Location: Ottawa
Reports To: Department Manager
Position Status Full-time, 37.5 hours per week, 6-month probation period
Job Summary:
The Bindery Examiner is responsible for completing all finishing services for products in compliance with company quality standards.
Examples of work performed:
- Examination of product for flaws
- Sets up and loads card equipment with required items and prepares computer-operated equipment for operation and production.
- Operates and monitors computer and equipment to meet production schedules.
- Troubleshoots minor equipment malfunctions and corrects them as directed by computer operations manual. Refers complex problems to a technician.
- Data entry of all information as required.
- Maintains daily log of all work processed.
- Bind bundles of printed product together with plastic strapping, shrink-wrap and place into crates for shipping.
- Remove collated books from Collator jogger and check numbering of pages
- Load and unload sheets of printed product into a counting machine.
To perform this position successfully an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Education and/or Experience:
- Previous product examination/inspection experience would be an asset
- Previous operation of production equipment
- Knowledge of bindery operations would be an asset
- On-the-job training is provided
- Existing Secret Level Clearance
- Manual dexterity
- 37.5 hours per week
- Ability to work with numbers (sequential, add, subtract, multiply)
- Must be able to work all shifts . 12-hour shifts, day shift, afternoon shift, night shift
- Locate imperfections in products such as colour change
- Ability to follow oral and written instructions
- Ability to maintain effective working relationships with coworkers
- Standing for prolonged periods of time . up to 12 hours or more per day
- Frequent listing, twisting, turning, reaching, pulling
- Noise level is usually moderate to loud
- Exposure to ink and chemical fumes, and airborne particles such as paper dust
- Fast-paced environment subject to numerous schedule and priority changes
- Unionized environment
- All candidates must be able to work all schedules as shifts are determined by seniority.
- All candidates will be working afternoon and night shifts.
- All candidates must be able to work overtime
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday . 7:00 am to 7:00 pm and 7:00 pm to 7:00 am
Thursday, Friday, Saturday - 7:00 am to 7:00 pm and 7:00 pm to 7:00 am
8 hour shifts (days and nights)
Monday to Friday . 7:00 am to 3:00 pm and 3:00 pm to 11:00 pm
Wages:
$14.51 per hour start rate increasing to full rate after 24 months in the position


























