Profession scanning operator

Scanning operators tend scanners. They feed print materials into the machine and set controls on the machine or on a controlling computer to obtain the highest resolution scan.

Personality Type

• Artistic / Investigative
• Realistic / Conventional

Knowledge

• Imaging techniques

  The principles, advantages, and disadvantages of various diagnostic and interventional imaging methods.

• Reprography

  The process of reproducing, reprinting, or copying graphic material especially by mechanical or electronic means such as photography or xerography.

• Printing techniques

  The techniques and processes to reproduce text and images using a master form or template such as letterpress printing, gravure, and laser printing.

Skills

• Prepare documents for scanning

  Prepare documents for scanning by determining logical breaks and unitization of hard copy documents and assembling and reassembling these afterwards.

• Produce scanned images

  Produce scanned images that satisfy different categories and are free of potential defects.

• Calibrate electronic instruments

  Correct and adjust the reliability of an electronic instrument by measuring output and comparing results with the data of a reference device or a set of standardised results. This is done in regular intervals which are set by the manufacturer and using calibration devices.

• Operate scanner

  Set up and operate scanner equipment and its hard- and software.

• Handle scanning material safely

  Load and handle the material to be scanned safely and make sure that the scanning equipment is clean.

• Follow safety precautions in printing

  Apply safety and health principles, policies and institutional regulations of working in printing production. Protect oneself and others against such hazards as chemicals used in printing, invasive allergens, heat, and disease causing agents.

• Check for flaws in scanned material

  Check for colour consistency and possible flaws in the scanned material.

• Create digital files

  Create digital files in the computer system after quality checking printing or scanned documents for malfunctions.

• Write calibration report

  Report on the instrument calibration measurements and results. A calibration report includes the objectives and approach of the test, descriptions of tested instruments or products, test procedures, and test results.

• Create digital images

  Create and process two-dimensional and three-dimensional digital images depicting animated objects or illustrating a process, using computer animation or modelling programs.

• Set scanner controls

  Use a mouse, keyboard or other controls to set up the scanner precisely.

Optional knowledge and skills

Source: Sisyphus ODB