Job Purpose Responsible for operating and maintaining guillotine, folding and stitching equipment to a high standard; meeting department standards and completing jobs to meeting delivery times. Key Responsibilities Print Bindery Operations

• Set up digital programs for each bindery operation
• Make ready and run bindery machinery according to company standards
• Perform routine maintenance as required

• Guillotine: perform pre trim and post print trim requirements

• Folder & Stitcher: operate folders and stitchers competently across a range of digital bindery operations e.g. collating and stitching books
• Assist with embellishments on letterpress as required

• Adhere to ISO colour standards and colour matching for client work

• Ensure job is completed in accordance with job bag requirements and the Mock-up/folding sample supplied

• Raise any issues with jobs with Bindery Manager as appropriate

• Use folding profiles as required

• Record time and run details on job bag

• Ensure quality samples are retained in the job bags

• Carry out final job inspection prior to final packaging for delivery to customer

• Prepare final job for presentation to despatch

 Competencies required

 Quality & Accuracy:

Ensures quality of work adheres to company standards 

 Client Focus

Recognises and ensures that high quality service is delivered to the customers  

 Attitude Work ethic and teamwork

Works as an effective member of the team towards achieving the team goals and demonstrates an appropriate work ethic  

 Initiative & Problem Solving:

Demonstrates appropriate levels of initiative by thinking outside the box and providing appropriate suggestions or implementing changes as appropriate to job level.

 Time Management/ Flexibility & multitasking:

Manages workloads within appropriate timescales, making use of available tools and resources, communicates well.

 Professionalism:

Behaves in a professional and ethical manner at all times.  Reflecting the appropriate company image. 

Communication:

Demonstrates effective written and oral communication both with internal and external customers.

 OwnershipTakes appropriate levels of ownership for tasks and delivery at all times

 Skills and qualifications required:

• At least 2 years digital print finishing experience
• Proficiency with guillotining
• Able to work and maintain machines competently