Bindery - Bindery Operator 1

Bindery Machine Operator
Kodi Collective™ offers a versatile portfolio of creative and marketing production solutions that will inspire companies to think differently about how they take their brand to market. We’ve got the expertise to guide customers through what’s possible, to execute reliably, and to deliver with passion because we care about the brand as much as our customers do. Our team is growing rapidly, apply today to become part of the Kodi Collective!
Summary:  Kodi Collective Marketing Execution Services is looking for Bindery Machine Operators to join the team. This role is located at our Las Vegas, NV location. This position requires the capability to work as a team as well as independently. Our Bindery Machine Operators process customer orders on various bindery machines.

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 numerous interrelated process stations that are fed collated sheets or signatures and perform such functions as vibrating, milling, roughening, gluing, covering and delivering or stacking completed books, magazines or catalogs.
• Make the necessary adjustments to coordinate the multiple workstations on a single machine.
• Monitor quality, output, and productivity.
• Performs other related duties and participates in special projects as assigned.

Qualifications:

• Working knowledge of the setup, adjustment, procedures, capabilities, and limitations of equipment to perform the full range of standard and specialized folding, collating, and cutting of printed materials to complete a finished product.
• Familiarity with different paper weights, sizes, kinds and colors so as to be able to identify paper conditions (i.e. excessive moisture or curling that frequently requires additional machine adjustment).
• Familiarity with basic mathematics (i.e. decimals, metric units) to understand dimensional requirements contained in job orders and to make more complicated adjustments.
• Ability to use the full range of standard and specialized tools and devices to adjust and maintain the functional accuracy and operating conditions of the bindery machines.
• Skill in making adjustments to powered machines using hand tools (i.e. wrenches, screwdrivers, punches, knives) as well as more specialized hand tools, usually furnished by the machine manufacturer.
• Knowledge of operating procedures for bindery equipment such as folders, cutters, collators, stitches, drills, binding/gluing machines.
• Ability to read and interpret written work which indicates the number and sequence of machine operations required to complete the work and maintain dimensional accuracy in accordance with instructions provided.
• Job requires ability to exert up to 20 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 10 pounds of force frequently, and/or a negligible amount of force constantly to move objects.

Kodi Collective, a CJK Group Company began back in 1864 as R.R. Donnelley - the first name in American Printing. We revolutionized print marketing then, and today we continue to evolve along with the needs of our customers. It’s in our DNA. We now stand at the junction of traditional print, digital print, and visual communications. Our talented teams and asset-rich capacity are here to transform your ideas into action. If you are looking to revolutionize how your brand lives in an omni-channel world, we’ll take it from here.
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