BINDERY MACHINE OPERATOR AND TENDER

Job Definition:

Job Description:

• Operate or tend binding machines that round, back, case, line stitch, press, fold, trim, or perform other binding operations on books and related articles.

Duties and Tasks:

• 1) Operates or tends machines that perform binding operations, such as pressing, folding, and trimming on books and related articles.
• 2) Moves controls to adjust and activate bindery machine to meet specifications.
• 3) Selects, loads, and adjusts workpieces and machine parts, using hand tools.
• 4) Feeds books and related articles, such as periodicals and pamphlets, into binding machines, following specifications.
• 5) Threads spirals in perforated holes of items to be bound, using spindle or rollers.
• 6) Punches holes in paper sheets and fastens sheets, signatures, or other material, using hand or machine punch or stapler.
• 7) Creases or compresses signatures before affixing covers, and places paper jackets on finished books.
• 8) Removes printed material or finished products from machines or conveyor belts, and stacks material on pallets or skids.
• 9) Wraps product in plastic, using machine, and packs products in boxes.
• 10) Cleans work area and maintains equipment and work stations, using hand tools.
• 11) Maintains records of daily production, using specified forms.
• 12) Rolls, bends, smoothes, and folds sheets, using hands, and stacks sheets to be returned to binding machines.
• 13) Applies materials on books or related articles, using machine.
• 14) Examines printed material and related products for defects and to ensure conformance to specifications.
• 15) Removes broken wire pieces from machine and loads machine with spool of wire.
• 16) Opens machine and removes and replaces damaged covers and book, using hand tools.
• 17) Stitches or fastens endpapers or bindings, stitches signatures, and applies glue along binding edge of first and last signatures of books.
• 18) Inserts illustrated pages, extra sheets, and collated sets into catalogs, periodicals, directories, and other printed products, and applies labels to envelopes, using hands or machine.

Activities:

• Controlling Machines and Processes — Using either control mechanisms or direct physical activity to operate machines or processes (not including computers or vehicles).

Abilities:

• 1) Manual Dexterity — The ability to quickly move your hand, your hand together with your arm, or your two hands to grasp, manipulate, or assemble objects.
• 2) Control Precision — The ability to quickly and repeatedly adjust the controls of a machine or a vehicle to exact positions.
• 3) Information Ordering — 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).
• 4) Arm-Hand Steadiness — The ability to keep your hand and arm steady while moving your arm or while holding your arm and hand in one position.
• 5) Extent Flexibility — The ability to bend, stretch, twist, or reach with your body, arms, and/or legs.

Knowledge:

• Mechanical — Knowledge of machines and tools, including their designs, uses, repair, and maintenance.
• Production and Processing — Knowledge of raw materials, production processes, quality control, costs, and other techniques for maximizing the effective manufacture and distribution of goods.