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Bindery operator

Latest available data: March 2025 (includes accumulated data from the past 12 months)

Other denominations:
Binder Binder machine operator Binder machine tender Binder operator Binder specialist Binder technician Bindery machine operator Bindery machine specialist Bindery machine technician Bindery operative Bindery operator Bindery specialist Bindery technician Bindery worker Binding machine operator Binding machine tender Binding operator Bookbinder Bookbinding machine operator Paper binder Perfect binder operator Perfect binder specialist Perfect binder technician Perfect bindery operator Perfect bindery specialist Perfect bindery technician Perfect binding operator Printing stitcher operator

Bindery operators tend machines that bind printed or unprinted paper into volumes using staples, twine, glue or other binding technologies.

Tasks

Tasks include -
(a) Setting up and supervising the operation of automatic binding and finishing equipment;
(b) Binding full, half and limp-bound books, and repairing bindings;
(c) Folding, collating and sewing signatures by machine and hand;
(d) Operating paper guillotines for pre-press and post-press paper cutting and trimming, and programming electronically operated units;
(e) Operating systems to insert printed material into newspapers, magazines and envelopes;
(f) Embellishing printed products automatically and manually;
(g) Operating photographic and electronic reproduction devices.

Knowledge

  • Audio-visual techniques and media production
  • Fashion, interior and industrial design
  • Marketing and advertising
  • Wholesale and retail sales
  • Materials (glass, paper, plastic and wood)

Digital competencies

  • Operating print and photographic production equipment
  • Monitoring quality of products
  • Operating machinery for the manufacture of products
  • Positioning materials, tools or equipment
  • Working with machinery and specialised equipment

Digital competencies

  • Analysing and evaluating information and data
  • Using digital tools to control machinery

Personal competencies

  • Communicating
  • Processing information, ideas and concepts
  • Working efficiently
  • Taking a proactive approach

Professional groups of the occupation

Craft and related trades workers

Handicraft and printing workers

Printing trades workers

Print finishing and binding workers

Other occupations of the professional group

Do you want to know what the hiring rate for this occupation is in the market?

Contracts and job seekers in the last year in Barcelonès

Print finishing and binding workers

48

Number of contracts in Barcelonès

15,05%

Percentage of contracts in Catalonia

-5,88% Interannual variation of contracts in Barcelonès

43,75%

Permanent contracts over total contracts in Barcelonès

31,25%

Part-time contracts

1,12% Turnover index

108

Average of job seekers in Barcelonès

-8%

Interannual variation of job seekers in Barcelonès

Data source: Observatori del Treball i Model Productiu, Government of Catalonia

The market for this profile is hiring

Contracts in u00e8 over the past year by sex and age

Contracts by gender in Barcelonès.

Handicraft and printing workers

66%

34%

Men
Women

Data source: Observatori del Treball i Model Productiu, Government of Catalonia

Contracts by age groups.

Handicraft and printing workers

Data source: Observatori del Treball i Model Productiu, Government of Catalonia

What vacancies are published in the professional family?

Vacancies published by professional family and type of contract in Barcelonès over the past year

Printing trades workers

Occupation Vacancies Permanent contracts

Data source: Data generated from the analysis of Lightcast data and the Observatory of Work and Productive Model of the Government of Catalonia.

What experience is required for the vacancies? Which sectors are looking for this occupation?

Print finishing and binding workers

No experience
17%
Less than 1 year
9%
Between 1 and 2 years
21%
Between 2 and 4 years
38%
Between 4 and 8 years
2%
More than 8 years
13%
Construction
23%
Manufacturing
20%
Professional, scientific and techinical activities
19%
Arts, entertainment and recreation
10%
Administrative and support service activities
7%
Others
21%

Data source: Own elaboration based on the data of vacancies extracted by Lightcast.

The vacancies published are for working in:

Job vacancies posted by county

Data source: Own elaboration based on the data of vacancies extracted by Lightcast.