Bindery Operator 1 (Cutter)

RR Donnelley; Timonium (MD); On-site; USD 10,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player seeks a skilled Bindery Specialist to operate and maintain various binding machines. This role involves setting up and adjusting machines to ensure quality production of printed materials. You'll be responsible for monitoring output, directing crew members, and ensuring safety standards are met. Join a company that values innovation and offers a comprehensive benefits package, including medical coverage, paid time off, and retirement plans. If you have a passion for precision and a keen eye for detail, this is the perfect opportunity for you.

Benefits

Medical coverage

Dental coverage

Vision coverage

Paid time off

Disability insurance

401(k) with match

Life insurance

Tuition assistance

Maternity leave

Employer/partner discounts

Qualifications

• Familiarity with paper conditions and basic math for job orders.
• Ability to use tools to maintain bindery machines' accuracy.

Responsibilities

• Set up and operate auxiliary binding machines with multiple functions.
• Monitor quality, output, and productivity during production.

Skills

Familiarity with different paper weights

Basic mathematics skills

Ability to use standard and specialized tools

Skill in making adjustments to powered machines

Ability to read and interpret written work

Knowledge of operating procedures for bindery equipment

Working knowledge of bindery equipment setup and adjustment

Tools

Bindery machines

Hand tools (wrenches, screwdrivers)

Job description

• Army MOS: 83F:Printing and Bindery Specialist

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). Primarily cutter.
• 2nd shift.
• 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 hand tools (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

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

The pay range for this role at the noted location is $17.68 - $25.75/ hour. The actual rate of pay offered may vary based upon, but not limited to: education, skills, experience, proficiency, performance, shift, and location. In addition to base salary, depending on the role, the total compensation package may also include overtime, shift differential, call-in, and stand-by pay. RRD offers benefits including medical, dental, and vision coverage, paid time off, disability insurance, 401(k) with match, life insurance and other voluntary supplemental insurance coverages, plus tuition assistance, maternity leave, adoption assistance, and employer/partner discounts.