We're looking for you! We will train you!
The common denominator to our innovation: extraordinary people.
At RRD, our diverse group of talented marketing, creative, data, digital, print, research, technology & engineering professionals take on our clients' challenges with bold thinking to achieve results that elicit high fives, not handshakes.
Night shift rotation (10-hour shift 7 pm-5 am or 12-hour shift rotation) 5 pm to 5 am.
This is a level 2 skilled position with opportunities for growth.
The starting pay rate is $16.50-25/hour based on experience (with a night shift premium).
Stitcher experienced ($20.50-26/hour)
We are looking for someone who is dedicated and passionate with a positive attitude. Someone who wanted to learn and willing to be trained. This individual must have a great attitude and wants to grow with the company. If this is you, we encouraged you to apply or reach out to our HR Manager at the number listed below.
Bindery Operator 2 including Stitcher Operator is a skilled role. You are responsible for setting up, adjust and operate a variety of auxiliary binding machines containing several cutting heads, control surfaces, or other attachments (i.e. inkjet and mailing devices, case making & decorating equipment, folders, cutters, collators, stitchers, drills, binding/gluing machines and/or set up automatic bindery machines containing multiple functions and station capabilities (power paper cutters, power collators, and gatherers, power folders, power speed binder) which can be electromechanically combined with other equipment and devices to produce a complete bindery and finishing unit that processes printed sheets into final books, catalogs, manuals, directories, magazines or other completed products. Inspect equipment for safety issues. May 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 needed adjustments to coordinate the multiple work stations on a single machine. Direct crew through all aspects of production. Monitor quality, output, and productivity.
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 paperweights, 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 handtools (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, stitchers, 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.
Values
RRD has a rich history and an even brighter future. Our collaborative, results-oriented culture has built the company from a small print shop founded in 1864 to a global marketing and communications leader that continues to evolve by empowering innovation throughout all areas of the organization.
We remain true to the same core values that have helped drive our success over the last 155 years: teamwork, communication, partnership, safety, quality, trust, and social responsibility. Led by CEO Dan Knotts -- who serves as a member of CEO Action for Diversity & Inclusion, the largest CEO-driven business commitment to advance diversity and inclusion within the workplace -- RRD is committed to delivering on these values in everything we do.
Policies
RRD is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. The company's policy is to select, place and deal with all its employees without discrimination based on race, religion, color, national origin, sex, gender identity or expression, age, disability, perceived disability, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, genetic information or on the basis of any other status protected by applicable federal, state or local law.
Required Skills:
Willing to be trained.
Preferred 1-2 years' experience in Bindery (cutting, folding, or stitching).
Willing to train someone with previous manufacturing experience, mechanical inclined, or strong mechanical aptitude background!
High school diploma or GED.
Printing or manufacturing is a plus, but not required.
Other considerations would be a plus, but not required includes general knowledge to set up and maintain a variety of single function, hand, and foot automated bindery machines, such as staplers, punches, drills, and binding-glue devices.
Working knowledge in the set-up of complicated machinery is a plus.
Ability to learn and make machine adjustments for differences in paper size or thickness, hole or margin distances, paper folds, or other work requirements or material characteristics.
Not required, but would be a plus if you are knowledgeable of basic arithmetic and fractions. Ability to apply such knowledge while accurately locating materials on machine surfaces. Skill in using hand tools (i.e. rulers, screwdrivers, wrenches) to make machine adjustments. Ability to set up, arrange, and hand collate as well as to fan, jog, and stack various sizes of paper neatly.
RRD offers a competitive wage and generous benefits package including paid vacation time off, medical, dental, vision, disability, life insurance, and 401(k).
Chicago, IL
R.R. Donnelley & Sons Company, an integrated communications provider, enables organizations to create, manage, deliver, and optimize their multichannel marketing and business communications. It operates through Business Services and Marketing Solutions segments. The Business Services segment offers commercial printing products and branded materials, including manuals, publications, brochures, business cards, flyers, post cards, posters, and promotional items; and specialized transportation and distribution services.
It also provides customer billings, financial statements, healthcare communications, and insurance document statement printing services; distribution, shipping, healthcare, durable goods, promotional, and consumer product goods packaging labels; and packaging solutions, including rigid boxes and in-box print materials for clients in the consumer electronics, life sciences, cosmetics, and consumer packaged goods industries. In addition, this segment offers workflow design, assembly, configuration, kitting, and fulfillment services for clients in the consumer electronics, telecommunications, life sciences, cosmetics, education, and industrial industries.
Further, it provides invoices, order, and business forms that support the private and public sectors; and outsourcing services, such as creative services, research and analytics, financial management, and other services for legal providers, insurance, telecommunications, utilities, retail, and financial services companies. The Marketing Solutions segment offers direct marketing, such as audience segmentation, creative development, program testing, print production, postal optimization, and performance analytics for large-scale personalized direct mail programs; and in-store marketing, digital print, kitting, fulfillment, digital, and creative solutions and list services. It operates in the United States, Asia, Europe, and internationally. The company was founded in 1864 and is based in Chicago, Illinois.