diff --git a/app/jobs/reindex_item_job.rb b/app/jobs/reindex_item_job.rb
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+# frozen_string_literal: true
+
+class ReindexItemJob < ApplicationJob
+  def perform(item_id)
+    item = ActiveFedora::Base.find(item_id)
+    item.update_index
+  end
+end