We seek someone who has training or is willing to undergo an apprenticeship to tend various machines and equipment used in binding books, periodicals, and pamphlets and assembling related printed materials.

• Ensure items are packed and labeled correctly for local and non-local shipping.
• Ability to operate all bindery equipment provided safely, efficiently, and appropriately.
• Regularly review work to ensure quality standards are met.
• Follow workflow and produce work as determined by the Production Scheduler.
• Review customer’s orders and due dates.
• Produce quality work. Quality is reviewed before packaging to ensure customer satisfaction.
• Perform machine checks and report any problems or necessary repairs to management.
• Feed covers, signatures, and sheets into various machines for collating, stitching, trimming, folding, ruling, stapling, roughing, indexing, gluing, and perforating operations.
• Remove, stack, and pack printed material in various stages of completion as it accumulates on the machine's delivery table.
• Examine stitched, collated, bound, and unbound publications to ascertain the pages are bound in numerical or folio order according to sample copy and for such defects as imperfect bindings, ink spots, torn, loose, and uneven pages, and loose and uncut threads.
• Insert illustrated pages, extra sheets, and collated sets into catalogs, periodicals, directories, pocket portfolios, or loose-leaf binders. Insert sheets and apply labels to envelopes or periodicals by hand or machine.
• Wrap product in plastic, using shrink-wrapping, pack products in boxes, and tape lids of boxes shut.
• Record daily production.
• Clean and organize the work area around machines.

• Analytical Thinking: Evaluating and interpreting complex information and utilizing experience and intuition to supplement data.
• Attention to Detail:  Meticulous and thorough in all aspects of work.
• Problem-Solving:  Proactive in identifying and addressing issues, adept at gathering and analyzing information, capable of devising creative solutions, and effective in collaborative problem-solving settings.
• Project Management: Skilled in developing and coordinating project plans, maintaining communication regarding progress and adjustments, and ensuring timely and budget-conscious completion.
• Technical Proficiency: Dedicated to continuous learning and development and committed to expanding knowledge and skills while sharing expertise with colleagues.
• Interpersonal Skills:  Focused on conflict resolution, maintaining confidentiality, active listening, emotional regulation, and receptiveness to new ideas and perspectives.
• Oral Communication:  Articulate and persuasive in positive and negative situations, attentive and capable of seeking clarification, responsive to inquiries, and actively engaged in meetings.
• Written Communication:  Clear and informative writing style, proficient in proofreading and editing, and capable of interpreting written information.
• Teamwork:  Strikes a balance between individual and team responsibilities, demonstrates objectivity and openness to diverse viewpoints, provides and receives feedback constructively, fosters a positive team environment, prioritizes team success, and inspires and motivates others to achieve collective goals.
• Leadership:  Commands respect and trust and motivates others.
• Quality Management:  Committed to continuous improvement and upholding high-quality standards, demonstrating accuracy and thoroughness in all tasks.
• Cost Consciousness:  Adheres to budget constraints, contributes to profitability, and utilizes organizational resources efficiently.
• Diversity and Inclusion:  Demonstrates respect and sensitivity towards cultural differences and fosters an environment free from harassment.
• Ethical Conduct:  Treats others respectfully, maintains commitments, inspires trust, operates with integrity, and upholds organizational values.
• Organizational Support:  Complies with policies and procedures, fulfills administrative duties accurately and promptly, and supports the organization's goals and values.
• Strategic Thinking:  Capable of adapting strategies to evolving circumstances.
• Judgment:  Demonstrates a willingness to make decisions, exhibits sound and accurate judgment, provides rationale for decisions, involves relevant stakeholders in the decision-making process, and makes timely decisions.
• Motivation:  Sets and pursues challenging goals, exhibits persistence in overcoming obstacles, and strives for excellence.
• Planning and Organization:  Prioritizes and plans work activities effectively, utilizes time efficiently, anticipates and plans for resource needs, establishes goals and objectives, and develops realistic action plans.
• Professionalism:  Interacts with others tactfully, handles pressure effectively, treats others with respect and consideration, takes responsibility for actions, and follows through on commitments.
• Quality Orientation:  Demonstrates accuracy and thoroughness, consistently seeks improvement opportunities, incorporates feedback to enhance performance, and monitors own work to ensure quality.
• Productivity:  Meets productivity standards, completes work promptly, strives to enhance productivity, and works efficiently.
• Safety and Security: Observe safety and security procedures, report potential hazards, and use equipment and materials responsibly.
• Adaptability: Effectively adjusts to changes in the work environment and easily handles frequent changes, delays, or unforeseen events.
• Attendance and Punctuality:  Maintains consistent and punctual attendance, covers work responsibilities during absences, and arrives promptly for meetings and appointments.
• Dependability:  Follows instructions, responds to management direction, takes ownership of actions, honors commitments, dedicates extra time to achieve goals, completes tasks on time, and communicates alternative plans when needed.
• Initiative:  Readily volunteers for tasks, pursues self-development opportunities, seeks additional responsibilities, and asks for and offers assistance when required.
• Innovation:  Resourceful in overcoming challenges, generates suggestions for work improvement, develops innovative approaches and ideas, and presents ideas and information compellingly.

Physical Requirements:

The physical demands described here represent those to be met by an employee to perform the essential functions of this job successfully. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand, walk, and use hands. The employee is frequently required to reach with hands and arms. The employee is occasionally required to sit, climb or balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, crawl, and talk or hear. The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Health insurance
• Paid time off

Schedule:

• 10 or 8 hour shift
• Monday to Friday
• Overtime
• Weekend availability