Finishing Lead-Second Shift

About the role

The Finishing Lead supervises all operations within the Finishing Department and supports service operations including quality control, safety, warehousing, product and materials testing, maintenance, freight, and delivery.

Responsibilities

• Supervises subordinates within the finishing department
• Reads and understands the job ticket with the Machine Operator
• Assists in cutting, folding, collating, stitching, and trimming of printed products
• Catches, removes and/or cartons completed printed pieces at the delivery end of binding/folding/cutting equipment or other finishing equipment
• Loads stitcher/trimmer pockets and conveyor belts or feeders for folders
• Performs other functions such as skid packing or loading, making boxes or cartons, labeling finished product, plastic wrapping skids, moving stock and material and setting up and/or moving conveyors
• Operates a power pallet jack and hand lift truck
• Cleans up and keeps work area neat and orderly
• Does hand collating and other manual tasks in binding/finishing
• Gathers empty skids around machine prior to the beginning of the binding/finishing run

Requirements

• High School Diploma or General Education Degree (GED)
• 1+ years of previous manufacturing/office supervisory experience preferred
• Full comprehension in reading work instructions and business memos
• Effective communications skills with all levels within the organization
• Able to use basic math skills to solve practical problems
• Able to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form
• Able to work effectively in stressful situations and meet stringent deadlines

Skills

• Ability to work effectively in stressful situations and meet stringent deadlines

Physical Requirements

• Requires use of proper body mechanics with pushing, pulling, reaching, lifting, squatting, kneeling and bending
• Pushing/pulling and lifting up to 50 lbs
• Requires fine motor hand and arm movement, manual dexterity and coordination
• Requires near visual acuity
• Requires working around and operating departmental equipment
• Must be able to access and navigate each department in the facility
• Requires the ability to function in a professional manner under stressful circumstances

Work Environment

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally exposed to fumes or airborne particles
• The employee is occasionally exposed to hazardous materials
• A production employee regularly works near moving mechanical parts