Bindery Complex Equipment Operator Printing Services - Lakeland

Bindery Complex Equipment Operator

The main function of this position is to finish and package printed products. This requires the set-up and assembly of single and/or multiple components into a final product, either manually or by operating the following basic bindery/finishing equipment: 60-inch pressure sensitive/heat laminator, shrink-wrapper, 30-inch cutter, padding racks, rubber stamp assembly, three-hole drill, spiral punch & binder, tab laminator & cutter, stitcher, box maker, table-top folder, table-top laminator, high-speed punch, and industrial sewing machine.

Plus the following technically advanced bindery/finishing/equipment: 40-bin collator, gift card affixer, and double-sided heat laminator. Responsibilities: A Printing Services Bindery Complex Equip Operator ND typically is…

• Responsible for the accurate reading and comprehension of written job specifications. Job specifications provide the production details of each job/finished product.
• Responsible for the set-up and manual assembly of single and/or multiple components into a final kitted product.
• Responsible for the safe and efficient set-up and complete operation of all equipment listed above.
• Responsible for the correct packaging, correct labeling, and safe palletizing of final products.
• Responsible for the safe and efficient basic operator maintenance and cleanliness of all the equipment (and their respective work areas).
• Responsible for the timely and accurate accounting and reporting of production time and materials, via shop-floor data collection terminals.

Required Qualifications:

• High school diploma or its equivalent,
• Basic math and measurement,
• Knowledge of basic volume and weight,
• Mechanical skills and abilities,
• Physical abilities, including: continuous lifting of up to 70 pounds, continuous walking/standing (up to 14 hours/day), bending and squatting,
• Written and verbal communication skills,
• Interpersonal and teamwork skills,
• Problem solving skills,
• Adaptability and versatility (change) skills,
• Incumbent must be willing and able to work variable work schedules (sometimes with short notice) when and as required by the work load, which may include weekend and/or holiday hours.

Preferred Qualifications:

• High School diploma plus trade school training/diploma,
• Three years of trade bindery work experience,
• Bindery trade certification(s),
• Knowledge of Shop Floor Data Collection, via Monarch Data Collection (thin net) Terminals,
• General printing knowledge, particularly with regard to the principles of binding and finishing and the ability to recognize problems that could adversely affect the quality of the finished product,
• Knowledge of set-up and operational knowledge of all equipment,
• Knowledge of basic mailing regulations,
• Knowledge of shipping and distribution,
• Safety Data Sheets (SDS), Lock-Out/Tag-Out (LOTO), Personal Protective Equipment (PPE),
• Knowledge of general Publix and Printing/Mailing Services' policies and procedures (attendance/punctuality, plant security, safety, etc.),
• Knowledge of chain-of-custody (CoC) processes and procedures, specific to the correct procedures for segregation and identification of both raw materials and finished product, and
• Publix and Printing Services job and code numbering systems.