Job Description
Who We Are:
Sheridan Pontiac, a CJK Company, provides high-quality printing and publishing solutions for magazines and catalogs. Our talented teams and strong capabilities transform ideas into results. With continued growth ahead, we’re looking for enthusiastic, driven individuals to join us on our journey. Apply today to join the Sheridan Team!
What We Offer - Total Rewards
- A safe, values-based company that acts with integrity and respect for all.
- On-the-job training programs through Sheridan Academy
- Career advancement with an employer who supports your development
- Tuition reimbursement for approved coursework
- Competitive compensation
- Paid time off & holidays
- An employee referral program that pays you money
- Medical (PPO and HSA Plans), Dental, Vision
- First Stop Health – convenient no- or low-cost telemedicine services
- Confidential and free EAP program for wellness and mental health
- Company-paid basic life, AD&D, and short-term disability insurance
- 401(k) retirement plan with company match
- A successful and growing industry-leading company
Bindery Operator 1
Current Opening:
- 2nd Shift (3:00pm-11:00pm)
Set up, adjust and operate a variety of auxiliary binding machines containing several cutting heads, control surfaces or other attachmentswhich 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.
Duties/Responsibilities:
- Inspect equipment for safety issues.
- May operate automatic adhesive binding machines (perfect binders) that containnumerous 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.
- Direct crew though all aspects of production.
- Monitor quality, output, and productivity.
- Performs other related duties and participates in special projects as assigned.
Basic Qualifications:
- 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.
- 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.
- Familiarity with basic mathematics (i.e. decimals, metric units) to understand dimensional requirements contained in job orders and to make more complicated adjustments
Desired Skills and Abilities:
- Working knowledge of the set-up, 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).
- 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.
- Mechanical skills using small hand tools, and necessary safety requirements
- Skill to read and understand instructions to fulfill each individual job.
Physical Requirements:
- 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.
- Ability to frequently bend, lift, and twist.
Travel Requirements:
CJK Group is an Equal Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected Veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law.
If you need assistance or a reasonable accommodation to apply for employment, please contact the location HR Coordinator at 815-844-1437 or Alexa.Rentauskas@Sheridan.com
