Bindery Associate I - 5:45am - 2:15pm

Main Street•Birmingham, AL

About The Position

Inspects products for quality, completeness and accuracy. Is responsible for ensuring printed products are in the proper order and all products are for the proper customer. Essential Duties and Responsibilities Inspects printed products for accuracy & quality of print including: Verify run of header sheets matches printed products Inspects product for the following: Printer Spots, Press Spots, Faded Printing, Stock Inserted Incorrectly, Incorrect Stock, Wrinkled Stock, Missing Pages, Out of gauge, trim, tape and stitches. Documents inspection through MMI interface on Inspection computer. Prepares orders with checks, registers, and covers as directed per order. Neatly positions inspected product on packaging boards. Repairs check pads as needed with header tape or enters reprints as determined by the inspector. Maintains a steady workflow with a minimum of 100 orders inspected per hour. Cleans and restocks workstation during the work shift and at the end of the work shift. Notify supervisor of repetitive errors. Proficient in delivery duties on the Campbell Packaging line to include traying mail, verifying counts per tray, scanning, weighing, and confirming postal trays in the Manufacturing Core Shipments program. Proficient in delivery duties on the Bielo and Kugler manufacturing lines to include organizing product at machine delivery, prepping boards for inspection, distributing work to inspectors, collecting used boards, stocking the machine with boards and assisting the machine operator as needed. Maintains safe, neat, and orderly work area. Qualifications To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Ability to perform tasks repeatedly for extended periods, good organizational skills and work with little supervision. Education and/or Experience High School graduate or GED; or six months to one-year related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience. Physical Demands While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand, walk, use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to sit or stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl. The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 10 pounds, frequently lift and/or move up to 25 pounds, and occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision, peripheral vision, and ability to adjust focus. Work Environment The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Language Skills Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos. Ability to write simple correspondence. Ability to interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals. Mathematical Skills Ability to add, subtract, multiply and divide in all units of measure using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. Reasoning Ability Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form. Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations. Non-essential Duties and Responsibilities Employees in this position may be asked to perform other duties as assigned within the department or other areas of production. Conditions which may make this necessary include, but are not limited to, machine down time, workflow/project deadlines, special projects, illness of coworkers or any special situation as determined by the management team within the department.

Requirements

Ability to perform tasks repeatedly for extended periods, good organizational skills and work with little supervision.
High School graduate or GED; or six months to one-year 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 interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.
Ability to add, subtract, multiply and divide in all units of measure using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form.
Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.

Responsibilities

Inspects products for quality, completeness and accuracy.
Ensuring printed products are in the proper order and all products are for the proper customer.
Inspects printed products for accuracy & quality of print including: Verify run of header sheets matches printed products
Inspects product for the following: Printer Spots, Press Spots, Faded Printing, Stock Inserted Incorrectly, Incorrect Stock, Wrinkled Stock, Missing Pages, Out of gauge, trim, tape and stitches.
Documents inspection through MMI interface on Inspection computer.
Prepares orders with checks, registers, and covers as directed per order.
Neatly positions inspected product on packaging boards.
Repairs check pads as needed with header tape or enters reprints as determined by the inspector.
Maintains a steady workflow with a minimum of 100 orders inspected per hour.
Cleans and restocks workstation during the work shift and at the end of the work shift.
Notify supervisor of repetitive errors.
Proficient in delivery duties on the Campbell Packaging line to include traying mail, verifying counts per tray, scanning, weighing, and confirming postal trays in the Manufacturing Core Shipments program.
Proficient in delivery duties on the Bielo and Kugler manufacturing lines to include organizing product at machine delivery, prepping boards for inspection, distributing work to inspectors, collecting used boards, stocking the machine with boards and assisting the machine operator as needed.
Maintains safe, neat, and orderly work area.