Description
We are hiring an experienced #1/Lead Bindery Operator for our printing plant team in Eagan, Minnesota. As a #1 Bindery Operator, you will be responsible for the performance of the production line and crew on our Core Print Solutions team. For this role, you would also be eligible for a $2,500 sign-on bonus upon being in the role for 90 days.
Hours of Work – Eagan, Minnesota
- 2nd shift – 2:30 pm – 10:30 pm
- Occasional overtime up to 4 hours per day and occasional weekend shifts
About the Role In this opportunity as a #1 Operator in Bindery, you will be responsible for:
- Providing leadership, work direction, and training/developing the skills of the crew to consistently optimize overall performance
- Ensuring that the line is running smoothly and producing a quality product for our customers
- Facilitating Tier 1 meetings and Gemba Walk discussions to drive communication and improvements to the processes associated with the equipment
- Training for crew members who are temps or are coming in from another area to support workload
- Motivating others and creating a team environment
About You You're a fit for the role of #1 Operator in Bindery if your background includes:
- Possess a High School Diploma/GED or higher. Candidates with a vocational/technical degree are strongly preferred
- Experience leading and training others
- Experience working in an industrial setting with a wide range of production machinery
- Strong mechanical and technical skills, with the ability to troubleshoot, make decisions and resolve machine issues
- Experience with Lean and continuous improvement
- Good communication skills including experience sharing information across shifts and departments
- Proven success as a trainer
- Able to run multiple pieces of equipment
- Experience as a Lead on Perfect Binders with up to 40 station collators, 3-knife trimmers, inline boxing and palletizing
- Experience with hard-cover casing-in lines, collating/kitting lines with up to 30 streamfeeder stations, packaging/cartooning lines, Sitma mail lines and hot foil stampers
- Able to read, interpret and explain documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions and production orders
- Can regularly lift at least 5 lbs. above the shoulder as well as push, pull and lift at least 10 lbs occasionally up to 50 lbs
- Can regularly stand, walk, crouch, bend, reach and kneel
- Can wear Personal Protective Equipment including steel toe shoes and ear protection
What's in it For You?
- Compensation: 2nd shift differential of $4.00 per hour, 3rd shift differential of $5.00 per hour, and a bonus plan
- Flexibility & Work-Life Balance: Flex My Way is a set of supportive workplace policies designed to help manage personal and professional responsibilities
- Career Development and Growth: By fostering a culture of continuous learning and skill development, we prepare our talent to tackle tomorrow’s challenges and deliver real-world solutions
- Industry Competitive Benefits: We offer comprehensive benefit plans to include 3 weeks vacation, 10 sick days, 9 company holidays, 3 floating days, uniform and laundry service, two company-wide Mental Health Days off, access to the Headspace app, retirement savings, tuition reimbursement, employee incentive programs, and resources for mental, physical, and financial wellbeing
- Culture: Globally recognized, award-winning reputation for inclusion and belonging, flexibility, work-life balance, and more
- Social Impact: Make an impact in your community with our Social Impact Institute
- Making a Real-World Impact: We are one of the few companies globally that helps its customers pursue justice, truth, and transparency