Bindery Operator 3

RR Donnelley•Columbia, SC

About The Position

RRD is hiring a Bindery Operator 3 to set up, adjust, and operate auxiliary binding and finishing equipment used to produce finished printed materials. The operator may work with automatic adhesive binding machines and coordinate multiple interrelated process stations to produce books, magazines, or catalogs. The role also involves inspecting equipment for safety issues, guiding the production crew, and monitoring quality, output, and productivity.

Requirements

High school diploma or GED.
At least 2 years of experience.
Ability to stand for long periods, perform repetitive hand motions, and lift or push up to 50 pounds.
Thorough knowledge of equipment setup, adjustment, procedures, capabilities, and limitations for standard and specialized binding, folding, collating, and cutting.
Comprehensive knowledge of how different paper weights, sizes, kinds, and colors behave in machines, including recognition of conditions such as excessive moisture or curling that may require adjustments.
Ability to use standard and specialized tools and devices to adjust and maintain bindery machines.
Skill in making difficult adjustments to powered machines using hand tools and specialized tools.
Skill in operating complicated bindery equipment, including folders, cutters, collators, stitchers, drills, and binding or gluing machines.
Ability to read and interpret written work instructions specifying the sequence and number of machine operations and dimensional accuracy requirements.

Responsibilities

Set up, adjust, and operate a variety of auxiliary binding machines.
Inspect equipment for safety issues.
Operate automatic adhesive binding machines, as needed, to process collated sheets or signatures through functions such as vibrating, milling, roughening, gluing, covering, and delivering or stacking finished products.
Set up, adjust, and operate finishing equipment, including folders, cutters, collators, stitchers, drills, and binding or gluing machines.
Make adjustments to coordinate multiple work stations on a single machine.
Direct the crew through all aspects of production.
Monitor quality, output, and productivity.