Bindery Pro - 3rd Shift Finishing & Binding Master

RRD; West Bend (WI); On-site; USD 29,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

RRD is seeking an experienced Bindery Operator for the 3rd shift (7:00 PM – 5:00 AM, Monday-Thursday) in Wisconsin. You will set up and operate various bindery machines, ensure quality, and guide crew through production workflows to finish printed materials into catalogs, books, and manuals.

The role requires reading work orders, adjusting equipment for accuracy and stock quality, and maintaining safe operating procedures while meeting productivity targets.

Qualifications

• Ability to read and interpret written work orders or other job specifications containing bindery requirements which indicate the number and sequence of machine operations required to complete the work and to maintain dimensional accuracy in accordance with instructions provided; independently makes decisions on the type of equipment to be used
• Must be able to calculate distances, clearances, and fits in combining machines
• Skill in using the full range of standard and specialized tools and devices to adjust and maintain the functional accuracy and operating conditions of the bindery machines
• General knowledge of the more complex bindery machines to perform the full range of standard and specialized folds of printed materials
• Thorough knowledge of setup and operating requirements of bindery machines to perform folding, collating and cutting of printed materials

Responsibilities

• Set up, adjust and operate a variety of auxiliary binding machines containing several cutting heads, control surfaces or other attachments
• Set up automatic bindery machines containing multiple functions and station capabilities... to produce final books, catalogs, manuals, directories, magazines or other completed products
• Inspect equipment for safety issues
• May operate automatic adhesive binding machines (perfect binders) with multiple process stations
• Make needed adjustments to coordinate the multiple work stations
• Direct crew though all aspects of production
• Monitor quality, output and productivity

Skills

Read work orders

Machine adjustment

Quality monitoring

Safety awareness

Measurements & tolerances

Tools

Bindery machines

Job description

RRD is seeking an experienced Bindery Operator for the 3rd shift (7:00 PM – 5:00 AM, Monday-Thursday) in Wisconsin. You will set up and operate various bindery machines, ensure quality, and guide crew through production workflows to finish printed materials into catalogs, books, and manuals.

The role requires reading work orders, adjusting equipment for accuracy and stock quality, and maintaining safe operating procedures while meeting productivity targets.