Print Finisher 274 views

JOB DESCRIPTION

Duties

• Setting up the mechanical guillotines to cut the printed pages
• Setting up various other machines, loading the printed pages, adjusting the controls
• Laminate the pages and bind them with staples, stitching or glue
• Stopping the machine if a problem arises, and either dealing with the problem or getting help
• Unloading and stacking the books ready for distribution
• Cleaning the machines and doing minor maintenance.
• Binding certain limited editions of books by hand using specialist tools and sewing pages together
• Decorating books with marbled endpapers, gold lettering or edging
• Restoring antique books, cleaning the pages, repairing the binding and papers to match the originals.

Conditions

• You may need to lift and carry items.
• You might work shifts, including evenings and weekends

Getting In

• A good general education is useful.
• Basic knowledge and Experience is need although You normally train on the job.

What Does it Take?

You should be:

• Good with your hands
• Aware of health and safety issues
• Able to work with machinery
• Good at measuring and counting
• Precise, with excellent attention to detail.
• Artistic
• Good at communicating with customers
• Knowledgeable about and interested in books.