Bindery Operator 2

SmartRecruiters, Inc.; Madison Heights (MI); On-site; USD 26,000 - 29,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical coverage

Dental coverage

Vision coverage

401(k) with match

Paid time off

Life insurance

Tuition assistance

Maternity leave

Employer/partner discounts

Job summary

RRD Madison Heights, MI seeks a 2nd shift Bindery Specialist to set up and operate binding equipment, inspect safety, and adjust machines for optimal output.

You will coordinate stations, direct the crew, monitor quality and productivity, and ensure adherence to specs. Pay ranges from $19.33–$20.63 per hour with comprehensive benefits and overtime possibilities.

Qualifications

• Thorough knowledge of setup, adjustment, procedures, capabilities and limitations of bindery equipment.
• Know-how of paper weights, sizes, colors to adjust machines as needed.
• Ability to read and interpret instructions for machine operations.
• Skill with hand tools and bindery devices to maintain equipment.

Responsibilities

• Set up, adjust and operate binding machines and related stations.
• Inspect equipment for safety issues and ensure quality output.
• Operate automatic adhesive binding machines when required.
• Coordinate and optimize multiple work stations on a single machine.
• Direct crew through production and monitor productivity.

Skills

Bindery setup

Machine adjustment

Quality monitoring

Safety inspection

Reading work instructions

Team leadership

Adhesive binding

Tool use

Tools

Hand tools

Bindery machinery

Job description

• Army MOS: 83F:Printing and Bindery Specialist
• Department: Production & Manufacturing
• Shift: 2nd Shift
• Compensation: USD 19.33 - USD 20.63 - hourly

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
• 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 though all aspects of production
• Monitor quality, output and productivity

Qualifications

• Thorough knowledge of the set up, 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)
• 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

Additional Information

• All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.
• EGT Madison Heights is a union facility.
• The pay range for this role at the noted location is $19.33 - $20.63 / 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

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