Materials Management Associate - 1st Shift

Job Description

Materials Management Associate - 1st shift  

 
We are hiring a  Materials Management Associate  for our printing plant team in Eagan, Minnesota. For this role, you would be eligible for a $2,500 sign-on bonus upon being in the role for 90 days. 

 
Hours of Work – Eagan, Minnesota  

• 1st Shift 6:30 am - 2:30 pm 

• Occasional overtime up to 4 hours per day and occasional weekend shifts 

 
Key Responsibilities
In this opportunity as a  Materials Management Associate , you will:    

• Drive a powered industrial vehicle (PIV) equipped with lifting devices such as forklift, clamps, or trailer hitch, to safely push, pull, lift, stack, tier, or move products, equipment, or materials. 

• Monitor and maintain balers and trim collection. This requires periodic roof access to check trim collection system for jam.

• Correctly grade paper for recycling, organize paper types and accurately maintain weight and bale count.

• Unload & load trucks, performing goods receipts, cycle counting, and order delivery.  

• Utilize ERP (e.g., SAP, MII) and/or radio frequency (RF) equipment to obtain information or enter transactions regarding material/product movement activities. 

• Pick, sort or pack picked items in appropriate packaging; ensuring that the product arrives to the customer in quality condition. 

• Monitor, stock and transport materials or finished goods to designated area or assigned storage location. 

• Inventory materials and finished goods and maintain records, rejecting unsatisfactory items as needed. 

• Research and process returns, accurately recording information in ERP and determining whether product should return to stock based on quality. 

• Provide data to internal departments as requested. 

• Accurately documents activities on Tier Boards. 

• Familiarity operating a 2-way radio for communication. 

• Perform daily maintenance and charges batteries if needed. 

• Actively participate in the company safety program to ensure compliance and contribute to safety culture. 

• Meet or exceed established quality and productivity standards utilizing standard work procedures. 

• Implement, perform and sustain housekeeping procedures to maintain work area and equipment. 

• Recommend process improvements; implement process improvements. 

• Participate in project teams as needed. 

• Other duties as apparent or assigned. 

 
Required Qualifications
You’re a fit for the role of  Materials Management Associate  if you have the following required qualifications: 

• High School Diploma or general education degree (GED) required. 

• 1-2+ years’ experience 

• Able to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, equipment displays, operating and maintenance instructions, and production orders 

• Able to be certified and operate power material handling equipment 

• Basic math skills 

• Able to work overtime and flex schedule as required to meet customer demand 

• Able to lift up to 50 lbs. and stand for extended periods of time 

• Able to send and receive oral communications via 2-way radios 

• Demonstrated ability to work well independently or in a team environment 

• Some experience working in a shipping, receiving and/or warehouse environment 

 
Preferred Qualifications

• Preference for experience with enterprise resource systems (e.g., SAP) 
• Preference for previous lift truck experience 

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What’s in it For You?

• 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 &and 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.

• Culture: Globally recognized, award-winning reputation for inclusion and belonging, flexibility, work-life balance, and more. We live by our values: Obsess over our Customers, Compete to Win, Challenge (Y)our Thinking, Act Fast / Learn Fast, and Stronger Together.

• Social Impact: Make an impact in your community with our Social Impact Institute. We offer employees two paid volunteer days off annually and opportunities to get involved with pro-bono consulting projects and Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) initiatives.

• Making a Real-World Impact:  We are one of the few companies globally that helps its customers pursue justice, truth, and transparency. Together, with the professionals and institutions we serve, we help uphold the rule of law, turn the wheels of commerce, catch bad actors, report the facts, and provide trusted, unbiased information to people all over the world.

 

 

In the United States, Thomson Reuters offers a comprehensive benefits package to our employees. Our benefit package includes market competitive health, dental, vision, disability, and life insurance programs, as well as a competitive 401k plan with company match. In addition, Thomson Reuters offers market leading work life benefits with competitive vacation, sick and safe paid time off, paid holidays (including two company mental health days off), parental leave, sabbatical leave. These benefits meet or exceeds the requirements of paid time off in accordance with any applicable state or municipal laws. Finally, Thomson Reuters offers the following additional benefits: optional hospital, accident and sickness insurance paid 100% by the employee; optional life and AD&D insurance paid 100% by the employee; Flexible Spending and Health Savings Accounts; fitness reimbursement; access to Employee Assistance Program; Group Legal Identity Theft Protection benefit paid 100% by employee; access to 529 Plan; commuter benefits; Adoption & Surrogacy Assistance; Tuition Reimbursement; and access to Employee Stock Purchase Plan.

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 range for this role is $32,200 USD - $59,800 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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