Collator Operator - 1st Shift

RRD; Osage (IA); On-site; USD 30,307 - 42,705; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision coverage

401(k) with match

Tuition assistance

Job summary

RRD is a leading provider of marketing, packaging, print, and supply chain solutions. The Collator Operator – 1st Shift role is based in Osage, IA, with a starting min rate of $22.44 per hour and a schedule Monday–Friday, 7 am–3 pm, with possible overtime including weekends.

You will set up and operate collating and labeling machines, review specifications, and ensure quality while performing safety inspections and tracking production. Benefits and potential incentives are described in the ad.

Qualifications

• Read and interpret work orders with collating requirements to maintain dimensional accuracy.
• Knowledge of paper stock quality and machining requirements.
• Set up and adjust machines for finishing operations and to refine adjustments for weight, color, machinability and quality.
• Calculate distances, clearances, and fits in combining machines.
• Use the full range of standard and specialized tools to adjust and maintain collating machines.
• General knowledge of collating/label application machines for folds, gluing, perforating and cutting.
• Knowledge of setup and operating requirements for collating machines.

Responsibilities

• Set up and operate collating and/or labeling/patching machines to produce value added enhancements to in-process work.
• Review specifications and set up equipment for forms collating, label affixing, or window patching per customer requirements.
• Operate equipment that may perform assembling and perforating, stapling, gluing, folding, or cutting sheets to form completed sets or die cut and apply labels or films.
• Perform safety inspections, document problems, and track production during operation.

Skills

Read work orders

Paper stock knowledge

Machinery setup

Dimensional accuracy

Tools operation

Collating machines

Quality awareness

Tools

Collating machines

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 worldwide 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

Collator Operator – 1st Shift

Starting min rate of $22.44 per hour.

Schedule

• Monday – Friday
• 7 am – 3 pm
• Occasional overtime may be required including weekends

Responsibilities

• Sets up and operates collating and/or labeling/patching machines to produce value added enhancements to in-process work.
• Review specifications and set up equipment that perform forms collating from web rolls, label affixing, or window patching to printed or in-process materials specific to the customer's requirements.
• Operate equipment that may perform functions related to assembling and perforating signatures, stapling, gluing, folding, or cutting sheets of paper, forms, or signatures in specified sequence to form completed sets or die cut and apply labels or films to paper substrates.
• Perform safety inspections, document problems, and track production during operation.

Qualifications

• Ability to read and interpret written work orders or other job specifications containing collating requirements which indicate the number and sequence of webs required to complete the work and to maintain dimensional accuracy in accordance with instructions provided.
• Knowledge of the quality and machining requirements of various coated and uncoated types of paper stock.
• Skill in setting up and adjusting machines for finishing operations and to refine such adjustments for the weight, color, machinability and quality of paper stock being used and to prevent machining impressions on the printed materials.
• 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 collating machines.
• General knowledge of the collating/label application machines to perform the full range of standard and specialized folds, gluing, perforating and cutting of printed materials.
• Thorough knowledge of the set up, operating requirements, procedures, capabilities and limitations of the collating machine to perform the full range of standard and specialized folding, collating and cutting of printed materials to complete a combined finishing product.

Additional Information

The pay range for this role at the noted location is $22.44 - $31.61 per hour. The actual rate of pay offered may vary based upon, but not limited to, education, skills, experience, performance, shift, and location. In addition to the base salary, depending on the role, the total compensation package may also include a sign‑on bonus, overtime, shift differential, call‑in and standby 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, and employer/partner discounts.

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

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.