Materials Management Associate - 3rd Shift

Materials Management Associate

Printing Plant Eagan, Minnesota

Job Description

We are hiring a Materials Management Associate for our printing plant team in Eagan, Minnesota. As a Materials Management Associate, you will be responsible for performing set-up tasks, monitoring the equipment, and troubleshooting on our Core Publishing Solutions team. For this role, you would also be eligible for a bonus of $2,500 upon being in the role for 90 days.

Hours of Work

• 3rd shift 10:30 pm 6:30 am
• Occasional overtime up to 4 hours per day and occasional weekend shifts

Key Responsibilities

• Reviewing job specifications for material and set-up requirements
• Performing set-up tasks
• Monitoring the equipment and product quality; obtaining maintenance support for equipment as needed
• Performing simple to moderately complex troubleshooting related to product or equipment
• Communicating effectively during shift and at shift hand-off
• Evaluating mechanical condition of equipment, completing preventative maintenance
• Using computer-based workflow applications to manage files
• Accurately documenting activities on Tier Boards and in relevant systems (MII, SAP), including material usage and equipment issues
• Performing feeding, catching off, stacking, bundling, or physical inventory cycle count activities
• Actively participating in company safety programs and contributing to a safe culture
• Meeting or exceeding established quality and productivity standards utilizing standard work procedures
• Generating, implementing, and sustaining continuous improvement ideas
• Participating in project teams as needed
• Providing backup for other operators to cover absences or breaks
• Recommending and implementing process improvements

Required Qualifications

• High School Diploma/GED or higher
• Good mechanical and technical skills, with the ability to troubleshoot and work independently and as part of a team to resolve issues
• Knowledge of Lean concepts and continuous improvement
• Competent with rulers and measurement
• Good communication skills
• Able to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and production orders
• Can regularly lift at least 5 lbs above the shoulder, and push, pull, and lift at least 10 lbs occasionally up to 50 lbs
• Can regularly stand, walk, crouch, bend, reach, and kneel
• Can wear Personal Protective Equipment including steel toe shoes and ear protection

Preferred Qualifications

• Vocational or technical degree
• Experience on Perfect Binders with up to 40 station collators, 3-knife trimmers, inline boxing, and palletizing
• Experience with hard-cover casing-in lines
• Experience with collating/kitting lines with up to 30 streamfeeder stations
• Experience with packaging/cartooning lines
• Experience with Sitma mail lines
• Experience with Aster sewing equipment
• Experience with hot foil stampers

Compensation: 2nd shift differential of $4.00 per hour, 3rd shift differential of $5.00 per hour, and a bonus plan.

Flexibility & Work-Life Balance: Flex My Way is a set of supportive workplace policies designed to help manage personal and professional responsibilities, whether caring for family, giving back to the community, or finding time to refresh and reset. This builds upon our flexible work arrangements, including work from anywhere for up to 8 weeks per year, empowering employees to achieve a better work-life balance.

Career Development and Growth: By fostering a culture of continuous learning and skill development, we prepare our talent to tackle tomorrow's challenges and deliver real-world solutions. Our Grow My Way programming and skills-first approach ensures you have the tools and knowledge to grow, lead, and thrive in an AI-enabled future. We provide on-the-job coaching ? learning, leadership capability development, Harvard Management Courses, key talent programs.

Industry Competitive Benefits: We offer comprehensive benefit plans to include 3 weeks vacation, 10 sick days, 9 company holidays, 3 floating days, uniform and laundry service, two company-wide Mental Health Days off, access to the Headspace app, retirement savings, tuition reimbursement, employee incentive programs, and resources for mental, physical, and financial wellbeing.

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Thomson Reuters complies with local laws that require upfront disclosure of the expected pay range for a position. The base compensation range varies across locations. For any eligible US locations, unless otherwise noted, the base compensation hourly range for this role is $18 USD - $34 USD. Base pay is positioned within the range based on several factors including an individual's knowledge, skills and experience with consideration given to internal equity. Base pay is one part of a comprehensive Total Reward program which also includes flexible and supportive benefits and other wellbeing programs. This role may also be eligible for an Annual Bonus based on a combination of enterprise and individual performance.

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