run the job, counting sheets and recording waste, and set the ticket stage to Finishing with your name and the time.
• Report any fault or hazard you notice in the Incident and Hazard Register or the Machine Maintenance Log as appropriate.

What someone in this role would produce

• Completed job ticket record with inspection sign off, counts and waste
• Signed first sheet compared with the proof
• Stock system entry or note for the toner cartridge
• Short handover note to finishing