Material Handler 1 - Bindery

RR Donnelley • Laurel, MD

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About The Position

The Material Handler 1 supports bindery and mailing operations by handling materials and products according to work orders, verbal instructions, and operating procedures. The role includes feeding, stacking, arranging, moving, and preparing materials for processing and shipment, while completing production and tracking paperwork. The employee may occasionally use automated equipment or industrial trucks and hoists to assist with moving or loading materials.

Requirements

• Ability to handle items on bindery and/or finishing equipment in accordance with operating instructions or under guidance.
• Ability to complete forms for incoming and outgoing materials, including stock description, quantity, unit of issue, and labeling requirements.
• Basic knowledge of general warehouse layout, item identification codes, and warehouse procedures.
• Familiarity with storage areas to place or pull paper stock, signatures, and materials according to standard procedures.
• Basic skill using manual dollies, carts, or hand trucks.
• Basic skill using hand tools and material-handling equipment, including hammers, pliers, strapping and stretch-wrapping tools, tape fasteners, and metal band shears.

Responsibilities

• Read work orders or follow verbal instructions to identify materials or components.
• Lay up, feed, or pile down materials at equipment.
• Jog product off the counter stacker and stack it neatly on skids to support bindery or mailing operations.
• Separate signatures by hand according to customer specifications.
• Count, weigh, and record units of materials moved or handled on the daily production sheet.
• Complete skid flags and packaging slips for accurate tracking.
• Install strapping, bracing, or padding to prevent shifting or damage during transit, using hand tools.
• Attach identifying tags or labels to materials, or mark information on cases, bales, or other containers.
• Stack or assemble materials into bundles and band them together using a banding machine and clincher.
• Occasionally operate automated equipment and/or an industrial truck or electric hoist to assist with loading or moving materials and products.
• Feed, stock, move, jog, arrange, unload, and rotate items on and off bindery and/or finishing equipment according to instructions or under the guidance of a bindery operator or supervisor.
• Complete forms relating to stock description, quantity, unit of issue, and labeling requirements for incoming and outgoing materials.

Benefits

• Medical coverage
• Dental coverage
• Vision coverage
• Paid time off
• Disability insurance
• 401(k) with match
• Life insurance
• Voluntary supplemental insurance coverages
• Tuition assistance
• Maternity leave
• Adoption assistance
• Employer/partner discounts
• Overtime, shift differential, call-in, and stand-by pay may be included depending on the role

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed