Bindery - Bindery Operator 2

Lakeside Book•Crawfordsville, IN

5d•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, and attachments such as 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, like power paper cutters, power collators and gatherers, power folders, and power speed binders, which can be combined to produce finished books, catalogs, manuals, directories, magazines, or other completed products. You will inspect equipment for safety issues, operate automatic adhesive binding machines (perfect binders) with multiple interrelated process stations, and make necessary adjustments to coordinate work stations. Additionally, you will 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 containing multiple functions and station capabilities
Inspect equipment for safety issues
Operate automatic adhesive binding machines (perfect binders)
Make needed adjustments to coordinate the multiple work stations on a single machine
Direct crew through all aspects of production
Monitor quality, output and productivity