Bindery Specialist

Benefits/Perks

Competitive Compensation
Flexible Scheduling

About the role

Our Bindery Specialist is primarily responsible for operating various machines and equipment to finish products that have been printed so they can be delivered. More than anything, we’re looking for highly-collaborative and dependable teammates that are driven by the opportunity to contribute to the success of a local business.

Responsibilities

• Examine stitched, collated, bound, or unbound product samples for defects, such as imperfect bindings, ink spots, torn pages, loose pages, or loose or uncut threads.
• Read work orders to determine instructions and specifications for machine set-up.
• Install or adjust bindery machine devices, such as knives, guides, rollers, rounding forms, creasing rams, or clamps, to accommodate sheets, signatures, or books of specified sizes.
• Trim edges of books to size, using cutting machines, book trimming machines, or hand cutters.
• Sew or glue endpapers, bindings, backings, or signatures, using sewing machines, glue machines, or glue and brushes.
• Maintain records, such as daily production records, using specified forms.
• Prepare finished books for shipping by wrapping or packing books and stacking boxes on pallets.
• Set up or operate glue machines by filling glue reservoirs, turning switches to activate heating elements, or adjusting glue flow or conveyor speed.
• Monitor machine operations to detect malfunctions or to determine whether adjustments are needed.

Requirements

• The ability to apply critical thinking using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems.
• The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand.
• The ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense.
• The ability to arrange things or actions in a certain order or pattern according to a specific rule or set of rules (e.g., patterns of numbers, letters, words, pictures, mathematical operations).
• The ability to imagine how something will look after it is moved around or when its parts are moved or rearranged.

Qualifications

We are looking for a highly-collaborative and dependable teammate that is driven by the opportunity to contribute to the success of a local business. We are a small, passionate, and fast-paced team that is fully invested in the success of our company, and we value contributions from each team member.

Skills

• Attention to detail
• Problem-solving skills
• Physical stamina and dexterity
• Strong communication skills

Benefits

At AlphaGraphics, we offer careers for everyone! Whether you are just starting out, looking for that next great growth opportunity, or seeking a change, we have exciting roles to suit you. We pride ourselves on our training programs in management, sales, operations, print, signs, design, and marketing. Join us with or without experience, and we will succeed together as a team!

Pay

Competitive compensation based on experience and qualifications.

Schedule

Full-time position available.

Company Overview

As an established leader in the Printing, Marketing, and Design industries our mission is to partner with customers from Mom-and-Pop shops to Fortune 50 organizations and provide them with the tools and expertise needed to grow their businesses. Our tight-knit team in AlphaGraphics - US698 is actively seeking a Bindery Specialist to join us full time.