Bindery Operator 2

Lakeside Book•Crawfordsville, IN

7d•Onsite

About The Position

As our Lead Bindery Operator, you will set up, adjust, and operate a variety of auxiliary binding machines. This includes machines with cutting heads, control surfaces, attachments like inkjet and mailing devices, case making & decorating equipment, folders, cutters, collators, stitchers, drills, and binding/gluing machines. You will also set up automatic bindery machines with multiple functions and station capabilities, such as power paper cutters, power collators and gatherers, power folders, and power speed binders, which can be electromechanically combined to produce a complete bindery and finishing unit. These units process printed sheets into final books, catalogs, manuals, directories, magazines, or other completed products. You will inspect equipment for safety issues and may operate automatic adhesive binding machines (perfect binders) that perform functions like vibrating, milling, roughening, gluing, covering, and delivering or stacking completed books, magazines, or catalogs. You will make needed adjustments to coordinate multiple work stations on a single machine and direct the crew through all aspects of production, monitoring quality, output, and productivity.

Requirements

Thorough knowledge of the setup, adjustment, procedures, capabilities, and limitations of equipment to perform the full range of standard and specialized binding, folding, collating, and cutting of printed materials to complete a finished product
Comprehensive knowledge of machinability of different paper weights, sizes, kinds and colors so as to be able to identify paper conditions (i.e. excessive moisture or curling that frequently requires additional machine adjustment)
Thorough knowledge of limitations and capabilities of all machines used to accomplish unusual set ups or machine combinations to produce unique or one of a kind printed materials
Ability to use the full range of standard and specialized tools and devices to adjust and maintain the functional accuracy and operating conditions of the bindery machines
Skill in making difficult adjustments to powered machines using hand tools (i.e. wrenches, screwdrivers, punches, knives) as well as more specialized hand tools, usually furnished by the machine manufacturer
Skill in operating complicated bindery equipment such as folders, cutters, collators, stitchers, drills, binding/gluing machines
Ability to read and interpret written work which indicates the number and sequence of machine operations required to complete the work and maintain dimensional accuracy in accordance with instructions provided

Responsibilities

Set up, adjust, and operate a variety of auxiliary binding machines
Set up automatic bindery machines with multiple functions and station capabilities
Inspect equipment for safety issues
Operate automatic adhesive binding machines (perfect binders)
Make needed adjustments to coordinate multiple work stations on a single machine
Direct crew through all aspects of production
Monitor quality, output, and productivity