Bindery Operator
$60,300–$60,300 year
On-siteDes Moines, Iowa, United States
Job Summary
Set up, adjust, and operate auxiliary and automatic bindery machines to process printed sheets into final books, catalogs, and magazines. Inspect equipment for safety issues and make adjustments to coordinate multiple work stations on single machines. Direct crew through all aspects of production while monitoring quality, output, and productivity. Interpret written work orders to determine machine operations and maintain dimensional accuracy, calculating clearances and fits for combined equipment. Use standard and specialized tools to maintain functional accuracy and adjust settings based on paper stock weight and color. Perform full range of finishing operations including folding, collating, cutting, gluing, and stacking.
Required 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
- All employment offers are contingent upon the successful completion of both a pre-employment background and drug screen
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