Bindery Assistant

RR Donnelley•Buffalo Grove, IL

5d•Onsite

About The Position

RRD is a leading global provider of marketing, packaging, print, and supply chain solutions. This role is for the 2nd shift (3:00 PM to 11:30 PM). The Bindery Assistant will assist Bindery Operators by setting up and maintaining major or complex binding equipment, interpreting job orders, planning necessary operations, and making adjustments as needed. Daily maintenance duties, such as cleaning and lubricating machinery, are also part of the role.

Requirements

Under the direction of the operator, apply working knowledge assist in the set-up of more complicated binding machinery
Ability to make machine adjustments for differences in paper size or thickness, hole or margin distances, paper folds or other work requirements or material characteristics
Knowledge of basic arithmetic and fractions
Ability to apply such knowledge while accurately locating materials on machine surfaces
Skill in using hand tools (i.e. rulers, screwdrivers, wrenches) to make machine adjustments
Ability to set up, arrange, and hand collate as well as to fan, jog and stack various sizes of paper neatly
General knowledge to set up and maintain a variety of single function, hand and foot automated bindery machines, such as staplers, punches, drills and binding-glue devices

Responsibilities

Assist Bindery Operators by setting up and maintaining major or complex binding equipment (i.e. ink jet and mailing devices, power folders and power collators, power cutters, speed binder, in-line cover-inserter with four-knife trimmer)
Interprets job orders for this equipment, plans necessary operations, and sets up and adjusts equipment
Monitor equipment during operations to ensure tolerances are being maintained
Make adjustments as necessary
Perform daily maintenance duties such as cleaning machinery to remove paper dust and lint, check pumps and other operating parts for proper lubrication, and lubricate equipment as needed
Apply working knowledge to assist in the set-up of more complicated binding machinery under the direction of the operator
Make machine adjustments for differences in paper size or thickness, hole or margin distances, paper folds or other work requirements or material characteristics
Set up, arrange, and hand collate as well as to fan, jog and stack various sizes of paper neatly
Set up and maintain a variety of single function, hand and foot automated bindery machines, such as staplers, punches, drills and binding-glue devices