STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
HUMAN RESOURCES


CLASSIFICATION:  BINDERY EQUIPMENT OPERATOR I

 

Class Code:  1066-08                                          Date Established:  04-22-80           

 

Occupational Code:  5-2-4                                  Date of Last Revision:  12-28-01

 

BASIC PURPOSE:  To operate and maintain bindery equipment according to an established schedule of operation.

 

CHARACTERISTIC DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

 

·        Distributes printed material to bindery stations and logs jobs on scheduling board to control job flow and maintain accountability.

 

·        Performs bindery operations and overall finishing of printed products, such as padding, collating, folding, stapling, cutting, trimming and packaging to complete appropriate jobs and prepare for shipping.

 

·        Assists in the preparation of pad forms, printed sheets or tablets; removes stacks and packs printed material in various stages of completion as it accumulates.

 

·        Prepares delivery routes from shipping receipts to minimize time and effort spent in delivering printed material.

 

·        Loads and delivers printed material to appropriate agencies to ensure that agencies receive required material in a timely manner.

 

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DISTINGUISHING FACTORS:

 

Skill:  Requires skill in applying instructions to accomplish different job functions OR in operating machines for a variety of different purposes.

 

Knowledge:  Requires understanding and using business or trades vocabulary or basic arithmetic to perform standard operating procedures.

 

Impact:  Requires minimal responsibility for contributing to agency objectives by supporting or performing routine work activities within a small organizational unit.  Errors at this level are of minor consequence and are readily detected through frequent checking or inspection.

 

Supervision:  Requires no supervision of employees or functions.

 

Working Conditions:  Requires performing regular job functions in an environment which includes exposure to continuous physical elements or a number of disagreeable working conditions with frequent exposure to minor injuries or health hazards.

 

Physical Demands:  Requires medium work, including continuous strenuous activities such as frequent reaching, bending, or lifting as well as performing work activities which require fine manual dexterity or coordination in operating machines or equipment.

 

Communication:  Requires obtaining and exchanging information, referring inquiries to the appropriate source, or responding to questions from state employees or members of the general public.

 

 

 

Complexity:  Requires a combination of job functions using minimal judgment to perform a variety of job tasks according to clearly prescribed standard practices and procedures.

 

Independent Action:  Requires minimal choice in performing routine duties under immediate supervision and in following simple instructions according to standardized policies and procedures.

 

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

 

Education:  Completion of high school, G.E.D. or its equivalent.

 

Experience:  One year's experience in bindery operations.

 

License/Certification:  None required.

 

RECOMMENDED WORK TRAITS:  Knowledge of the operation of bindery equipment and the operation of related manual equipment.  Ability to operate simple mechanical devices.  Ability to follow instructions.  Ability to maintain effective working relationships with co-workers.  Must be willing to maintain appearance appropriate to assigned duties and responsibilities as determined by the agency appointing authority.

 

DISCLAIMER STATEMENT:  This class specification is descriptive of general duties and is not intended to list every specific function of this class title.

 


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