Die Cutter Operator 1st Shift

RRD; Cudahy (WI); On-site; USD 28,000 - 36,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision coverage

401(k) with match

Paid time off

Disability insurance

Life insurance

Tuition assistance

Maternity leave

Adoption assistance

Employer/partner discounts

Job summary

RRD is seeking a Bindery Operator in Wisconsin (Cudahy) to set up and operate binding equipment. Begin with a shift from 6:00 AM to 2:00 PM with a starting pay range of $20.00–$26.00 per hour and a $2,000 sign-on bonus.

The role includes ensuring safety, quality, and productivity across multiple bindery stations. Responsibilities include operating bindery machines, adjusting setups, and guiding the crew through production while maintaining output.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of binding, folding, collating and cutting processes to finish printed materials.
• Understanding paper weights, sizes, kinds and colors to adjust machines.
• Ability to use hand tools and machine tools for maintenance and setup.
• Ability to read work instructions and maintain dimensional accuracy.

Responsibilities

• Set up, adjust and operate binding machines.
• Inspect equipment for safety issues.
• Operate bindery machines that include multiple stations for binding, gluing and stacking.
• Make adjustments to coordinate multiple work stations on a machine.
• Direct crew through all aspects of production.
• Monitor quality, output and productivity.

Skills

Machinery setup

Quality control

Safety compliance

Hand tools

Reading production orders

Tools

Binding machines

Measuring tools

Calipers

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.

Job Description

Shift: 6:00 AM to 2;00 PM

Starting Pay Range: $20.00/hr - $26.00/hr

Sign on Bonus: $2,000

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 though all aspects of production
• Monitor quality, output 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

The pay range for this role at the noted location is $20.00 to $26.00 per hour. The actual rate of pay offered may vary based upon, but not limited to: education, skills, experience, proficiency, performance, shift, and location. In addition to base salary, depending on the role, the total compensation package may also include overtime, shift differential,. 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, maternity leave, adoption assistance, and employer/partner discounts

RRD is an Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability/veterans

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