Bindery Operator

#3 Bindery Operator, 1st Shift

Job Description

We are hiring a #3 Bindery Operator for our printing plant team in Eagan, Minnesota. In this role, you will perform set-up tasks, monitor equipment, and troubleshoot on our Core Publishing Solutions team.

Location: Eagan, Minnesota
Schedule: 1st shift, 6:30 AM to 2:30 PM, with occasional overtime of up to 4 hours per day and occasional weekend shifts
Compensation: $2,500 sign-on bonus after 90 days in the role

Key Responsibilities

• Review job specifications for material and set-up requirements
• Perform set-up tasks
• Monitor equipment and product quality, and obtain maintenance support as needed
• Perform simple to moderately complex troubleshooting related to product or equipment
• Communicate effectively during the shift and at shift hand-off
• Evaluate the mechanical condition of equipment and complete preventative maintenance
• Use computer-based workflow applications to manage files, as needed
• Document activities accurately on Tier Boards and in relevant systems (MII, SAP), including material usage and equipment issues
• Perform feeding, catching off, stacking, bundling, or physical inventory cycle count activities, as needed
• Actively participate in company safety programs and help build a safe culture
• Meet or exceed established quality and productivity standards using standard work procedures
• Generate, implement, and sustain continuous improvement ideas
• Participate in project teams as needed
• Provide backup for other operators to cover absences or breaks
• Recommend and implement process improvements

Required Qualifications

• High School Diploma, GED, or higher
• Good mechanical and technical skills, with the ability to troubleshoot and resolve issues independently and as part of a team
• Knowledge of Lean concepts and continuous improvement
• Competent with rulers and measurement tools
• Good communication skills
• Experience on perfect binders with up to 40-station collators, 3-knife trimmers, inline boxing, and palletizing
• Experience with hard-cover casing-in lines, collating or kitting lines with up to 30 streamfeeder stations, packaging or cartooning lines, Sitma mail lines, Aster sewing equipment, and hot foil stampers
• Able to read and interpret safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and production orders
• Able to regularly lift at least 5 lbs. above the shoulder, and occasionally push, pull, and lift at least 10 lbs. up to 50 lbs.
• Able to regularly stand, walk, crouch, bend, reach, and kneel
• Able to wear personal protective equipment, including steel-toe shoes and ear protection

Preferred Qualifications

• Vocational or technical degree

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What’s in it For You?

• Flexibility & Work-Life Balance: Flex My Way is a set of supportive workplace policies designed to help manage personal and professional responsibilities, whether caring for family, giving back to the community, or finding time to refresh and reset. This builds upon our commitment of empowering employees to achieve a better work-life balance.

• Career Development and Growth: By fostering a culture of continuous learning and skill development, we prepare our talent to tackle tomorrow’s challenges and deliver real-world solutions. Our Grow My Way programming and skills-first approach ensures you have the tools and knowledge to grow, lead, and thrive in an AI-enabled future.

• Industry Competitive Benefits: We offer comprehensive benefit plans to include paid leave, two company-wide Mental Health Days off, access to the Headspace app, retirement savings, tuition reimbursement, employee incentive programs, and resources for mental, physical, and financial wellbeing.

• Culture: Globally recognized, award-winning reputation for inclusion and belonging, flexibility, work-life balance, and more. We live by our values: Obsess over our Customers, Compete to Win, Challenge (Y)our Thinking, Act Fast / Learn Fast, and Stronger Together.

• Social Impact: Make an impact in your community with our Social Impact Institute. We offer employees two paid volunteer days off annually and opportunities to get involved with pro-bono consulting projects and Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) initiatives.

• Making a Real-World Impact: We are one of the few companies globally that helps its customers pursue justice, truth, and transparency. Together, with the professionals and institutions we serve, we help uphold the rule of law, turn the wheels of commerce, catch bad actors, report the facts, and provide trusted, unbiased information to people all over the world.

In the United States, Thomson Reuters offers a comprehensive benefits package to our employees. Our benefit package includes market competitive health, dental, vision, disability, and life insurance programs, as well as a competitive 401k plan with company match. In addition, Thomson Reuters offers market leading work life benefits with competitive vacation, sick and safe paid time off, paid holidays (including two company mental health days off), parental leave, sabbatical leave. These benefits meet or exceeds the requirements of paid time off in accordance with any applicable state or municipal laws. Finally, Thomson Reuters offers the following additional benefits: optional hospital, accident and sickness insurance paid 100% by the employee; optional life and AD&D insurance paid 100% by the employee; Flexible Spending and Health Savings Accounts; fitness reimbursement; access to Employee Assistance Program; Group Legal Identity Theft Protection benefit paid 100% by employee; access to 529 Plan; commuter benefits; Adoption & Surrogacy Assistance; Tuition Reimbursement; and access to Employee Stock Purchase Plan.Thomson Reuters complies with local laws that require upfront disclosure of the expected pay range for a position. The base compensation range varies across locations.

For any eligible US locations, unless otherwise noted, the base compensation hourly range for this role is $18 USD - $34 USD.

Base pay is positioned within the range based on several factors including an individual’s knowledge, skills and experience with consideration given to internal equity. Base pay is one part of a comprehensive Total Reward program which also includes flexible and supportive benefits and other wellbeing programs.
This role may also be eligible for an Annual Bonus based on a combination of enterprise and individual performance.


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