Case Binding Specialist

Job Description

Job Description

Case Binding Specialist

Location: Berkeley, California
Pay Range: $28-35/hr
Full-Time, Onsite
Temp-to-Hire

We are actively seeking a Case Binding Specialist to join a specialty bookbinding company known for detailed craftsmanship and premium-quality finished products. In this skilled production role, you will create and restore hardcover books, work with leather and specialty materials, produce decorative finishes, and build custom turned-edge boxes.

If you combine proven bindery expertise with patience, steady hands, sound judgment, and an uncompromising eye for detail, we want to hear from you!

Reasons to Join This Team:

• Put specialized bookbinding skills to work on projects that involve premium materials, custom construction, decorative finishes, and restoration.
• Enjoy meaningful variety beyond routine production, including hardcover books, leather applications, foil work, turned-edge boxes, and book repair.
• Take ownership of quality throughout the production process, from material preparation to final inspection.
• Join a team that values careful workmanship, reliable execution, safe practices, and respect for finished products.

What You’ll Do

• Build and finish hardcover books by completing case construction, casing-in, gluing, pressing, spine work, endpaper application, and precise alignment.
• Measure, cut, wrap, and apply leather, book cloth, paper, board, adhesives, and other specialty components with exceptional control.
• Produce decorative paper finishes, including etch painting, according to approved samples and individual job requirements.
• Set up and execute foil stamping, embossing, and debossing on paper, leather, covers, and other suitable materials.
• Create polished turned-edge boxes by accurately forming boards, wrapping surfaces, shaping corners, and completing interior and exterior finishes.
• Restore damaged books by repairing or replacing covers, hinges, spines, endpapers, and related binding elements.
• Interpret job tickets, specifications, work instructions, and samples before organizing the materials and tools needed for production.
• Examine materials and finished work for size, registration, placement, adhesion, alignment, appearance, and overall consistency.
• Record production quantities and job information accurately, then prepare completed work for its next operation or shipment.
• Support an efficient production floor by maintaining an orderly workspace, protecting specialty materials, following PPE and equipment requirements, and promptly reporting safety or quality concerns. [Case Bindi...UBBED.docx | Word]

To Be Successful in This Role, You’ll Bring:

• Direct hands-on experience in case binding, hardcover book production, or a closely related specialty bindery environment.
• Demonstrated knowledge of hardcover construction, adhesives, leather, book cloth, and precision finishing methods.
• Required practical experience with etch painting on paper, foil dies and stamping, embossing, debossing, turned-edge box construction, and book repair.
• The ability to interpret production tickets, written instructions, measurements, specifications, and approved samples with minimal oversight.
• Strong basic math and measuring skills, along with the patience and dexterity needed for detailed, repetitive handwork.
• A consistent, quality-minded working style and the ability to recognize defects before work advances to the next stage.
• Dependable attendance, punctuality, collaborative communication, and flexibility to work overtime or adjusted schedules when production demands require it.

Physical and Workplace Requirements

• You must be able to stand and walk for extended periods while regularly performing detailed hand and arm movements.
• The position involves reaching, bending, stooping, pushing, pulling, and regularly lifting or carrying materials weighing up to 40 pounds.
• Work is performed in an active printing and bindery setting that may include paper dust, adhesives, inks, cleaning products, production noise, changing temperatures, and moving machinery.
• Essential duties must be completed with or without reasonable accommodation, using assistance or appropriate equipment for heavier items.

If you take pride in producing distinctive work that requires both technical ability and hands- on artistry, we encourage you to apply. Call Dynamic’s recruiting team at View phone number on ziprecruiter.com to discuss this opportunity!

Dynamic’s benefits and leave programs for Temporary and Temp to Hire Associates are provided in our employee handbook and are reviewed during onboarding and follow state, local and federal laws. Eligibility and accrual rates may vary based on work location and employment status.

Dynamic provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.