Bindery Operator 2 (Slitter Operator)

RR Donnelley; Durham (NC); On-site; USD 60,174,000 - 84,272,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

medical coverage

dental coverage

vision coverage

paid time off

disability insurance

401(k) with match

life insurance and other voluntary...

tuition assistance

maternity leave

adoption assistance

employer/partner discounts

Job summary

RR Donnelley is seeking a Printing and Bindery Specialist in Durham, NC. The role involves setting up and operating bindery machines, inspecting for safety, and coordinating a crew to ensure high-quality book, magazine, or catalog production.

Base pay aligns with hourly rates, plus potential overtime and benefits. The position requires thorough knowledge of bindery equipment, reading process instructions, and maintaining dimensional accuracy across multiple work stations.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of set up and adjustment of bindery equipment to produce finished materials.
• Ability to identify paper conditions and adjust machines accordingly.
• Read and interpret job instructions to maintain dimensional accuracy.

Responsibilities

• Set up, adjust and operate a variety of binding machines.
• Inspect equipment for safety issues and maintain productivity.
• Direct crew through production and monitor quality and output.

Skills

Machinery setup

Safety inspection

Bindery operation

Quality monitoring

Tools

Hand tools

Wrenches

Screwdrivers

Knives

Job description

• Army MOS: 83F:Printing and Bindery Specialist
• Compensation: USD 45000 - USD 50000 - 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

Responsibilities:

• 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.

Thepay range for this role at the noted location is $21.00 - $29.41 / 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

Benefits

• medical coverage
• dental coverage
• vision coverage
• paid time off
• disability insurance
• 401(k) with match
• life insurance and other voluntary supplemental insurance coverages
• tuition assistance
• maternity leave
• adoption assistance
• employer/partner discounts

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