Bindery Operator 1

RR Donnelley; Brenham (TX); On-site; USD 38,480 - 54,080; Full time

Job summary

RR Donnelley in Brenham, Texas is looking for a Printing and Bindery Specialist. The successful candidate will set up and operate various auxiliary binding machines, ensuring quality output and productivity while directing the production crew.

Requirements include familiarity with paper weights and the ability to make necessary machine adjustments. This role involves hands-on operation of the bindery equipment, ensuring efficiency and safety during the production process.

Qualifications

• Familiarity with identifying paper conditions like excessive moisture.
• Ability to understand dimensional requirements in job orders.
• Skill in making adjustments to powered machines using handtools.
• Knowledge of set up and limitations of bindery equipment.

Responsibilities

• Set up, adjust and operate auxiliary binding machines.
• Monitor quality, output, and productivity.
• Direct crew through all aspects of production.
• Inspect equipment for safety issues.

Skills

Familiarity with different paper weights

Basic mathematics skills

Use of standard and specialized tools

Adjusting powered machines with hand tools

Reading and interpreting work instructions

Operating procedures for bindery equipment

Knowledge of folding, collating, and cutting procedures

Job description

• Army MOS: 83F:Printing and Bindery Specialist
• Department: Production & Manufacturing
• Shift: 2nd Shift
• Compensation: USD 38,480 - USD 54,080 - yearly

Company Description

• RRD is a leading global provider of marketing, packaging, print, and supply chain solutions that elevate engagement across the complete customer journey. The company offers the industry’s most trusted portfolio of creative execution and world-wide business process consulting, with services designed to lower environmental impact. With 22,000 clients, including 93% of the Fortune 100, and 32,000 employees across 28 countries, RRD brings the expertise, execution, and scale designed to transform customer touchpoints into meaningful moments of impact.

Job Description

• Set up, adjust and operate a variety of auxiliary binding machines containing several cutting heads, control surfaces or other attachments (i.e. inkjet and mailing devices, case making & decorating equipment, folders, cutters, collators, stitchers, drills, binding/gluing machines).
• May set up automatic bindery machines containing multiple functions and station capabilities (power paper cutters, power collators and gatherers, power folders, power speed binder) which can be electromechanically combined with other equipment and devices to produce a complete bindery and finishing unit that processes printed sheets into final books, catalogs, manuals, directories, magazines or other completed products.
• Inspect equipment for safety issues.
• May operate automatic adhesive binding machines (perfect binders) that contain numerous interrelated process stations that are fed collated sheets or signatures and perform such functions as vibrating, milling, roughening, gluing, covering and delivering or stacking completed books, magazines or catalogs.
• 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.

Qualifications

• Familiarity with different paper weights, sizes, kinds and colors so as to be able to identify paper conditions (i.e. excessive moisture or curling that frequently requires additional machine adjustment).
• Familiarity with basic mathematics (i.e. decimals, metric units) to understand dimensional requirements contained in job orders and to make more complicated adjustments.
• 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 adjustments to powered machines using handtools (i.e. wrenches, screwdrivers, punches, knives) as well as more specialized hand tools, usually furnished by the machine manufacturer.
• 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.
• Knowledge of operating procedures for bindery equipment such as folders, cutters, collators, stitchers, drills, binding/gluing machines.
• Working knowledge of the set up, adjustment, procedures, capabilities and limitations of equipment to perform the full range of standard and specialized folding, collating, and cutting of printed materials to complete a finished product.

Additional Information

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