Bindery Operator Apprentice

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Company Description

RRD is a leading global provider of marketing, packaging, print, and supply chain solutions that elevate engagement across the complete customer journey. The company offers the industry’s most trusted portfolio of creative execution and world-wide business process consulting, with services designed to lower environmental impact. With 22,000 clients, including 93% of the Fortune 100, and 32,000 employees across 28 countries, RRD brings the expertise, execution, and scale designed to transform customer touchpoints into meaningful moments of impact.

Job Description

Full Training Provided!  This is a 3rd shift position, 11pm-7am.  Regular progression increases and shift differential.  Selected Candidates will be enrolled in our Bindery Apprentice Training program, where they are paired with a Trainer and learn how to set up and operate a designated piece of Bindery equipment. 

  • Work alongside the Operator, assisting with paper loading, and boxing product. 
  • Learn to set up and maintain major or complex binding equipment. 
  • Learn to read Job Tickets, which includes the instructions for the equipment, paper and quantity specs and post Bindery instruction. 
  • Learn to monitor equipment during operations to ensure tolerances are being maintained and how to make adjustments as necessary. 
  • Assist with daily maintenance duties such as cleaning machinery to remove paper dust and lint, check pumps and other operating parts, as needed.
  • Under the direction of the operator, apply working knowledge assist in the set-up of more complicated binding machinery
  • Ability to make machine adjustments for differences in paper size or thickness, hole or margin distances, paper folds or other work requirements.
  • Ability to apply such knowledge while accurately locating materials on machine surfaces
  • Skill in using hand tools (i.e. rulers, screwdrivers, wrenches) to make machine adjustments
  • Ability to set up, arrange, and hand collate as well as to fan, jog and stack various sizes of paper neatly
  • General knowledge to set up and maintain a variety of single function, hand and foot automated bindery machines, such as staplers, punches, drills and binding-glue devices

Qualifications

  • The rate of pay for this role at the noted RRD location is $18/hour + $2 shift differential. Typically, roles follow step progressions to a target rate or set increments over time. Depending on the role, in addition to the hourly rate of pay, the total compensation package may also include overtime, shift differential, call-in, and/or stand-by pay. RRD’s benefit offerings include medical, dental, and vision coverage, paid time off, disability insurance, 401(k) with company match, life insurance and other voluntary supplemental insurance coverages, plus parental leave, adoption assistance, tuition assistance and employer/partner discounts.

Additional Information

The rate of pay for this role at the noted RRD location is $18 / hour. Typically, roles follow step progressions to a target rate or set increments over time. Depending on the role, in addition to the hourly rate of pay, the total compensation package may also include overtime, shift differential, call-in, and/or stand-by pay. RRD’s benefit offerings include medical, dental, and vision coverage, paid time off, disability insurance, 401(k) with company match, life insurance and other voluntary supplemental insurance coverages, plus parental leave, adoption assistance, tuition assistance and employer/partner discounts.

All employment offers are contingent upon the successful completion of both a pre-employment background and drug screen.

RRD is an Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability/veterans

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This Bindery Operator Apprentice role at rrdonnelley is based in PA, Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, United States, us. The position is listed as on-site or hybrid. Check the full job description or apply directly to confirm the work arrangement.
Is the Bindery Operator Apprentice role at rrdonnelley full-time or part-time?
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This Bindery Operator Apprentice position at rrdonnelley was posted on Dec 19, 2025. Apply as soon as possible — early applications are often reviewed first.
Bindery Operator Apprentice
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