Bindery Specialist: Mastering Multi-Station Finishing

RR Donnelley; Durham (NC); On-site; USD 41,328,000 - 55,104,000; Full time

Job summary

RR Donnelley in Durham, NC, seeks an experienced Bindery Operator to set up and run a range of binding equipment, ensuring quality and efficiency. The role involves coordinating multiple workstations, supervising crew, and maintaining safety standards on high-volume print finishes.

Qualifications emphasize reading work orders, machine setup, and knowledge of bindery processes. This on-site position offers hourly pay and a benefits package consistent with manufacturing roles in the Durham area.

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

Responsibilities

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

Skills

Read work orders

Interpret specifications

Machine setup

Quality monitoring

Team leadership

Safety inspection

Tools

Bindery machines

Job description

RR Donnelley in Durham, NC, seeks an experienced Bindery Operator to set up and run a range of binding equipment, ensuring quality and efficiency. The role involves coordinating multiple workstations, supervising crew, and maintaining safety standards on high-volume print finishes.

Qualifications emphasize reading work orders, machine setup, and knowledge of bindery processes. This on-site position offers hourly pay and a benefits package consistent with manufacturing roles in the Durham area.