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Bindery Machine Operator

Kelly Services • Rochester, NY • 8h ago

Bindery Machine Operator - Rochester, NY

Pay: $18-$21/hr (based on experience)

Schedule:

A Shift | Monday-Friday | 6:30 AM - 3:00 PM

B Shift | Sunday-Thursday | 2:45 PM - 11:15 PM (+ peak overtime as needed)

Join a leader in print-on-demand solutions as a Bindery Machine Operator specializing in PUR perfect binding. You'll run high-precision bindery equipment - including Müller Martini Vareo Pro & Infinitrim systems and Horizon BQ?500 binders - ensuring strong, accurate adhesive application and consistent book quality.

This hands-on role combines mechanical skill, attention to detail, and digital interface operation, while supporting routine maintenance to keep machines performing at their best.

What You'll Do

Set up and operate PUR perfect binding machines for variable book sizes and thicknesses

Adjust machine settings to meet production targets and quality standards

Perform daily maintenance on PUR adhesive systems, including cleaning nozzles and managing adhesive levels

Execute routine calibrations and minor mechanical repairs; collaborate with maintenance team for major servicing

Monitor finished output to ensure spine alignment, glue penetration, and trim accuracy

Follow all safety procedures for heat, adhesives, and chemical handling

Assist in training new operators and support other bindery functions as needed

What You Bring

2+ years experience in a fast-paced manufacturing or print finishing environment

Mechanical aptitude with the ability to troubleshoot and maintain equipment

Comfortable operating software-driven machine interfaces and interpreting job specifications

Experience with Müller Martini, Horizon BQ series, or similar bindery machines preferred

Flexible to work overtime and weekends during peak production periods

Strong attention to detail and commitment to quality

Physical Requirements

Stand for extended periods

Bend, reach, and grasp during machine operation

Lift up to 50 lbs safely

Apply now to join our Rochester, NY bindery team and help deliver high-quality, on-demand print products.

As part of our promise to talent, Kelly supports those who work with us through a variety of benefits, perks, and work-related resources. Kelly offers eligible employees voluntary benefit plans including medical, dental, vision, telemedicine, term life, whole life, accident insurance, critical illness, a legal plan, and short-term disability. As a Kelly employee, you will have access to a retirement savings plan, service bonus and holiday pay plans (earn up to eight paid holidays per benefit year), and a transit spending account. In addition, employees are entitled to earn paid sick leave under the applicable state or local plan. Click here (https://www.mykelly.com/help-support-working-with-kelly-us/#Benefits) for more information on benefits and perks that may be available to you as a member of the Kelly Talent Community.

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About Kelly

Work changes everything. And at Kelly, we're obsessed with where it can take you. To us, it's about more than simply accepting your next job opportunity. It's the fuel that powers every next step of your life. It's the ripple effect that changes and improves everything for your family, your community, and the world. Which is why, here at Kelly, we are dedicated to providing you with limitless opportunities to enrich your life-just ask the 300,000 people we employ each year.

Kelly is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all qualified employees and applicants regardless of race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, disability, veteran status, age, marital status, pregnancy, genetic information, or any other legally protected status, and we take affirmative action to recruit, employ, and advance qualified individuals with disabilities and protected veterans in the workforce. Requests for accommodation related to our application process can be directed to the Kelly Human Resource Knowledge Center. Kelly complies with the requirements of California's state and local Fair Chance laws. A conviction does not automatically bar individuals from employment. Kelly participates in E-Verify and will provide the federal government with your Form I-9 information to confirm that you are authorized to work in the U.S.

Kelly Services is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer. We welcome, value, and embrace diversity at all levels and are committed to building a team that is inclusive of a variety of backgrounds, communities, perspectives, and abilities. At Kelly, we believe that the more inclusive we are, the better services we can provide. Requests for accommodation related to our application process can be directed to Kelly's Human Resource Knowledge Center. Kelly complies with the requirements of California's state and local Fair Chance laws. A conviction does not automatically bar individuals from employment.

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