Stitcher Operator

RRD is a leading global provider of marketing, packaging, print, and supply chain solutions that elevate engagement across the complete customer journey. The company offers a trusted portfolio of creative execution and worldwide business process consulting, with services designed to lower environmental impact. RRD serves 22,000 clients—including 93% of the Fortune 100—with 32,000 employees across 28 countries.

Schedule

• 1st Shift: 5:00 AM – 3:00 PM, Monday‑Thursday with overtime; every other Friday.
• 3rd Shift: 7:00 PM – 5:00 AM, Monday‑Thursday with overtime; every other Friday.

Pay

• Hourly rate: $22.00 – $32.78
• 3rd Shift premium: $2.00 per hour

Responsibilities

• Set up, adjust, and operate a variety of auxiliary binding machines.
• Inspect equipment for safety issues.
• Operate automatic adhesive binding machines (perfect binders) that contain multiple interrelated process stations for vibrating, milling, roughening, gluing, covering, and delivering or stacking completed books, magazines, or catalogs.
• Make needed adjustments to coordinate the multiple work stations on a single machine.
• Direct crew through all aspects of production.
• Monitor quality, output, and productivity.

Qualifications

• Thorough knowledge of set‑up, adjustment, procedures, capabilities, and limitations of equipment for standard and specialized binding, folding, collating, and cutting of printed materials.
• Comprehensive knowledge of machinability of different paper weights, sizes, kinds, and colors, including identification of paper conditions (e.g., excessive moisture or curling) that require machine adjustment.
• Ability to use the full range of standard and specialized tools to adjust and maintain functional accuracy and operating conditions of bindery machines.
• Skill in making difficult adjustments to powered machines using hand tools (wrenches, screwdrivers, punches, knives) and specialized tools provided by manufacturers.
• Skill in operating complex bindery equipment such as folders, cutters, collators, stitchers, drills, and binding/gluing machines.
• Ability to read and interpret written work instructions indicating the number and sequence of machine operations required to maintain dimensional accuracy.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision coverage
• Paid time off
• Disability insurance
• 401(k) with company match
• Life insurance and voluntary supplemental insurance options
• Parental leave and adoption assistance
• Tuition assistance
• Employer/partner discounts