Stitcher Operator

RRD; West Bend (WI); On-site; USD 63,039,000 - 93,928,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision coverage

Paid time off

Disability insurance

401(k) with company match

Life insurance

Other voluntary supplemental insurance

Parental leave

Tuition assistance

Employer/partner discounts

Job summary

RRD is hiring for 1st and 3rd shift bindery operators in Wisconsin. Pay ranges from $22.00 to $32.78 per hour with a $2/hr 3rd shift premium. Roles involve setting up and operating binding machines, supervising crews, and ensuring quality, safety, and efficiency.

Overtime, shift differential, and additional pay may apply. Typical duties include inspecting equipment, adjusting presses, and producing finished books or catalogs.

Qualifications

• Thorough knowledge of bindery equipment setup and operation.
• Ability to adjust bindery machines and coordinate multiple work stations.
• Skill in using hand tools to service equipment and perform adjustments.
• Ability to read work instructions and maintain dimensional accuracy.

Responsibilities

• Set up, adjust and operate a variety of auxiliary binding machines.
• Inspect equipment for safety issues and ensure proper functioning.
• Operate perfect binders feeding collated sheets and run related processes.
• Make adjustments to coordinate multiple stations on a single machine.
• Direct crew through all aspects of production and monitor output.
• Maintain quality and productivity across shifts.

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

1st Shift: 5:00 AM to 3:00 PM M-TH with overtime Every other Friday

3rd Shift: 7:00 PM - 5:00 AM M-TH with overtime Every other Friday

Pay Range: $22.00 - $32.78/hr

3rd Shift Premium: $2/hr

• 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 through 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 salary range for this role at the noted RRD location is $22.00 - $32.78 / hour. Starting pay decisions are determined based on multiple factors including but not limited to relevant education, qualifications, skills, experience, certifications, proficiency, performance, shift, location, and other business needs. Typically, roles follow step progressions to a target rate or set increments over time. Depending on the role, in addition to the hourly rate of pay, the total compensation package may also include overtime, shift differential, call-in, and/or stand-by pay.

RRD’s benefit offerings include

• medical, dental, and vision coverage
• paid time off
• disability insurance
• 401(k) with company match
• life insurance
• other voluntary supplemental insurance coverages
• parental leave
• adoption assistance
• tuition assistance
• employer/partner discounts

RRD is an Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability/veterans

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