Bindery Machine Operator Supervisor

Full Job Description

GPO employees possess a diverse array of talent in many administrative fields and trades.

We provide other agencies with innovative services for the printing, publishing, storage, and distribution of digital content.

If you are an energetic, inventive individual looking for a challenging, yet rewarding career opportunity, GPO may be the place for you.

This position is part of the Applicants must meet the following Screen-Out element, Job Element #73, Ability to Lead or Supervise, to be considered for this position.

Your qualifications will first be evaluated against the prescribed screen out element, which usually appears as question 1 in the online questionnaire.

If your knowledge and ability in the SCREEN OUT ELEMENT above is not sufficient, you will receive no further consideration.

To qualify for the position, you must meet the following requirements: Applicants must have experience and/or training of sufficient scope and quality to independently perform the duties typically required of a Bindery Machine Operator Supervisor.

These duties require skill in Lead and coordinate binding production activities such as assisting in resolving routine production issues.

Coordinate work assignments, production flow, and daily priorities to support meeting production schedules and established deadlines.

Provide instruction, guidance, and on-the-job training to lower-level operators assigned to monitor machine and workstation operations during major production runs.

Promote and support safety by conducting regular safety contacts with employees, modeling safe work practices, and reinforcing established safety processes.

Assist in developing, documents, and applying operating procedures and process controls to ensure work is performed in accordance with established standards.

In addition to the requirements above, GPO employees competing under merit promotion procedures must meet all of the following criteria in accordance with Federal Merit Promotion Plan, GPO Instruction 615.2C (Appendix B): 1.

Have completed a formal, recognized apprenticeship or GPO journeyperson training program, or possess substantially equivalent practical experience in the trade of the vacancy; AND 2.

Have at least 1 year of journeyperson experience subsequent to completion of the above apprenticeship or training; AND 3.

Have served a minimum of 1 year in Career or Career-Conditional appointment in the GPO. 4. Have served at least 1 year in an administrative or supervisory capacity.

OR 1) Have obtained a Baccalaureate Degree or three years of responsible experience in the printing industry equivalent, at a minimum, to the GPO journeyperson level, 2) Have two years of experience in the printing industry of a scope and quality sufficient to carry out the duties of the position - one year of which was at or comparable to the PG-12 level, AND 3) Have served a minimum of one year in a career or career-conditional appointment in GPO.

Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community, student, social).

Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment.

You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. All qualification requirements must be met by the closing date of this announcement to be considered.

Major Duties:

• Manage and oversee secure production and manufacturing operations.
• Ensure that all work throughout Passport production is performed in accordance with the SID Business Unit’s procedures and/or work instructions.
• Use one or more powered, semi- and fully automatic bindery machines to produce a complete bindery and finishing unit that processes printed sheets into final books, catalogs, manuals, directories, magazines, or other completed products.
• Instruct and guide lower- level operators assigned to monitor the operation of machines or workstations during major production runs.
• Implement setups that requires precise adjustments of combined machines or multiple workstations and more interrelated adjustments for the sequencing, timing and movement of materials between machines or stations.