Bindery Operator 3 (Die Cutter)

RRD; Greensboro (NC); On-site; USD 33,062 - 48,216; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401(k) with company match

Paid time off

Disability insurance

Life insurance

Parental leave

Tuition assistance

Job summary

RRD is seeking a Bindery Operator at its Greensboro, NC location. The role involves setting up, adjusting, and operating a variety of bindery machines, including perfect binders with multiple stations, while inspecting equipment for safety and maintaining quality throughout the production line.

The ideal candidate will coordinate multiple work stations, mentor team members, and ensure adherence to company policies and best practices.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of set up and adjustment of bindery equipment to run standard and specialized processes.
• Understanding paper weights, sizes, kinds, and color to anticipate machine adjustments.
• Ability to use hand tools and machine tools to maintain bindery equipment.
• Ability to read and follow written work indicating machine operations and tolerances.

Responsibilities

• Set up, adjust and operate binding machines.
• Inspect equipment for safety issues to prevent downtime.
• Operate perfect binders with multiple stations and coordinate tasks across stations.
• Make adjustments to synchronize work stations and ensure smooth production flow.
• Direct and mentor crew through production processes and policies.
• Monitor quality, output and productivity to meet targets.
• Provide training to new and current employees on policies and best practices.

Skills

Bindery equipment knowledge

Paper weight/quality awareness

Tool handling and adjustment

Reading work orders/instructions

Quality control orientation

Tools

Wrenches

Screwdrivers

Punches

Knives

Job 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.

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 through all aspects of production
• Monitor quality, output and productivity
• Training and mentoring new and existing employees, ensuring consistent knowledge of company policies, procedures, and best practices to improve team performance 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.

The salary range for this role at the noted RRD location is $24.00 - $35.00 / hour. Starting pay decisions are determined based on multiple factors including but not limited to relevant education, qualifications, skills, experience, certifications, proficiency, performance, shift, location, and other business needs. Typically, roles follow step progressions to a target rate or set increments over time. Depending on the role, in addition to the hourly rate of pay, the total compensation package may also include overtime, shift differential, call-in, and/or stand-by pay. RRD’s benefit offerings include medical, dental, and vision coverage, paid time off, disability insurance, 401(k) with company match, life insurance and other voluntary supplemental insurance coverages, plus parental leave, adoption assistance, tuition assistance and employer/partner discounts.

All employment offers are contingent upon the successful completion of both a pre‑employment background and drug screen.

RRD is an Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability/veterans.