Book Production Assistant

Job Description

Job Description

Description:

The Book Production Administrative Assistant will accurately and effectively perform a variety of administrative, production and miscellaneous responsibilities pertaining to the production of braille book publication from start to finish.

Essential Duties:

· Reflects Clovernook’s mission, vision and core values in daily interactions with consumers, staff, as well as all internal and external constituencies.

· Shares agency news for everyone without email.

· Enter new books into scheduling software.

· Enter book production status information into Clovernook scheduling software.

· Enter book production status information into NLS MediaPulse software.

· Print and distribute updated book schedules.

· Maintains book warranty replacement report.

· Order book division raw materials and general office supplies.

· Maintain book division raw material inventory.

· Create all shipping labels and packing slips for NLS books.

· Emboss, perform OBR (Optical Braille Recognition) comparison, and prepare regular book control copies for shipment to NLS Quality Assurance.

· Emboss regular book production volumes.

· Rivet books into hard covers.

· Remove pages from covers of print books for Print/Braille books and cut to size.

· Emboss print/braille plastic pages.

· Collate print and braille pages for print/braille books.

· Drill rivet holes for print/braille book covers.

· Cut labels and materials as needed on industrial cutter.

· Follow all safety procedures and promote a safe work environment.

· Maintain positive relationships with co-workers and supervisors.

· Other duties as assigned.

Job Requirements:

1. HS Diploma or GED.

2. Proficient P/C skills (MS Word, Excel, etc).

3. Ability to learn basic braille words and numbers a must.

4. Must have a good command of the English language.

5. Strong reading & writing skills.

6. Ability to lift 25 lbs.

7. Must be detail oriented.

8. Basic math skills and ability to read labels, packing slips, cartons, etc.

9. Post-offer, pre-employment drug screening, and criminal background check.