Night Bindery Operator - Precision Book Production

Lakeside Book Company in; Harrisonburg (VA); On-site; USD 66,125,000 - 78,523,000; Full time

Job summary

Lakeside Book Company is the largest book manufacturer in North America and seeks a Bindery Operator in Harrisonburg, VA. Starting rate is $23.30 per hour. Work hours are 6pm–6am, Mon, Tue, Wed, and every other Thu, with two Harrisonburg locations listed.

As Bindery Operator you will set up, adjust and operate a range of bindery equipment, inspect for safety, supervise crew, maintain quality and productivity, and help coordinate multi-station workflows to produce finished books and catalogs.

Qualifications

• Thorough knowledge of the 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 so as to identify paper conditions and adjust machines accordingly
• Thorough knowledge of limitations and capabilities of all machines used to accomplish unusual set ups or machine combinations to produce unique or one of a kind printed materials
• Ability to use the full range of standard and specialized tools to adjust and maintain bindery machines
• Skill in operating complex bindery equipment such as folders, cutters, collators, stitchers, drills, binding/gluing machines
• Ability to read and interpret written work which indicates machine operations and maintain dimensional accuracy

Responsibilities

• Set up, adjust and operate a variety of binding machines to produce final books and catalogs
• Inspect equipment for safety issues
• May operate automatic binding machines (perfect binders) with multiple stations
• Make adjustments to coordinate multiple work stations on a single machine
• Direct crew through production, monitor quality, output and productivity

Skills

Bindery operation

Equipment setup

Quality control

Safety awareness

Team supervision

Reading work orders

Job description

Lakeside Book Company is the largest book manufacturer in North America and seeks a Bindery Operator in Harrisonburg, VA. Starting rate is $23.30 per hour. Work hours are 6pm–6am, Mon, Tue, Wed, and every other Thu, with two Harrisonburg locations listed.

As Bindery Operator you will set up, adjust and operate a range of bindery equipment, inspect for safety, supervise crew, maintain quality and productivity, and help coordinate multi-station workflows to produce finished books and catalogs.