Finishing Assistant

Mittera is currently looking for Finishing Assistants to join our growing team! This position is entry level and able to easily advance into skilled roles. Finishing Assistants provide additional support within the Finishing Department and are responsible for feeding the correct signatures into the machine, down-piling completed books onto pallets or placing them in boxes, and down-piling mail according to postal regulations.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Reads and understands the job ticket with the Machine Operator
• Assists in cutting, folding, collating, stitching, and trimming of printed products
• Catches, removes and/or cartons completed printed pieces at the delivery end of binding/folding/cutting equipment or other finishing equipment
• Loads stitcher/trimmer pockets and conveyor belts or feeders for folders
• Performs other functions such as skid packing or loading, making boxes or cartons, labeling finished product, plastic wrapping skids, moving stock and material and setting up and/or moving conveyors
• Operates a power pallet jack and hand lift truck
• Cleans up and keeps work area neat and orderly
• Does hand collating and other manual tasks in binding/finishing
• Gathers empty skids around machine prior to the beginning of the binding/finishing run
• All other duties as assigned