Bindery Operator 2

Lakeside Book Company; Crawfordsville (IN); On-site; USD 32,000 - 41,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

$100 Safety Shoe Reimbursement

$100 Safety Glasses Reimbursement

Tools provided

2 Weeks' Vacation

Training provided

Job summary

Lakeside Book Company in Crawfordsville, IN is seeking a Lead Bindery Operator (Bindery Operator 2 - BMO) to set up and operate a range of bindery equipment, supervise the crew, and ensure safety and quality throughout the print finishing process.

You will adjust machines, monitor output, and coordinate the work across multiple stations, delivering finished books, catalogs, and manuals on time. Training provided, with days 8 hr shifts and starting rate of $23.47–$29.50 per hour.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of the setup, adjustment and operation of bindery equipment for completing finished books and catalogs.
• Understanding paper weights, sizes, colors and how they affect machine settings.
• Ability to troubleshoot unusual machine configurations and maintain accuracy.
• Proficiency with hand tools for maintenance and adjustment of machines.
• Experience operating folders, cutters, collators, stitchers and binding/gluing machines.
• Ability to read work orders and maintain dimensional accuracy per instructions.

Responsibilities

• Set up, adjust and operate a variety of bindery machines to produce final books and catalogs.
• Inspect equipment for safety and maintain productivity, quality and output.
• Direct crew through production steps and coordinate multiple work stations.
• Monitor quality, output and productivity; adjust as needed to meet standards.

Skills

Bindery setup

Equipment adjustment

Safety awareness

Reading specs

Team leadership

Tools

Perfect binders

Power paper cutters

Inkjet devices

Collators

Folders

Job description

Bindery Operator 2 - BMO

Shift - Days 7am-3pm

Starting Rate: $23.47-$29.50 per hour

Additional Incentives:

• $100 Safety Shoe Reimbursement
• $100 Safety Glasses Reimbursement
• Company will provide all tools necessary
• 2 Weeks' Vacation
• Training provided

Work Hours: Days 8 hr shifts

Location: 600 State Road 32 West, Crawfordsville, IN 47933

As our Lead Bindery Operator, you will:

• 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 and/or 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:

• Thorough knowledge of the setup, adjustment, procedures, capabilities and limitations of equipment to perform the full range of standard and specialized binding, folding, collating, and cutting of printed materials to complete a finished product
• Comprehensive knowledge of machinability of 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)
• Thorough knowledge of limitations and capabilities of all machines used to accomplish unusual set ups or machine combinations to produce unique or one of a kind printed materials
• 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 difficult 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
• Skill in operating complicated bindery equipment such as folders, cutters, collators, stitchers, drills, binding/gluing machines
• 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

Physical Requirements:

• Job requires ability to exert 20 to 50 pounds of force occasionally, and/or 10 to 25 pounds of force frequently, and/or greater than negligible up to 10 pounds of force constantly to move objects