WORK TYPE:   Onsite   

LOCATION DETAILS 2525 Midpoint Dr, Edwardsville, KS 66111

WORK HOURS Monday – Friday, 2pm through 10pm 

Full Time Team members work 8-hour shifts for 40 hours per week. Shift times may vary, and extra hours may be added to your schedule to ensure we fulfill our commitments to customers.

Peak Season (January - June) Requirements

• Shift hours Monday through Friday; 6am-2pm, 2pm-10pm, or 10pm-6am.

• Candidates must be available to work 2nd or 3rd shift seasonally.

• Mandatory overtime may include some Saturdays and Sundays.

HOW YOU WILL MAKE AN IMPACT

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

Varsity Spirit, A Varsity Achievement Brand, is looking to hire a Team Lead (Bindery) 2nd Shift position.  This position will provide leadership and direction for employees in the Bindery Department.  Leads are expected to report to their supervisor any issues related to harassment or any other adverse working conditions.  Employees must have the ability to help manage people, equipment, and workflow to ensure optimal efficiency and quality of work throughout the department.  Leads are required to maintain the highest degree of work quality, UPH, attendance, as well as follow all applicable safety regulations.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

• Maintains a clean, orderly, and safe working environment. Promote safety in all actions and tasks.

• Develops a strong working knowledge of and be able of effectively train others to operate Bindery equipment.

• Effectively communicate instructions and directions to employees and CSA's.

• Works with supervisors and management to help ensure employees are following company policies and standards always.

• Assists in researching, implementing, and improving production processes.

• Understands, follows, and helps with adherence to company and OSHA safety guidelines.

• Assists in maintaining supplies as needed.

• Responsible for maintaining quality control standards.

• Responsible for monitoring jobs on hold.

• Help promote a positive working environment through teamwork and professional behavior with all co-workers, supervisors, and managers through personal examples.

• Maintains personal UPH equivalent to department expectations.

• Completes tasks efficiently and effectively as directed by management.

• Develop a daily work plan by Attendance and Backlogs. (Must be able to change on the fly and move workers depending on absenteeism)

• Manage workflow by being able to print and use YBS Reports (201,211,217)

• Communicates with Sub Department Leads (Folding, Collating, Sewing and Boxing) what jobs need to be worked by Code Week, Ship Date and Size.

• Assist operators with problematic jobs and Set Up’s on equipment

• Assists with productivity reporting.

• Assists with time and attendance approval in manager's absence.

• Assists with communicating UPH expectations to employees.

• Must maintain perfect attendance

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES

• This position provides indirect leadership to all Bindery areas.

WHAT YOU WILL DO

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES

• This position provides indirect leadership to all Bindery areas.  To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Operate equipment at established speed, using established methods to produce binding, meeting customers’ reasonable expectations.

• LANGUAGE SKILLS

• Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos. Ability to write simple correspondence. Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one and small group situations to customers, clients, and other employees of the organization.

• MATHEMATICAL SKILLS

• Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs.

• REASONING ABILITY

• Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out detailed but uninvolved written or oral instructions. Ability to deal with problems involving a few concrete variables in standardized situations.

QUALIFICATIONS

KNOWLEDGE/ SKILLS/ ABILITIES

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.

The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• An individual must have an adequate knowledge of the production processes within other production departments. 

• Employees must be motivated and able to work under little or no direct supervision.

• Must possess a strong working knowledge of Bindery equipment as applies to production.

LANGUAGE SKILLS

• Ability to read, analyze, and interpret technical procedures.

• Ability to write business correspondence, instructional memos, and procedure manuals.

• Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups, managers, employees, and customers. 

• Ability to effectively apply listening and negotiation skills.

MATHEMATICAL SKILLS

• Basic mathematical skills such as addition, subtraction, multiplication and division are required.

REASONING ABILITY

• Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where some standardization exists. 

• The ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.

WORK ENVIRONMENT 

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly exposed to moving mechanical parts. 

• Employees are occasionally exposed to fumes or airborne particles.

• The noise level in the work environment is usually loud.

EDUCATION/ EXPERIENCE

• High school diploma or G.E.D. required and a minimum of two years’ operating experience in Bindery.

• 1 - 2 years’ experience in a warehouse/ manufacturing setting

• Bilingual (English/Spanish) is a bonus

• Preference will be given to candidates with previous related experience

• Experience folding large, printed signatures with MBO or Heidelberg folding machines a plus!

• High mechanical aptitude

• Ability to read and interpret documents such as tracking sheets, order confirmation sheets and work orders

• Proven ability to excel in a high production manufacturing environment which focuses on safety, quality control, and organization

• Previous success maintaining a strong attendance and on time record

• Must be very comfortable with Microsoft Office, with extensive experience with Microsoft Excel

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand; walk and talk or hear.  The employee is frequently required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl, occasionally required to sit and climb or balance. The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 10-25 pounds, frequently lift and/or move up to 25-50 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 50-100 pounds with proper equipment and/or assistance from coworkers.

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