Bindery - Assistant

Description

Job Summary:

The Bindery Assistant fills an important role in producing, packaging, and delivery of final product to our customer. There are openings on: first shift, 5am to 3pm, Monday thru Thursday with mandatory overtime on Friday if needed; and second shift, 3pm to 1am, Monday thru Thursday with mandatory overtime on Friday if needed.

Essential Functions:

• Level One:
  • Performs bindery hand work including collating, folding, labeling, boxing and wrapping packages.
  • Inspects and feeds signatures into binder pockets and/or pocket loaders.
  • Perform quality control inspection and package product according to customer specifications. Must be able to recognize poor quality of the following items: signatures, covers, inserts, stitches, glue, trim of books, inkjetting, tabbing, and drilling. Required to fix or report all deviations / problems immediately to the binder operator, or in his/her absence, the supervisor.
  • Performs Inkjet take off and is qualified to zip sort, bags/tags mailings.
  • Use maintain, and support Lean activities such as 5S, TPM tasks, and MDI
  • Follows all required safety procedures such as: PPE’s, Ergonomics, Chemical
  • Hazards, etc. Performs job in a manner that protects the health and safety of all employees.
• Level Two:
  • Qualified to do basic set up of pocket on at least one of the binders.
  • Assist with the set up and operation of auxiliary equipment (i.e. drills, tabbers, box stenciler, and arpac, etc.)
• Accurately enter job data into system and complete jobs as required for billing and customer purposes
• Create accurate skid flags for counts and destination
• Book checks offline machines
• As directed.
• Assist with agency employees

Physical Demands/Work Environment

• Must be able to use hands for a variety of repetitive material handling tasks about 90% of an 10-hour shift. Constantly
• Must be able to constantly stand for up to 10 hours.
• Lifting between eight and 50 pounds from waist level and carry at waist level up to four feet on a frequent basis
• Lifting between eight and 50 pounds from waist level and carry at waist level up to four feet and lift above shoulder height and place it on a stack on an occasional basis
• Pick up, grasp and turn/rotate 4 to 8 pound handfuls of product on a constant basis
• Kneel and squat to do work on an occasional basis

Minimum Requirements:

• High School Diploma

Qualifications

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Must be able to use hands for a variety of repetitive material handling tasks about 90% of an 8-hour shift.
• Must be able to regularly lift and move materials weighing between five and 50 pounds.
• Demonstrates a conscious concern for quality.
• Ability to follow directions and function in a teamwork environment.