At AlphaGraphics, we believe in making the impossible, possible.

As a Production Specialist your mission, should you choose to accept it, will be to take responsibility for operating all of the bindery equipment in an efficient and accurate manner. You bring to the table good organizational skills and a high degree of accuracy. You will be responsible for preserving the quality of printing output. Best of all, you don't need any previous experience required. We will train you to be the best production specialist possible. Finally, you will have familiarity with learning new software and must be comfortable using computers.

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  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 needed to provide the highest quality customer service and product output.

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  Opportunities to grow and learn additional skills in the printing and marketing industries.

• Coaching and feedback from a supportive team.

• An enjoyable work environment you can be proud of.

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  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.

Benefits

• Medical and Dental Insurance
• Paid Time Off
• Paid Birthdays Off
• Paid Holidays
• 3% Company Match Retirement Account

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.

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