What are the responsibilities and job description for the Bindery & Print Finishing Specialist position at AlphaGraphics?
Benefits:
AlphaGraphics CLT is located in Pineville, NC and is looking for a full time Bindery & Print Finishing Specialist. We are a locally owned and operated printing, marketing and visual communications company that operates under the nationwide brand AlphaGraphics.
Think print is dead? Think again! Print is growing in all of our print, sign, and marketing services segments. In fact, there has never been a more exciting time to be in our industry as it becomes increasingly targeted and personalized, and as it complements and integrates with digital marketing.
Our Bindery & Print Finishing Specialist is primarily responsible for operating various machines and equipment to finish products that have been printed so they can be delivered to clients. This can include cutting, folding, stitching, padding, packaging, delivery and more. For the right person we'll even cross train you in other areas like digital press and large format format printing. You will never be bored and constantly doing different things. We don't expect you to know how to operate all of the equipment right away. We will train you to be successful.
More than anything, we’re looking for highly-collaborative and a dependable teammates that are driven by the opportunity to contribute to the success of a local business. We are a small, passionate, and fast-paced team that is fully invested in the success of our company, and we value contributions from each team member.
WHAT WE EXPECT OF YOU:
PLEASE DO NOT APPLY IF YOU CANNOT WORK ONSITE OR IF YOU DO NOT ENJOY TALKING TO CUSTOMERS ON THE PHONE.
The employer posting this position, evaluating potential candidates, and making all hiring decisions is an independently owned and operated AlphaGraphics, Inc. franchisee. If hired, Franchisee will be your employer, not AlphaGraphics, Inc. or any of its affiliates or any other franchisees.
- 401(k)
- Bonus based on performance
- Competitive salary
- Paid time off
- Training & development
- Competitive Compensation
- Flexible Scheduling
- Hard work, collaboration, humanity, fun, and laughter
- Career path development
AlphaGraphics CLT is located in Pineville, NC and is looking for a full time Bindery & Print Finishing Specialist. We are a locally owned and operated printing, marketing and visual communications company that operates under the nationwide brand AlphaGraphics.
Think print is dead? Think again! Print is growing in all of our print, sign, and marketing services segments. In fact, there has never been a more exciting time to be in our industry as it becomes increasingly targeted and personalized, and as it complements and integrates with digital marketing.
Our Bindery & Print Finishing Specialist is primarily responsible for operating various machines and equipment to finish products that have been printed so they can be delivered to clients. This can include cutting, folding, stitching, padding, packaging, delivery and more. For the right person we'll even cross train you in other areas like digital press and large format format printing. You will never be bored and constantly doing different things. We don't expect you to know how to operate all of the equipment right away. We will train you to be successful.
More than anything, we’re looking for highly-collaborative and a dependable teammates that are driven by the opportunity to contribute to the success of a local business. We are a small, passionate, and fast-paced team that is fully invested in the success of our company, and we value contributions from each team member.
WHAT WE EXPECT OF YOU:
- Examine stitched, collated, bound, or unbound product samples for defects, such as imperfect bindings, ink spots, torn pages, loose pages, or loose or uncut threads.
- Read work orders to determine instructions and specifications for machine set-up.
- Install or adjust bindery machine devices, such as knives, guides, rollers, rounding forms, creasing rams, or clamps, to accommodate sheets, signatures, or books of specified sizes.
- Trim edges of books to size, using cutting machines, book trimming machines, or hand cutters.
- Stitch or glue endpapers, bindings, backings, or signatures, using sewing machines, glue machines, or glue and brushes.
- Monitor machine operations to detect malfunctions or to determine whether adjustments are needed.
- Maintain records, such as daily production records, using specified forms.
- Prepare finished books for shipping by wrapping or packing books and stacking boxes on pallets.
- Set up or operate glue machines by filling glue reservoirs, turning switches to activate heating elements, or adjusting glue flow or conveyor speed.
- Other essential functions are needed to provide the highest quality customer service and product output.
- The ability to apply Critical thinking using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems.
- The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand.
- The ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense.
- The ability to arrange things or actions in a certain order or pattern according to a specific rule or set of rules (e.g., patterns of numbers, letters, words, pictures, mathematical operations).
- The ability to imagine how something will look after it is moved around or when its parts are moved or rearranged.
PLEASE DO NOT APPLY IF YOU CANNOT WORK ONSITE OR IF YOU DO NOT ENJOY TALKING TO CUSTOMERS ON THE PHONE.
The employer posting this position, evaluating potential candidates, and making all hiring decisions is an independently owned and operated AlphaGraphics, Inc. franchisee. If hired, Franchisee will be your employer, not AlphaGraphics, Inc. or any of its affiliates or any other franchisees.
- AlphaGraphics centers (locations) are independently owned and operated. The posted positions are offered by individual franchisees who interview, hire, manage and pay the employees hired for positions in a specific local location (center) through their specific business.
