H0084 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, organizing, moving, and preparing materials and finished products according to work orders, verbal instructions, and customer specifications. The role includes feeding or piling materials at equipment, jogging and stacking products, separating signatures, tracking quantities, and preparing materials for safe shipment. The employee may occasionally operate automated equipment, an industrial truck, or an electric hoist to assist with loading or moving materials and products.

Requirements

• Ability to feed, stock, move, jog, arrange, unload, and rotate items on or off bindery and/or finishing equipment according to operating instructions or under the guidance of a bindery operator or supervisor.
• Ability to complete forms relating to stock description, quantity, unit of issue, and labeling requirements for incoming and outgoing materials.
• Basic knowledge of general warehouse layout, item identification codes, warehouse procedures, and storage areas to place or pull paper stock, signatures, and materials according to standard procedures.
• Basic skill using manual dollies, carts, or hand trucks and material-handling hand tools and equipment, including hammers, pliers, strapping and stretch-wrapping tools, tape fasteners, and metal band sheers.

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 a counter stacker and stack it neatly on a skid to support proper operation in the bindery or mailing department.
• 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 materials from shifting or being damaged in 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 bundles together using a banding machine and clincher.
• Occasionally operate automated equipment and/or an industrial truck or electric hoist to assist in loading or moving materials and products.

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 and 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