Bindery Operator 1

RR Donnelley•Madison Heights, MI

2d•$16 - $17

About The Position

The Bindery Operator 1 sets up, adjusts, and operates a variety of auxiliary and automatic bindery machines to process printed sheets into finished books, catalogs, manuals, directories, magazines, and other products. Equipment may include folders, cutters, collators, stitchers, drills, binding and gluing machines, paper cutters, gatherers, speed binders, and adhesive perfect binders. The role may involve operating machines with multiple interconnected stations that perform functions such as gathering, folding, cutting, milling, gluing, covering, and stacking finished products. The operator inspects equipment for safety issues, adjusts machine stations to coordinate production, directs the crew through production activities, and monitors product quality, output, and productivity. This is a second-shift position at a union location.

Requirements

Familiarity with paper weights, sizes, kinds, and colors, including identifying conditions such as excessive moisture or curling.
Basic mathematics skills, including decimals and metric units, to understand job-order dimensions and make adjustments.
Ability to use standard and specialized tools and devices to adjust and maintain bindery machines.
Skill adjusting powered machines with hand tools and specialized tools, including wrenches, screwdrivers, punches, and knives.
Ability to read and interpret written work instructions specifying machine-operation sequence and dimensional accuracy.
Knowledge of operating procedures for bindery equipment such as folders, cutters, collators, stitchers, drills, and binding or gluing machines.
Working knowledge of bindery equipment setup, adjustment, procedures, capabilities, and limitations for folding, collating, and cutting printed materials.

Responsibilities

Set up, adjust, and operate auxiliary binding machines and related equipment.
Set up and operate automatic bindery machines with multiple functions and stations to produce finished printed products.
Inspect equipment for safety issues.
Operate automatic adhesive binding machines, including machines that perform vibrating, milling, roughening, gluing, covering, and delivery or stacking functions.
Make adjustments to coordinate multiple work stations on a machine.
Direct the crew through all aspects of production.
Monitor quality, output, and productivity.