Collator Operator - 3rd Shift

RR Donnelley; Osage (IA); On-site; USD 31,000 - 44,000; Full time

Job summary

RR Donnelley in Osage, IA, is seeking a Printing and Bindery Specialist for the 3rd shift to set up and run collating, labeling, and patching equipment. You will ensure materials meet customer specs and maintain quality through precise machine adjustments.

The role requires reading work orders, understanding paper stock quality, and performing routine safety checks. Overtime and occasional weekend work may be required, with a starting pay above the min rate.

Qualifications

• Ability to read and interpret work orders and specifications for collating.
• Knowledge of quality and machining requirements for various paper stock.
• Skill in setting up and adjusting finishing machines for weight, color, and quality.
• Ability to calculate distances, clearances, and fits in combining machines.
• Skill in using standard and specialized tools to adjust collating equipment.
• General knowledge of collating/label machines for folds, gluing, perforating, cutting.
• Thorough knowledge of setup and operation of collating machines.

Responsibilities

• Set up and operate collating/labeling/patching machines for value-added in-process work.
• Review specifications and adjust equipment for customer-required collating from web rolls.
• Operate equipment for assembling, perforating, stapling, gluing, folding, or cutting sheets.
• Perform safety inspections, document problems, and track production during operation.

Skills

Read and interpret work orders

Paper stock knowledge

Machine setup and adjustment

Calculate distances and fits

Use standard and specialized tools

Know collating/label machines

Collating machine operations knowledge

Tools

Collating machines

Label application machines

Patching machines

Job description

• Army MOS: 83F:Printing and Bindery Specialist
• Department: Production & Manufacturing
• Shift: 3rd Shift
• Compensation: USD 22.44 - USD 31.62 - 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

Starting min rate of $25.44hr

Schedule:

-Sunday (11p)- Friday (7am)

-11:00pm - 7:00am

-Occasional overtime may be required including weekends

• 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
• Equipment operated 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 - $31.62 per hour. The actual rate of pay offered may vary based upon, but not limited to education, skills, experience, proficient, 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 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, and employer/partner discounts.

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

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