Night Bindery Lead Operator

Lakeside Book Company; Harrisonburg (VA); On-site; USD 26,000 - 38,000; Full time

Job summary

Lakeside Book Company, the largest book manufacturer in North America, seeks a Bindery Operator in Harrisonburg, VA. Starting rate is $23.30/hour with 6pm–6am shifts, at our Harrisonburg facilities. You will set up and operate bindery machines, inspect equipment, and coordinate station workflows to ensure quality and productivity.

We value skilled craftspeople and offer cross-training opportunities to expand capabilities and assume broader roles as needed.

Qualifications

• Thorough knowledge of setup, 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
• Thorough knowledge of limitations and capabilities of all machines used to accomplish unusual set ups or machine combinations
• 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 and more specialized hand tools
• 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

Responsibilities

• As our Bindery Operator, you will: Set up, adjust and operate a variety of auxiliary binding machines and related equipment
• Inspect equipment for safety issues
• May operate automatic adhesive binding machines (perfect binders)
• Make needed adjustments to coordinate multiple work stations on a single machine
• Direct crew through all aspects of production; monitor quality, output and productivity

Skills

Bindery equipment

Machinery setup

Observation & safety

Tool handling

Machine adjustment

Reading specs

Job description

Lakeside Book Company, the largest book manufacturer in North America, seeks a Bindery Operator in Harrisonburg, VA. Starting rate is $23.30/hour with 6pm–6am shifts, at our Harrisonburg facilities. You will set up and operate bindery machines, inspect equipment, and coordinate station workflows to ensure quality and productivity.

We value skilled craftspeople and offer cross-training opportunities to expand capabilities and assume broader roles as needed.