3-Knife Operator, 1st Shift

Varsity Spirit•Edwardsville, KS

2d•Onsite

About The Position

Varsity Spirit, a Varsity Brands Company, is seeking a 3 Knife Operator Associate to join the Yearbook Bindery Production Team. This role involves setting up and operating a Cutter to achieve specified trim sizes on job tickets in a fast-paced manufacturing environment that produces high school and college yearbooks. While technical skills are important, a strong drive for quality and safety, along with a commitment to teamwork, is highly valued. The position requires assisting across various functions and machines, emphasizing collaboration and mutual support within the team.

Requirements

High school diploma or general education degree (GED); or one to three months related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience
Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos.
Ability to write simple correspondence.
Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one and small group situations to customers, clients, and other employees of the organization.
Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs.
Must be able to work with limited or no supervision.
Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out detailed but uninvolved written or oral instructions.
Ability to deal with problems involving a few concrete variables in standardized situations.
Ability to trouble shoot and fix problems on own after training.
Regularly required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl and talk or hear.
Must regularly lift and /or move up to 75 pounds and push or pull wheeled carts capable of holding up to 1100 pounds.
Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.
Must be able to tolerate working in a non-climate-controlled environment.

Nice To Haves

Candidates must be available to work 2nd or 3rd shift seasonally.
Must be able to work all hours needed, including overtime and weekends (ALL EMPLOYEES NEED TO BE PREPARED TO WORK 7 DAYS A WEEK WITH ADVANCE NOTICE)

Responsibilities

Examines work order to determine setup specifications.
Setup 3-Knife to proper trim size (Using preprogrammed trim sizes for 7-8-9. Some jobs require special trim sizes.)
Measure book thickness and enter program.
Verify book block is trimmed to the proper size before giving it to the Casing Operator for their setup.
Stack bound books on conveyor belt of automatic feed.
Setup book De-stacker.
Presses button to activate machine and observes machine operation (Make sure vacuum is on before starting the job.)
Quality check books periodically throughout the run to ensure quality (Look for clean cuts, ensure no nicks in blades, and verify a good clean cut.)
Adjust machine during production run as required.
Verify count matches quantity needed at the end of the job.
Clean and Maintain machine as necessary (Grease, Oil and other needed maintenance).
Change Blades as needed.
Provides various required paper stocks for Press operations.
Properly loads and positions paper onto press.
Lines out jobs, sort, bends and positions plates in order, to be run.
Properly loads plates in the Automatic Plate Hangers.
Properly disposes of used plates into the recycle bins.
Performs necessary maintenance functions such as cleaning, lubricating and preventative maintenance as scheduled and light repairs as needed upon the direction of the Press Operator.
Assists Press Operator in troubleshooting and solving press errors.
Schedules press workflow according to established department criteria.
Assists in mounting blanket and cylinder washers.
Observes all established procedures for safe chemical handling and storage.
Abides by all standard safe operating procedures as outlined in the company training program.
Responsible for the economic usage of materials and the care and safekeeping of tools and equipment.
Ensure safe and efficient press operation.
Ensures safe and proper handling of soiled press rags.
Maintains a clean, organized, and safe work environment at all times.