H0310 Bindery Operator 2

RR Donnelley; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 40,518 - 56,056; Full time

Job summary

RR Donnelley is seeking a Printing and Bindery Specialist for the 1st shift in Houston, TX. You will set up, adjust and operate a variety of bindery equipment and finishing units to produce books, catalogs and manuals from printed sheets.

You will inspect equipment for safety, coordinate multiple stations on a machine, supervise the crew, and monitor quality and productivity to meet deadlines.

Qualifications

• Ability to read and interpret job specifications and ensure dimensional accuracy.
• Calculate distances, clearances and fits for machines.
• Operate and adjust bindery machines safely and efficiently.
• Set up and coordinate multiple stations on a single machine.
• Knowledge of coated/uncoated paper stock and finishing tolerances.

Responsibilities

• Set up, adjust and operate auxiliary binding machines and attachments.
• Operate automatic bindery machines with multiple functions to produce final books and catalogs.
• Inspect equipment for safety and maintain productivity and quality.
• Direct crew and monitor output across production stages.
• Monitor quality, output and productivity throughout shift.

Skills

Bindery operations

Quality monitoring

Reading work orders

Machining setup

Tools

Power paper cutters

Collators

Perfect binders

Job description

• Army MOS: 83F:Printing and Bindery Specialist
• Department: Production & Manufacturing
• Shift: 1st Shift
• Compensation: USD 40518 - USD 56056 - yearly

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

• 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

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 (i.e. fully automatic binding machines (perfect binders), multiple station collators and multiple folding units, either individually or combined) to perform the full range of standard and specialized folds of printed materials
• Thorough knowledge of the set up, operating requirements, procedures, capabilities and limitations of one or more bindery machines to perform the full range of standard and specialized folding, collating and cutting of printed materials to complete a combined finishing product
• 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

Additional Information

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.