Materials Management Associate

Thomson Reuters•Eagan, MN

1d•$32,200 - $59,800•Onsite

About The Position

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. This role involves driving a powered industrial vehicle (PIV) to move products, monitoring and maintaining balers and trim collection, grading paper for recycling, unloading and loading trucks, performing goods receipts, cycle counting, and order delivery. The associate will utilize ERP and/or radio frequency (RF) equipment for material movement activities, pick, sort, and pack items, and monitor, stock, and transport materials. Responsibilities also include inventorying materials and finished goods, processing returns, providing data to internal departments, documenting activities, communicating via a 2-way radio, performing daily maintenance, participating in the company safety program, meeting quality and productivity standards, and implementing housekeeping procedures. The role also involves recommending and implementing process improvements and participating in project teams as needed.

Requirements

High School Diploma or general education degree (GED) required.
1-2+ years’ experience
Some experience working in a shipping, receiving and/or warehouse environment
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

Nice To Haves

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

Responsibilities

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.