Job Details

Why You'll Love This Job

Job Summary: The Folder Operator is responsible for reading work orders to provide customers with their printing needs-from business cards, banners, folders, posters, calendars, and mailers to full, multiple component complex projects.

Responsibilities

Essential Duties:

• Demonstrate the knowledge and ability to:
  • Understand Bindery and Folder related specifications
  • Read and understand the job ticket and work order
  • Understand customer quality requirements
  • Understand and use proofs in checking cutting attributes
• Demonstrate the ability to: Make ready the folder including:
  • Setting gates and paper paths
  • Setting detectors
  • Preparing the paper to infeed properly
  • Achieving rapid size changeovers
  • Setting folder for perforating or scoring
  • Set up and troubleshoot any inconsistencies
• Demonstrate the ability to operate the folder at production speeds including:
  • Loading and feeding paper
  • Running folder at high speed
  • Inspecting fold variation
  • Running light and heavy paper weights
• Demonstrate skills in inspecting product for quality attributes including:
  • Accurate trim
  • Cover and text printing attributes
  • Excessive marking
  • Hold registers and Quality

Skills & Qualifications

Qualifications:

• High school diploma/GED with experience or vocational/technical certification.
• Minimum of 3 years as Folder Operator, with good record of accuracy in folding operations and producing quality products.
• Strong interpersonal skills.
• Able to apply written instructions to machine set-up and maintenance.
• Possess mathematical skills including addition, subtraction, multiplication and division of whole numbers and fractions.
• Reliable attendance, punctuality, and attention to workstation.
• Standing for prolonged periods of time - up to 8 hours or more per day.
• Frequent lifting of objects up to 50 lbs.
• Work areas may have fluorescent lighting and air conditioning.
• The noise level is usually moderate to loud.
• Fast-paced environment subject to numerous schedule and priority changes and short notice activity.

Job Requirements:

Consistently demonstrate proficiency and understanding in the use of:

• Demonstrate skill in folder preventative maintenance
• Demonstrate understanding of folder production time requirements and company standards
• Demonstrate understanding of quality limitations and capabilities of the folder
• Demonstrate proper materials in staging before, during and after operation
• Standard Operating Procedures
• Non-conforming material
• Quality control
• Possess the ability to work with management to achieve company goals including customer satisfaction and company profitability
• Demonstrate proficiency in the use of data collection system and display consistency and accuracy in meeting data collection requirements specified in the quality documentation and by management
• Demonstrate willingness to accept direction from supervisors, management, and peers to improve quality and performance
• Demonstrate willingness to work with peers and other departments to improve quality and performance.

Additional Duties: This job description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed. You will be expected to follow any other job-related instructions and to perform other job-related duties as requested by your supervisor.