Bindery Operator 2 - Nights

Lakeside Book Company•Crawfordsville, IN

3d•$24 - $30•Onsite

About The Position

This role involves setting up, adjusting, and operating a variety of auxiliary binding machines and automatic bindery machines. The operator will be responsible for ensuring the machines produce finished products like books, catalogs, and magazines. This includes monitoring equipment for safety, making adjustments to coordinate multiple work stations, and directing a crew to ensure quality, output, and productivity. The position requires a thorough understanding of bindery equipment, paper types, and the ability to use various tools for adjustments and maintenance.

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.
Comprehensive knowledge of machinability of different paper weights, sizes, kinds, and colors.
Thorough knowledge of limitations and capabilities of all machines used to accomplish unusual set ups or machine combinations.
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.
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 (i.e. inkjet and mailing devices, case making & decorating equipment, folders, cutters, collators, stitchers, drills, binding/gluing machines) and automatic bindery machines.
Operate machines to produce finished products such as books, catalogs, manuals, directories, and magazines.
Inspect equipment for safety issues.
Operate automatic adhesive binding machines (perfect binders) and coordinate multiple work stations.
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.