Bindery Assistant

About the role

The De Pere, Wisconsin RRD location is seeking reliable and detail-oriented Bindery Assistants to support our direct mail production operations. In this role, you will handle material movement, packaging, staging, and general production support to ensure efficient production workflows.

• Material Handling & Staging: Load, unload, and transfer materials onto pallets, trays, racks, and shelves by hand.
• Internal Logistics: Transport materials between storage areas and production lines using hand trucks, electric dollies, or pallet jacks.
• Labeling & Tracking: Attach tags and labels to finished goods, cases, bales, or containers to ensure proper tracking and identification.
• Packaging & Banding: Stack and assemble direct mail pieces into bundles; secure them using strapping equipment, banding machines, clinchers, and tape fasteners.
• Equipment Operation: Operate manual and automated material-handling tools; occasionally assist with hoists or industrial trucks as authorized.
• Pallet Building & Documentation: Build pallets to specification, attach required shipping documentation, and stage them in designated shipping areas.
• Production Line Support: Perform offline support tasks as needed, including tray cleaning, floor maintenance, covering team breaks, and correcting packaging errors.
• Other duties as assigned.

*Openings on 1st and 3rd shift. 3rd shift is eligible for a $3 per hour shift premium,

*Climate controlled environment.

Qualifications & Requirements

• Physical Stamina: Ability to stand, walk, lift, and bend for up to 8 hours per shift.
• Equipment Experience: Familiarity with shrink-wrap equipment, strapping/banding tools, manual dollies, tape fasteners, and pallet jacks preferred but not required
• Direct Mail Operations: Ability to work around or on inserters positioned near the top or back of a printing press.
• Detail & Organization: Strong organizational skills with an eye for quality control, accurate paperwork, and error correction.
• Team Player: Punctual, adaptable, and willing to assist across various offline and inline production stations as needs shift.

Additional Information

Disclosure Statement

The pay range for this role at the noted location is $15.00 to $17.34 per hour. The actual rate of pay offered may vary based upon, but not limited to: education, skills, experience, proficiency, performance, shift, and location. In addition to base salary, depending on the role, the total compensation package may also include overtime, shift differential, call-in, and stand-by pay.

RRD offers benefits including medical, dental, and vision coverage, paid time off, disability insurance, 401(k) with match, life insurance and other voluntary supplemental insurance coverages, plus tuition assistance, maternity leave, adoption assistance, and employer/partner discounts.