Job Description

REPRODUCTION AND BINDERY EQUIPMENT OPERATOR

JOB CODE 02010

Effective Date:	08/97A

DISTINGUISHING FEATURES OF THE CLASS:

The fundamental reason this classification exists is to operate a variety of equipment to assemble reproduced material into booklets, pads and packets. Reproduction Equipment and Bindery Operators operate hydraulic paper drills, program cutters, folders, automatic/semi-automatic collators, and staplers to prepare reproduced material for distribution, and receive training on offset press equipment. Work is performed under the close supervision of a Printing Services Foreman. Positions are located within the City Clerk Department's Printing Services Section.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• Operates high-speed photocopiers and assembles material into final format;
• Assembles boxed or bundles of forms, pads, pamphlets, or other materials for distribution;
• Cuts paper to desired sizes using a programmable paper cutter;
• Operates a folding machine, setting the machine for the required number and sizes of folds;
• Drills holes in assembled material using hydraulic paper drill;
• Sets up and operates a stitching machine, paper collator, shrink wrap machine, and stapler, and a spiral, velo, and perfect binder;
• Delivers completed jobs using a 3/4-ton van;
• Uses a computerized printing management system to collect data on time and material usage;
• Demonstrates continuous effort to improve operations, decrease turnaround times, streamline work processes, and work cooperatively and jointly to provide quality seamless customer service.

Required Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

Knowledge of:

• Automatic/semi-automatic equipment used for folding, cutting, collating, punching, and stapling.

Skill in:

• The use and operation of a variety of reproduction and related equipment.

Ability to:

• Move objects weighing up to 50 pounds distances of up to 30 feet.
• Work independently within established procedures and policies.
• Comprehend and make inferences from materials written in the English language.
• Learn job-related work primarily through observation, and oral and written instructions given in the English language. This learning takes place mainly in an on-the-job training setting.
• Work cooperatively with other City employees.
• Work safely without presenting a direct threat to self or others.
• Enter data into a computer terminal, PC, or other keyboard device.

Additional Requirements:

• Some positions will require the performance of other essential and marginal functions depending upon work location, assignment, or shift.
• Some positions require the use of a personal or City vehicle on City business. Individuals must be physically capable of operating the vehicles safely, possess a valid driver's license and have an acceptable driving record. Use of a personal vehicle for City business will be prohibited if the employee does not have personal insurance coverage.

ACCEPTABLE EXPERIENCE AND TRAINING:
Six months of work experience with reproduction and bindery equipment. Other combinations of education and experience that meet the minimum requirements may be substituted.