Bindery Advanced Equipment Operator, ON, Printing Services – Lakeland

Publix; Lakeland (FL); On-site; USD 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company seeks a Printing Services Advance Equipment Operator in Lakeland, Florida. The role involves the operation of various bindery equipment and requires skills in mechanical tasks, problem-solving, and teamwork. Ideal candidates will possess a high school diploma or equivalent, and bindery trade school training is preferred.

Qualifications

• Must lift up to 70 pounds and stand for long periods.
• Willingness to work variable schedules, including weekends.
• Experience in operating technically advanced bindery equipment.

Responsibilities

• Set-up and operate bindery/finishing/mailing equipment.
• Read and comprehend job specifications accurately.
• Maintain cleanliness and safety of work areas and equipment.

Skills

Mechanical skills

Problem solving

Communication

Interpersonal skills

Adaptability

Education

High School diploma or equivalent

Bindery trade school training/diploma

Job description

The purpose of this position is to finish and package printed products, along with the production of direct mail products. This requires the set-up and assembly of single and/or multiple components into a final product, either manually or by operating the following bindery/finishing/mailing equipment:

60-inch pressure sensitive/heat laminator, shrink-wrapper, 30-inch cutter, padding racks, rubberstamp assembly, three-hole drill, spiral punch & binder, tab laminator & cutter, stitcher, box maker, table-top folder, table-top laminator, high-speed punch, and industrial sewing machine, plus the following technically advanced bindery/finishing/mailing equipment:

30-inch folder, 40-bin collator, 6-pocket and 12- pocket inserters, 6-pocket saddle-binder, ink jet addressing/tabbing machine, and double-sided heat laminator.

A Printing Services Advance Equip Operator typically is ….

• Responsible for the accurate reading and comprehension of written job specifications. Job specifications provide the production details of each job/finished product.
• Responsible for the safe and efficient set-up and complete operation of all equipment.
• Responsible for the set-up and manual assembly of single and/or multiple components into a final kitted product.
• Responsible for the correct packaging, correct labeling, and safe palletizing of final products.
• Responsible for the safe and efficient operator maintenance and cleanliness of all the equipment (and their respective work areas).
• Responsible for the timely and accurate accounting and reporting of production time and materials, via shop-floor data collection terminals.

• High School diploma or equivalent
• Mechanical skills and abilities
• Basic math and measurement knowledge
• Basic volume and weight knowledge
• Physical abilities, including: the lifting of up to 70 pounds, extended walking/standing (up to 14 hours/day), bending, squatting, working in a prone position (during some troubleshooting and when performing some maintenance)
• Written and verbal communication skills
• Interpersonal and teamwork skills
• Problem solving skills
• Adaptability and versatility (change) skills
• Incumbent must be willing and able to work variable work schedules when and as required by the work load, which may include weekend and/or holiday hours

• Bindery trade school training/diploma
• Three years of trade bindery work experience, including two-years of technically advanced bindery equipment operation
• General Publix and Printing Services’ policies and procedures
• General printing knowledge
• Knowledge of chain-of-custody processes and procedures
• Advanced mail processes and postal regulations
• Publix and Printing Services job and code numbering systems
• Shipping and distribution of both internal and external systems
• Shop Floor Data Collection
• Safety Data Sheets (SDS), Lock-Out/Tag-Out (LOTO), Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)