Process Engineer 2

GENERAL RESPONSIBILITIES:    

• Actively participate in daily tier structure meetings.
• Support and lead daily line support and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Be a specialist for the area they support and make decisions to ensure safety, quality, and efficiency of the manufacturing processes.
• Evaluates current processes, materials, and equipment to ensure compatibility with operating philosophy.
• Skilled at creating and maintaining all process documentation.
• Interacts with related departments and support functions to ensure product is produced, handled, and delivered in the most efficient and cost-effective manner.
• Experienced at using quality tools and statistical process control techniques to help production obtain quality metrics.
• Capable of leading root cause investigations using a structured approach and effectively use quality tools to solve problems and identify root cause.
• Documents quality and manufacturing procedures using Standard Operating Procedures.
• Maintain and update departmental labor standards for area of ownership. Analyzes processes identifying wastes and assists in implementing recommendations. Determines and maintains capacity calculations based on equipment, labor resources and standards. Assist machine balance for minimum cycle time.
• Implement and support lean practices across all value streams.
• Analyzes workflow in department, determining best layout for operating philosophy. Maintains department layout on CAD file.
• Manages and owns the preventative and predictive maintenance for applicable equipment and tooling.
• Manage new equipment by performing justification calculations, interacts with vendors on new equipment and equipment specifications ensuring compatibility with existing facility and operating philosophy.
• Provides cost estimates on new product for budget/planning; interacts with new product development team to ensure concepts are compatible with existing equipment.
• Builds internal relationships, promotes ongoing communication and partners with other company sites.
• Responsible for managing the efficiency and quality metrics of assigned area and taking immediate corrective actions to ensure they stay on track.
• Capable of leading large cross functional project teams.
• Create and modify routings and bill of materials.
• Skilled at programming production equipment in assigned area (i.e. press brakes, lasers, mills, lathes, rotomold, and robotic welders).
• Ability to provide management team high level status updates on critical projects and support activities.
• Execute engineering studies required to optimize production processes and help identify root cause.
• Take a lead role in ensuring assigned area is ISO 9001 compliant.
• Ability to review prints/models to determine the most cost-effective way to manufacture product.
• Ability to use technical and collaboration skills along side innovation and continuous improvement to drive growth through targeted improvements.
• Apply technical skills and knowledge to new and existing products to promote innovation, design, procedures, tooling enhancements, and automation initiatives.
• Provide DFM and PFMEA procedures to enhance NPD success.
• Plans, organizes, and prioritizes own daily work routine.
• Ability to express themselves verbally and orally.

REQUIRED EXPERIENCE & EDUCATION:

• Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering from an ABET accredited institution, preferably in Manufacturing or related field.
• 3-5 years of experience in production/industrial engineering preferably with an assembly or metal fabrication background (sheet metal, welding, machine shop, paint, rotomold).
• 2 years of demonstrated ability to execute projects to established timelines.
• Experience in Continuous Improvement and Lean manufacturing.
• Demonstrated knowledge of CAD/CAM software, assembly processes, and MS Office
• Proven track record of innovation, ingenuity, creativity, attention to detail, ownership, integrity, accountability, and willingness to seek and take on challenges is required.
• Must be legally authorized to work in the U.S. without sponsorship.
• Proficiency in Statistical Process Control and motion and time studies highly preferred.
• Strong mechanical aptitude.

REQUIRED SKILLS:

• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Advanced CAD capability.
• Ability to use Microsoft Office programs including Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Project.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.
• Occasionally travel up to 5% of the time.
• Ability to lift 40 pounds.

REQUIRED INTERPERSONAL & BEHAVIORAL SKILLS:

• Ability to concentrate on tasks, make decisions and work calmly and effectively in a high-pressure, deadline-oriented environment.
• Willingness to be flexible with time and adjust to a changing work environment.
• Ability to build and maintain positive relationships, both internally and externally, while maintaining a client service orientation.
• Ability to use sound judgment and discretion in dealing with highly confidential information.
• Consistent attendance either onsite or remotely as needed by the business.
• Ability to take direction and accept supervision.
• Open to feedback and taking actions to improve performance.
• Demonstrated ability to work independently, organize and accurately prioritize work, be detail-oriented, understand when urgency is required and use good judgment in varied situations.
• Ability to take a proactive approach to problem-solving

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Director Government Partnerships and Sales

Wyoming, MI 49519, USA

Description

Padagis is seeking a Director of Sales to lead the government channel sales plan and execution for key over-the-counter (OTC) pharmaceutical product(s), including expansion into key territories/states, and partnerships with government programs.

Note: Ideally this position will be based out of the Wyoming, MI (Grand Rapids, MI area) corporate headquarters. We will also consider candidates in other locations commutable to Grand Rapids or Allegan in MI or Minneapolis-St. Paul in MN. This position is eligible for a hybrid work arrangement (in-office/remote combination).

Key responsibilities:

• Working collaboratively with leadership and cross-functional teams to establish a business plan and strategy for expanding Naloxone's presence in the government sector
• Lead the sales execution and partnerships directly with government entities or through distributors, optimizing access and coverage
• Identify and target decision-makers and key opinion leaders to unlock opportunities within target states
• Oversee the preparation, submission, and execution of Requests for Quotations (RFQs) and contracts with government entities, ensuring compliance and competitive positioning
• Lead contract negotiations and program SOWs with distributor partners
• Develop direct relationships with government entities and distributor partners to maximize awareness of Padagis and collaborate on solutions to improve access of Naloxone
• Direct sales forecasting activities, setting ambitious yet achievable performance goals to guide team efforts and resource allocation
• Spearhead participation in state public health initiatives, collaborating with public health agencies to advocate for programs that support naloxone distribution and awareness
• Analyze market trends, policy changes, and public health data to inform strategic decisions, and influence state policies to support naloxone distribution and use

Required qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent combination of education and experience
• At least 10 (10+) years of experience in a Pharma/OTC sales role, selling to government entities or through distributors for government business
• At least 10 (10+) years of experience with contract negotiations in a business setting
• Demonstrated experience setting segment strategy and leading execution, including a desire to "roll up your sleeves" when needed
• Must be self-motivated and able to work independently
• Demonstrated ability for relationship management with key stakeholders from all different levels to grow reach and influence.
• Excellent interpersonal, and oral and written communication skill

Preferred qualifications:

• Demonstrated clear understanding of the government purchasing landscape for Naloxone and has experience selling directly to state programs or through partners
• Strong network across government procurement entities

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Digital Customer Experience Manager

Grand Rapids, MI 49519, USA

Description

Manages the customer experience and customer service across business-to-business (B2B) and direct to consumer (DTC) websites, including Amazon.  Responsible for the digital customer experience across B2B and DTC platforms, ensuring a seamless, engaging, and positive journey for all users.

Job duties:

• Leads the day-to-day responses to customer inquiries across digital platforms, fostering collaboration with internal teams to provide cohesive, accurate, and timely responses.
• Interacts directly with customers to ensure orders are received and filled in an accurate and timely manner to meet or exceed their expectations.
• Regularly analyze customer feedback and digital interaction data, translating findings into actionable insights and reports to drive continuous improvement in the customer experience.
• Initiate and oversee the ongoing development and implementation of digital enhancements, ensuring the customer experience remains dynamic, intuitive, and aligned with evolving customer expectations.
• Provide robust support to OTC Sales Team by sharing digital customer insights, trends, and feedback that can inform broader sales and marketing strategies.
• Use customer feedback and digital interaction trends to inform and lead strategic improvements, ensuring the digital experience supports business objectives and customer satisfaction goals.
• Facilitate the smooth integration of new B2B partners into our digital platforms, ensuring an efficient and user-friendly process for both direct selling and B2B website transactions.

Required qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in related field or combination of education and experience
• At least five (5+) years of experience in a customer service or customer experience role
• Experience with digital design and development
• Experience leading or supporting consumer facing marketing programs, including digital tactics
• Understanding and passion to assist those suffering from chronic substance abuse, dependency, and the comorbid conditions often associated
• Demonstrated ability to work in a dynamic environment, often with little direction
• Must be self-motivated and able to work independently
• Strong collaborator, communicator, and desire to serve

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Director Strategic OTC Accounts

Grand Rapids, MI 49519, USA

Description

We are seeking a Director of Sales to lead the business-to-business (B2B) sales plan and execution for key over-the-counter (OTC) pharmaceutical product(s), including expansion into the retail and direct business channels.

Note: Ideally this position will be based out of the Wyoming, MI (Grand Rapids, MI area) corporate headquarters. We will also consider candidates in other locations commutable to Grand Rapids or Allegan in MI or Minneapolis-St. Paul in MN. This position is eligible for a hybrid work arrangement (in-office/remote combination).

Key responsibilities:

• Working collaboratively with leadership and cross-functional teams to establish a business plan and strategy for expanding naloxone's presence in the business to business (B2B) sector, including national retail accounts, aiming for market leadership in OTC Naloxone
• Lead the sales execution and partnerships directly with customers
• Within the retail channel, forge strong, credible relationships with retail buyers, merchandising leaders, category management, and marketing teams to support strategic objectives and ensure product visibility
• Within the larger B2B sector, identify and cultivate opportunities for direct partnerships with a diverse array of businesses (including restaurants, gas stations, retail stores, offices, and medical practices) to broaden the supply and distribution network for our products
• Develop and recommend strategies and product positioning, including pricing tactics, to maximize long-term market share and respond to market demands effectively
• Continuously monitor competitor products and market entries in targeted categories, analyzing trends and adjusting strategies to maintain competitive advantage
• Direct sales forecasting activities, setting ambitious yet achievable performance goals to guide team efforts and resource allocation
• Engage in RFQs, contract negotiations, and execution, applying strategic acumen to secure favorable terms and strengthen business relationships

Required qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent combination of education and experience
• At least 10 (10+) years of experience in an OTC/CPG (consumer packaged goods) sales role, selling directly to major retailers
• At least 10 (10+) years of experience with contract negotiations in a business setting
• Demonstrated experience leading or supporting consumer facing marketing programs, including digital tactics
• Demonstrated experience setting segment strategy and leading execution, including a desire to "roll up your sleeves" when needed
• Demonstrated ability to manage relationships with key stakeholders from all/different levels in order to grow reach and influence
• Must be self-motivated and able to work independently in a dynamic environment, often with little direction
• Excellent interpersonal, and oral and written communication skill
• Strong collaboration skills with desire to serve

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JOB DESCRIPTION:

The Hardware Team Manager is responsible for the coaching of Automation Project Engineers and Automation Engineers in Hardware Planning in all elements and aspects of hardware engineering, and actively supports the team to deliver projects on agreed times with high quality as well as in line with the standard Automation guidelines.

The Hardware Team Leader is expected to perform up to 20% of Admin tasks and 80% of technical work.

‍Tasks

• Taking on customer orders for Systems Automation projects
• Coordinating and planning the allocation of jobs and capacity utilization of staff members
• Acting as contact person for hardware engineering and installation planning
• Training new employees in the application of standards, methods, and tools
• Controlling the workload of the team
• Ensuring that monthly project reviews are carried out
• Monitoring compliance with Quality Assurance guidelines
• Monitoring the quality and efficiency of current orders and introducing necessary measures in case of deviations
• Ensure on-time, on-budget and complete delivery of the engineering packages as allocated, following the project contract and master schedule for all projects within the department
• Drive objectives for each project, identify and assign resources to support projects in execution
• Establish and enforce proper project management processes
• Ensure timely and accurate forecasting and identify risks and opportunities;
• Lead and motivate the team by establishing open communication of the principles, objectives and processes for project execution;
• Conduct employee reviews for the team members and provide regular feedback;
• Develop and maintain relationships with customers, partners and primary subcontractors
• Performs other duties as assigned

Required qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering (or related field), 3+ years of proven leadership experience, PLC, and HMI software experience
• Strong interpersonal and teamwork skills
• Ability to work and lead international engineering teams
• Customer focus
• Sound judgment and decision-making skills
• Excellent problem-solving skills
• Ability to work in a matrix organization
• Good written and oral communication skills, including the ability to interface effectively with people inside and outside of the company
• Industry knowledge
• Comfortable working on multiple projects at one time. Able to plan and organize work to meet project dates and objectives
• Basic business and financial knowledge

Benefits

• International and successful company with sustainable prospects for the future
• Wide technical & modern environment with interesting challenges
• Professional environment with an open communication culture
• Exciting development and training opportunities
• Great and dynamic work environment
• Health Insurance with Health Savings Account
• Dental
• Vision and Life Insurance
• Short Term and Long Term Disability
• 401(k) with 6% company contribution
• 15 days vacation
• Sick Time
• Maternity and Paternity Leave

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Project Engineer

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The Project Engineer is responsible for designing solutions for challenging water treatment applications and acting as a consultant to internal and external stakeholders. Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Designs, specifies and interprets P&ID’s, BOM’s, customer specifications, and O&M’s.

• Provides submittal and start-up support.

• Specifies component materials, sizing, and function based on application.

• Confirms product performance by designing and conducting operational tests or research.

• Reads and interprets blueprints, technical drawings, schematics and computer generated reports.

• Creates P&IDs and component tag lists to be used for production.

• Provides engineering support by answering questions and requests from inside or outside the organization.

• Seeks outside resources to assist with implementing operating procedures, resolve system malfunctions and to seek technical support/information.

Miscellaneous Duties and Responsibilities

• Occasional travel to customer jobsites or tradeshows (approximately 5%).

• Other tasks, duties or projects as assigned by management.

Competencies To perform the job successfully, an individual should demonstrate the following competencies:

• Analytical - Collects and researches data; uses intuition and experience to complement data.

• Continuous Learning - Assesses own strengths and weaknesses; seeks feedback to improve performance; pursues training and development opportunities; strives to continuously build knowledge and skills; shares expertise with others.

• Job Knowledge - Competent in required job skills and knowledge; exhibits ability to learn and apply new skills; requires minimal supervision; uses resources effectively.

• Use of Technology - Demonstrates required skills; adapts to new technologies; uses technology to increase productivity; keeps technical skills up to date.

• Design - Generates creative solutions; translates concepts and information into images; uses feedback to modify designs; applies design principles; demonstrates attention to detail.

• Problem Solving - Identifies and resolves problems in a timely manner; gathers and analyzes information skillfully; develops alternative solutions; works well in group problem solving situations.

• Project Management - Communicates design changes and progress; completes projects on time and budget.

• Customer Service - Responds promptly to customer or vendor needs.

• Communications - Expresses ideas and thoughts verbally; expresses ideas and thoughts in written form; exhibits good listening and comprehension; keeps others adequately informed; selects and uses appropriate communication methods.

• Cooperation - Establishes and maintains effective relations; offers assistance and support to co-workers; works cooperatively in group situations; works actively to resolve conflicts.

• Oral Communication - Responds well to questions; participates in meetings.

• Teamwork - Balances team and individual responsibilities; exhibits objectivity and openness to others' views; gives and welcomes feedback; contributes to building a positive team spirit.

• Written Communication - Writes clearly and informatively; edits work for spelling and grammar; varies writing style to meet needs; presents numerical data effectively; able to read and interpret written information.

• Change Management - Communicates design changes effectively to all affected departments.

• Leadership - Exhibits confidence in self and others.

• Ethics - Treats people with respect; works with integrity and principles; upholds organizational values.

• Organizational Support - Follows policies and procedures; supports organization's goals and values; supports affirmative action and respects diversity.

• Adaptability - Adapts to changes in the work environment; manages competing demands; changes approach or method to best fit the situation; able to deal with frequent change, delays, or unexpected events.

• Achievement Focus - Demonstrates persistence and overcomes obstacles.

• Attendance/Punctuality - Is consistently at work and on time; ensures work responsibilities are covered when absent; arrives at meetings and appointments on time.

• Dependability - Follows instructions, responds to management direction; takes responsibility for own actions; commits to long hours of work when necessary to reach goals; completes tasks on time or notifies appropriate person with an alternate plan.

• Initiative - Volunteers readily; undertakes self-development activities; seeks increased responsibilities; asks for and offers help when needed.

• Innovation - Displays original thinking and creativity; meets challenges with resourcefulness; generates suggestions for improving work.

• Judgement - Supports and explains reasoning for decisions; includes appropriate people in decision-making process; makes timely decisions.

• Planning/Organizing - Prioritizes and plans work activities; uses time efficiently.

• Quality - Demonstrates accuracy and thoroughness; looks for ways to improve and promote quality; applies feedback to improve performance; monitors own work to ensure quality.

• Quantity - Meets productivity standards; completes work in timely manner; strives to increase productivity; works quickly.

• Safety and Security - Observes safety and security procedures; determines appropriate action beyond guidelines; reports potentially unsafe conditions; uses equipment and materials properly.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent from four-year college in Environmental, Chemical or Mechanical Engineering; or two to five years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.

• Must reside within a 25-mile radius of our Chaska location.

• Experience with AutoCAD.

• Experience with designing piping systems (2+ years).

• Ability to perform calculations needed for drawing creation.

• Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form.

• Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, etc.

• Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals.

• Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers, etc.

• AutoCAD Design software; Internet software; Excel Spreadsheet software and Word, Adobe Word Processing software.

Physical Demands

• Regularly required to sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel and talk/hear.

• Frequently required to reach with hands and arms.

• Occasionally required to stand; walk; climb or balance and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.

• Occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.

• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.

Software Development Manager

Job Summary:

Our development team is on a mission to create extraordinary products that solve important problems connecting jobseekers and businesses. Our Development team is responsible for the development of our software’s entire product portfolio, including applicant tracking, customer relationship management, online job boards, electronic onboarding, payroll, invoicing, timeclocks, employee engagement, and more. The Software Development Manager uses their expertise to leave a lasting impact. As a strong communicator, the Software Development Manager strives to guide their team on a mission through mentorship, planning, employee development, and process improvement. The Software Development Manager is also responsible for inspiring others to be their best self and know that is how the world’s best software is made. At the end of the day, the Software Development Manager is responsible for delivering high quality products that are on time and on budget while continuously building a diverse, adaptable, and skilled team.

‍Supervisory Responsibilities:

• Manages the daily activities of 4-10 direct reports
• Participate in recruiting and hiring of new team members
• Responsible for coordinating new hire orientations and ongoing staff training
• Oversees timekeeping procedures and provides payroll approval
• Develops and implement performance metrics, improvement plans, and employee development plans
• Sets expectations and holds employees accountable for their work
• Implements annual performance evaluations and frequent one-on-one check-ins with employees
• Responsible for implementing appropriate disciplinary action, including up to termination

‍General Responsibilities:

• Managing and leading up to 10 employees to promote the effectiveness of the team
• Growing high performing and high potential employees to succeed in their careers
• Building relationships with development team members, including Project Managers, Quality Analysts, Quality Engineers, UX Engineers, Architects, and Developers.
• Balancing software quality improvements with new product investments while instilling best practices, ensuring designs meet requirements, and delivering high-quality work on tight schedules
• Solving technical and procedural challenges in a high-paced Agile environment
• Leveraging technical knowledge in a hybrid cloud environment to solve problems, communicate with team members, review pull requests, help guide architecture and design, and provide feedback on quality and direction
• Stay up to date with industry best practices and emerging technologies
• Completing administrative duties for the team
• Performs other related duties as assigned

‍Required Skills and Abilities:

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Excellent interpersonal and customer service skills
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite or related software
• Excellent organization skills and attention to detail
• A demonstrated history of critical thinking, problem solving, planning, and execution
• Solid software development background including cloud native development, design patterns, architecture, relational databases, and test driven development.
• Ability to work independently

‍Education and Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a related field, or the equivalent amount of directly related work experience
• 3+ years of experience leading engineering teams of up to 10 engineers using React.js, .Net, C#, SQL
• When making decisions, has experience considering the entirety of the business and the experience of the users, not just the code
• Excellent engineering skills and can act as an arbitrator for tough technical debates
• Have a strong sense of ownership and the ability to inspire such passion in others
• Security conscious and seek to educate others on the importance of outstanding security
• Have an advanced understanding of web and/or mobile app development best practices
• Experience in Scrum agile development environments and are excited to lead an agile team

‍Physical Requirements:

• Prolonged periods sitting at desk and working on a computer
• Must be able to lift up to 10 pounds at times

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Executive Assistant

We are an innovative iron ore mining and development company servicing high demand from customers throughout Europe, the Middle East and Asia. As an employee, you will become part of a supportive, performance-driven, highly engaged, dynamic environment. We focus on creating a work environment where employees can utilize their skills and knowledge while maintaining a team-based, inclusive approach to meeting greater challenges. We maintain straight lines of communication between our operations and management to move collectively toward achieving our goals. With our core values as the foundation of our Canadian operations, we are passionate about innovation, and we are excited about our future. We are collaborative in our approach to projects, and with our entrepreneurial spirit, we aim to dig deeper and reach higher. We are innovative, turning obstacles into opportunities – and we do it all in ways that are safe and sustainable. We place the highest priority on employee safety, protecting the environment, and enhancing the development of the communities where we operate. We are committed to ensuring an inclusive and diverse work environment. You will be provided with the opportunity to expand your knowledge and skillset, working alongside dedicated employees from various backgrounds and cultures.

Job Responsibilities:

The Executive Assistant is a trusted advisor of the executive team. The Executive Assistant will have the below responsibilities:

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Executive Team:

• Maintain the CEO and CFO’s calendars.

• Schedule and make all necessary arrangements for the CEO and CFO’s travel.

• During absences of the CEO or CFO, monitor all communications (email/mail),and determine the course of action.

• Process and track reimbursement of the CEO and CFO’s travel expenses.

• Support the executive team through a combination of project management, writing and editing, research, and high level administrative and relationship support.

• Prepare briefings, talking points, presentations and proposals for the executive team, for internal and external purposes.

• Conduct and assemble research and generate ideas on a variety of topics of relevance to the executive team's role and the organization.

• Participate in meetings and project groups both internally and externally, representing the views of the executive team where appropriate.

• Manage projects that contribute to the effective running of the organization's operational and administrative functions.

• Manage special projects or events at the direction of the executive team.

• Provide analytical and specialized administrative support to the executive team.

• Coordinate follow-up outreach to key individuals and organizations the executive team will be meeting with while on business travel.

• Work with legal counsel to stay current with work visas for all US based employees.

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Board of Directors:

• Serve as a liaison to the board of directors and internal teams; coordinate operational support; and oversee special projects.

• Work with board chairs and CEO to review and maintain by-laws and other governance documents.

• Support leadership in the on-going review of Board committee roles, responsibilities, and structure, ensure clarity and accountability, and make recommendations to ensure effectiveness and identify areas for additional support or change.

• Work with legal counsel to ensure board compliance.

• Maintain discretion and confidentiality in relationships with all board members.

• Adhere to compliance with applicable rules and regulations set in bylaws regarding board and board committee matters, including advance distribution of materials before meetings in electronic/paper format.

• Assist board members with travel arrangements, lodging, and meal planning as needed. Corporate Payroll & Benefits:

• Execute the corporate payroll and perform certain HR tasks for the executive team.

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Skills and Qualifications:

• Proven ability to handle confidential information with discretion.

• 2-5 years experience supporting high level executive-level work in a corporation, nonprofit, technology, b-corporation, social good or similar organization.

• Strong organization and project management skills with the ability to see the big picture and to manage the small details, and to create and maintain systems that enhance organizational efficiency.

• Very strong interpersonal skills and the ability to build relationships with stakeholders, including staff, and board members while being optimistic, thoughtful, curious, and personable.

• Expert level written and verbal communication skills.

• Highly resourceful team-player, with the ability to also be extremely effective independently.

• Demonstrated ability to achieve high performance goals and meet deadlines.

• Forward looking thinker, who actively seeks opportunities and proposes solutions.

• Experience and interest in internal and external communications.

• Proficient in Microsoft Office (Outlook, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint), Adobe Acrobat, Google Workspace, and Social Media platforms.

Senior Business Tax Manager - Construction / Real Estate

The Sr. Tax Manager will work closely with the Business Tax Services leader to develop and assist in growing our services with Construction and Real Estate clients.

We will take a vested interest in your personal and professional development- come grow your career with us!

The primary responsibilities of this position include:

• Prepare complex returns
• Conduct initial review of tax returns
• Assist with year-end and general tax planning
• Perform high-level tax research projects
• Support all aspects of client services and foster client relationships

The successful candidate must have:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting
• Active CPA license
• At least 5 - 10 years of public accounting experience in Tax with a focus on construction and/or real estate clients
• Strong communication and presentation skills
• Capacity to manage multiple projects
• Advanced technical knowledge of tax concepts and the ability to apply these services to various client situations
• Demonstrate personal commitment to the Firm’s core values – Caring, Committed, Continuously Improving, Confident and Connected
• Positive attitude and willingness to work in a team environment
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite

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Business Tax Manager

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Our Business Tax team is seeking a talented and initiative-taking professional with a tax background in public accounting.  The position will serve an instrumental role by upholding our reputation with clients that we care!

This role will work closely with the Business Tax Services leader to develop and assist in growing our services in a variety of industries including Manufacturing and Distribution, Construction and Real Estate, Engineering, Healthcare, Technology and Nonprofit.

We will take a vested interest in your personal and professional development- come grow your career with us!

The primary responsibilities of this position include:

• Prepare complex returns
• Conduct initial review of tax returns
• Assist with year-end and general tax planning
• Perform mid-level tax research projects
• Support all aspects of client services and foster client relationships

The successful candidate must have:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting
• Active CPA license
• At least 5 - 10 years of public accounting experience in Tax
• Strong communication and presentation skills
• Capacity to manage multiple projects
• Advanced technical knowledge of tax concepts and the ability to apply these services to various client situations
• Demonstrate personal commitment to the Firm’s core values – Caring, Committed, Continuously Improving, Confident and Connected
• Positive attitude and willingness to work in a team environment
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite

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Senior Tax Associate

This role will work closely with the Business Tax Services leader to develop and assist in growing our services in a variety of industries including Nonprofit, Manufacturing and Distribution, Construction, Engineering, Healthcare, and Technology.

In Office in St. Paul or White Bear Lake 5 days a week

We will take a vested interest in your personal and professional development- come grow your career with us!

The primary responsibilities of this position include:

• Prepare complex returns
• Perform initial review of tax returns
• Assist with year-end and general tax planning
• Perform mid-level tax research projects
• Support all aspects of client services and foster client relationships

The successful candidate must have:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting
• Active CPA license or plans to pursue in the short term
• At least 2 years of public accounting experience in Tax
• Strong communication and presentation skills
• Capacity to manage multiple projects
• Advanced technical knowledge of tax concepts and the ability to apply these services to various client situations
• Demonstrate personal commitment to the Firm’s core values – Caring, Committed, Continuously Improving, Confident and Connected
• Positive attitude and willingness to work in a team environment
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite

About:

Our firm helps clients make more informed decisions that contribute to their financial well-being by providing proactive, innovative, and value-driven CPA and advisory services for closely-held businesses, private equity, government entities, and nonprofit organizations. Core commercial industries served include manufacturing and distribution; construction, real estate, and engineering; and technology.

Areas of service expertise include audit and assurance; personal, business, and international tax; state and local tax; sales and use tax; and succession and estate planning. Our company also guides clients throughout the entire business life cycle with performance optimization and process improvement; M&A advisory, including corporate and deal strategy, due diligence (financial, tax, operations, and IT), financial modeling, and M&A integration; accounting and management outsourcing; and valuations.

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Software Sales Specialist - ACA Reporter Software

The leading software company in the compliance and reporting space, is seeking a rainmaker to join its growing sales team. This dynamic role of Software Sales Specialist will be accountable for growing sales across the United States in focused niche markets. This dynamic sales leader will make things happen from Day 1. This role will be responsible for driving profitable sales growth and achieving/exceeding company sales goals. This individual will have documented, proven sales experience that exceeded expectations, strong problem-solving skills, and dynamic people skills. The ideal candidate will be driven by closing deals daily, a hunger for a never-ending flow of new leads, and experience in understanding how to sell Software as a Service. The right candidate will be able to demonstrate how their past success will transfer and how they will thrive in a growing, agile, and fast-paced company.

Key Responsibilities

• Create and command a strong pipeline of leads and be able to successfully convert leads to sales on a consistent basis.
• Articulately consult and sell to stakeholders in small, mid, and large segment companies.
• Accurately provide sales forecasts to management based on a data-driven understanding of where prospects are in the sales cycle.
• Help a prospect understand their overall need for a software solution and deliver that value-based solution.
• Tailor sales approach throughout the day to account for differences in sales cycles, software capabilities, client profiles, and product differences.
• Manage time and resources effectively to accomplish monthly, quarterly, and annual sales goals by planning for and scheduling all required sales activities.
• Collaborate with colleagues daily to exchange information such as selling strategies and marketing information.
• Maintain high standard relationships with internal stakeholders and external channel partners built through trust.
• Listen and exhibit patience when encountering challenges and problems with complex prospect requirements.
• Understand root cause analysis and how to utilize internal tools to problem solve and create solutions.

Education and Experience

• Bachelor’s degree
• 1-3 years sales experience
• Sales success within the Software as a Service (SaaS) industry
• Selling through referral partners
• Selling to small to mid-size level organizations
• Formalized sales training

Required Skills

• Ability to work independently with a minimum amount of oversight
• Strong work ethic and passion for excellence

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• Hunter mentality
• Advanced communication, interpersonal, and organizational skills
• Able to balance multiple projects and prioritize potentially competing needs
• Detail-oriented and ability to handle multiple top priorities
• Ability to function in a fast-paced, collaborative, and matrixed organization
• Ability to work a flexible schedule
• Excellent facilitation skills and ability to influence collaboration, but not necessarily consensus
• Expertise in HR software and technology

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Production Engineering Manager

Description

This position will manage a team of engineers providing production and continuous improvement support for day to day operations of a pharmaceutical manufacturing and packaging site. Specifically, the Production Engineering Manager will:

• Directly lead the production engineering team
  • Set expectations
  • provide feedback and coaching
  • ensure appropriate performance and goal attainment of team members
  • Continuously assess and ensure the appropriate team structure and coverage is in place to support growth
  • Identify gaps and ensure the proper hiring and development of employees with the support of Human Resources.
• Lead cross-functional project teams

Duties:

• Coordinates and leads production engineering team in identifying, planning, and executing projects aimed at performance improvement.
• Manages own major performance improvement initiatives.
• Investigates quality issues and monitors and ensures on time investigation report submission and effectiveness of CAPAs from production engineers.
• Assists the team in breaking work into manageable pieces, helping the team manage capacity, work estimates, and ensures team’s accountability to goals.
• Identifies and assists removing impediments for the team as they arise.
• Facilitates conversations how the team is trending against the overall roadmap, goals, and objectives.
• In conjunction with project engineering, ensures equipment and processes are designed for ease of use and efficiency.
• Monitors projects through control phase and reports results to stakeholders.
• Employs change management strategies to ensure team members are setup for success.
• Creates and updates GMP documentation including but not limited to change controls and standard operating procedures.
• Drives process improvements in all aspects of work.

Required qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering
• Minimum of 5 years of work experience in operations, engineering, or quality preferably in an FDA regulated environment
• Greenbelt/Lean Six Sigma training
• Demonstrated ability to work in a high growth environment, making informed but quick decisions, driving results through hands-on implementation
• Demonstrated ability to dive deep into complex systems, identify improvements, and rally support to implement

About us:

‍Our focus is on health care products that improve people’s lives. We are a market-leading generic prescription pharmaceutical company that specializes in “extended topical” medications, like creams, foams, mousses, gels, liquids and inhalable products. It’s a great time to join our team because we have a high growth trajectory with now more than 1,300 employees across six locations in the United States and Israel. We’ve already established a successful track record of launching first-to-file and first-to-market generic pharmaceutical products that have helped to make prescription products more affordable for patients and reduce costs for the healthcare system. Our team members work in a dynamic environment where opportunity is built on a foundation of honesty and transparency. Please consider joining our team where great things are happening and you can make a difference.

Quality Control Manager

Description

This individual manages exempt and non-exempt Chemistry Laboratory staff.  Oversees’ and guides the Chemistry Team in routine QC testing, new product and equipment deployment, environmental programs, and/or metrology.  The individual has responsibility for ensuring that product and stability testing meets timelines, ensuring compliance is maintained and product is available to customers.  

‍Job duties:

• Provides support and oversight of testing and release of laboratory testing
• Initiates and completes laboratory investigations to their closure
• Conducts training for direct reports and takes part in needed training to perform job function
• Provides performance-based feedback to direct reports, including completion of annual performance reviews
• Participates in Continuous Improvement initiatives
• Maintain cGMP in the laboratory and evaluate/recommend new technology and/or equipment

Minimum qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in science or related discipline
• Five or more (5+) years experience in a laboratory environment
• Three or more (3+) years of supervisory experience
• General understanding of applying cGMP requirements for all data generated by the QC laboratory
• Experience with HPLC/GC testing and USP monographs and chemistry lab throughput
• Able to assimilate complex information and acceptability results obtained in the laboratory to evaluate impact
• Solid communication skills, oral and written
• Excellent interpersonal skills
• Computer literacy to include Microsoft Excel and Word
• Strong attention to detail and ability to follow written procedures

‍About Us:

‍Our focus is on health care products that improve people’s lives. We are a market-leading generic prescription pharmaceutical company that specializes in “extended topical” medications, like creams, foams, mousses, gels, liquids and inhalable products. It’s a great time to join our team because we have a high growth trajectory with now more than 1,300 employees across six locations in the United States and Israel. We’ve already established a successful track record of launching first-to-file and first-to-market generic pharmaceutical products that have helped to make prescription products more affordable for patients and reduce costs for the healthcare system. Our team members work in a dynamic environment where opportunity is built on a foundation of honesty and transparency. Please consider joining our team where great things are happening and you can make a difference.

Senior Controls Engineer

Description

We are hiring a Senior Controls Engineer who is responsible for the control systems on the manufacturing and packaging equipment at the Minnesota site. This role will support the design, procurement, installation, and qualification of GMP process equipment.

Job duties:

• SME for PLC, HMI, and Robot software updates and programming.
• SME for audit trails, batch trails, and data integrity on commercial equipment.
• Responsible for creating new Robot recipes for packaging new product.
• Maintain database of software backups on all commercial equipment.
• Assist with network and LDAP authentication within the manufacturing IT network.
• Draft User Requirement Specifications (URS) for manufacturing and packaging equipment.
• Organizes and generates all relevant controls data to prepare project scopes, cost estimates, economic justifications, and capital appropriation requests, as required, to obtain management approval. Manage and maintain project budgets; ensure project execution per planned budgets.
• Create and update GMP documentation as needed by the project, including, but not limited to, equipment qualifications, change controls, SOP’s, equipment manuals.
• Troubleshoots complex equipment related issues and develops sound engineering solutions to address identified problems for assigned systems.
• Engage with both internal personnel and external vendors for issue resolution.
• Supports site reliability efforts by monitoring key equipment performance variables and proactively identifying and addressing issues before they cause unplanned equipment downtime.
• Initiate and own change controls for equipment modifications.
• Lead investigations to adequately identify root cause and implement appropriate corrective and preventative actions (CAPAs) to prevent reoccurrence.
• Routinely interact with internal Technical Services, QA, and EH&S personnel to achieve project and production goals.
• Lead for the execution of start-up and commissioning activities for minor and major equipment upgrades.
• Contributing to equipment safety reviews.
• Champion the use of continuous improvement.
• Mentors and trains other engineers on automation practices.
• Domestic and International travel required.
• Perform other Tasks as assigned.

Required qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or related field
• 6 or more years (6+) of relevant work experience in a pharmaceutical or similar manufacturing engineering environment
• Experience with the procurement, installation, and validation of complex equipment
• Knowledge of pharmaceutical GMPs and regulatory (FDA, DEA, OSHA) requirements
• Strong written and oral communication skills, technical writing experience
• Excellent interpersonal skills, with the ability to work independently and prioritize critical tasks
• Proficient in Microsoft Office, and some or all of: CAD software, ladder logic programming, Rockwell Automation software/hardware, Siemens software/hardware, Fanuc Robots, Universal Robots, and ABB Robots

About Us:

Our focus is on health care products that improve people’s lives. We are a market-leading generic prescription pharmaceutical company that specializes in “extended topical” medications, like creams, foams, mousses, gels, liquids and inhalable products. It’s a great time to join our team because we have a high growth trajectory with now more than 1,300 employees across six locations in the United States and Israel. We’ve already established a successful track record of launching first-to-file and first-to-market generic pharmaceutical products that have helped to make prescription products more affordable for patients and reduce costs for the healthcare system. Our team members work in a dynamic environment where opportunity is built on a foundation of honesty and transparency. Please consider joining our team where great things are happening and you can make a difference.

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Lead Software Engineer

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‍The Role:‍What’s it all about and what we expect you to do day to day

• Own complex problems having dependency across services and facilitate cross-functional team interactions to drive resolution
• Write code to build and enhance applications/services and promote code-reviews, code scanning, and other standard development practices to deliver high-quality artifacts to production.
• Define, design, and develop procedures and solutions at a service level to meet the business requirements/enhancements
• Participate and contribute to team’s agile process and decisions. Understand and contribute to Prioritization. Drive prioritization decisions and trade-offs in working with product partners
• Identify opportunities and build backlogs to enhance primary service/function
• Automate and simplify all aspects of software delivery and development actively evangelizing the need to automate and simplify where needed.
• Lead by example with hands-on approaches to demonstrate engineering excellence. Able to troubleshoot and refactor existing code for exceptional code quality.
• Drive seamless integration across all connected services to meet end-user expectations
• Drive blameless postmortems culture to identify root causes of incidents and implement learnings
• Introduce new technologies and architecture by following enterprise guidelines
• Advocate for engineering principles outside of current organization/platform
• Provide development and architecture guidance to team members
• Build relationships and effective partnerships across organizations
• Write and evaluate recommendations for job promotions based on an unbiased view of one's accomplishments
• Conduct technical interviews for hiring engineering staff and raising the performance bar
• Experience working in cross-functional and large projects with globally dispersed development resources

‍All About You and What you need to bring:

• Able to write secure code in three or more languages (e.g., Java, .NET, JavaScript, SQL)
• Familiar with secure coding standards (e.g., OWASP, CWE, SEI CERT) and vulnerability management
• Infrastructure as code and cloud first software development knowledge experience preferred.
• Understands and implements standard branching (e.g., Gitflow) and peer review practices. Move the team towards trunk based development
• Apply tools (e.g., Sonar, Zally, Checkmarx ) and techniques to scan and measure code quality and anti-patterns as part of development activity
• Has skills in test driven and behavior driven development (TDD and BDD) to build just enough code and collaborate on the desired functionality. Ability to keep the full testing pyramid healthy - Has skills to author test code with lots of smaller tests followed by few contract tests at service level and fewer journey tests at the integration level
• Understands the use of basic design patterns (e.g., factory, adaptor, singleton, composite, observer, strategy, inversion of control)
• Understands use cases for advanced design patterns (e.g., service-to-worker, MVC, API gateway, intercepting filter, dependency injection, lazy loading, all from the gang of four) to implement efficient code
• Understands and implements Application Programming Interface (API) standards and cataloging to drive API/service adoption and commercialization and effort estimation
• Experienced in agile and modern SDLC practices (Scrum/Kanban/Continuous Delivery/DevOps/Quality engineering) and the delivery situations they are used for
• Has skills to elaborate and estimate non-functional requirements, including security (e.g., data protection, authentication, authorization), regulatory, and performance (SLAs, throughput, transactions per second)
• Has skills to orchestrate release workflows and pipelines, and apply standardized pipelines via APIs to achieve CI and CD using industry standard tools (e.g., Jenkins, AWS/Azure pipelines, XL Release, others).
• Familiar with different application patterns to implement different types of business processes (e.g., APIs, event-driven-services, batch-services, web-applications, big data)
• Experience in Continuous Integration (CI) and Delivery (CD) concepts, and capabilities to support automation, pipelines, virtualization, and containerization
• Has ability to write code (in languages such as Java, Python, Ruby, Bash, Perl, Groovy) to build automation tasks that are repeatable and efficient
• Able to perform debugging and troubleshooting to analyze core, heap, thread dumps and remove coding errors
• Has skills to conduct product demos and co-ordinate with product owners to drive product acceptance signoffs
• Has skills to Understands customer journeys and ensure a good experience by continuously reducing Mean time to mitigate (MTTM) for incidents and ensuring high availability (99.95% as a starting point)

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Our Purpose

We work to connect and power an inclusive, digital economy that benefits everyone, everywhere by making transactions safe, simple, smart and accessible. Using secure data and networks, partnerships and passion, our innovations and solutions help individuals, financial institutions, governments and businesses realize their greatest potential. Our decency quotient, or DQ, drives our culture and everything we do inside and outside of our company. We cultivate a culture of inclusion for all employees that respects their individual strengths, views, and experiences. We believe that our differences enable us to be a better team – one that makes better decisions, drives innovation and delivers better business results.

Title and Summary

Principal Software Engineer

The Role: What’s it all about and what do we expect you to do day to day

• Technology leader who is hands-on & and can lead a team of engineers. Expected to spend 70% of time coding/on code-related activities, and 30% coaching engineers on the team. This person is recognized as a team’s authority and technical expert who drives innovation and organizational growth through their contributions.  

• They get their adrenaline rush by coding away in IDEs. They spend the majority of their time writing non-feature code. They are hands all the time and collaborate by writing interfaces, tests (unit or acceptance), and architecture fitness functions, outside of meeting rooms. Tools like JDepend, ArchUnit, ADRs, and NetArchTest make them feel at home.  

• They implement, monitor and maintain compliance and security concerns in CI/CD pipelines to bring life to the principle of “Code is Design and Design is Code”.

• Domain-driven design is their game. They write code to enforce the contextual mappings and aggregates for each bounded context. They drive the implementation of consumer-driven contracts to allow for the evolution and learning of the domain model with hyper-speed while meeting our promises to other teams internally and customers alike.  

• They are polyglot engineering gurus. they bring cutting-edge engineering practices to life in multiple evolving frameworks – Feature flags, fitness functions, and whatever is required to reduce the cost and increase the lifecycle value of the next feature delivered by engineering teams.  

• They love declarative paradigms and functional programming. No one can stop them from paying off technical debt and refactoring the code for better SDLC, performance, and availability.  

• Work on complex enterprise-wide initiatives spanning multiple services/programs and drives resolution

• Work with business/product owners to architect and deliver new services to introduce new products and bundles

• Participate and contribute to the team’s agile process and decisions. Understand and contribute to Prioritization. Drive prioritization decisions and trade-offs in working with product partners • Drive the architectural design, including dependent services, service interactions, and policies

• Take ownership to improve the customer experience of an entire set of services/applications sold as products or bundled services

• Contribute and lead Guild initiatives by engaging and mentoring Engineers at all levels to improve the craftmanship of Software Engineering

• Simplify and improve the cost/benefit of a function/service/architecture strategy

• Apply judgment and experience to balance trade-offs between competing interests

• Venture beyond your comfort zone to take on assignments across different areas of Software Engineering

• Take on organization-wide and public speaking engagements and publishes white papers and blogs on relevant and emerging technical topics

• Consult across teams and across organization lines to identify synergies and reuse opportunities

• Participate and contribute to Principal review architecture meetings and drive resolutions to enterprise-wide challenges and regulatory needs

• Write recommendations for job promotions based on an unbiased view of one's accomplishments

• Conduct technical interviews for hiring engineering staff and raising the performance bar

• Identify and raise awareness of Silo-ed behaviors within the organization and teams

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All About You and What you need to bring:

• Expert in building highly resilient & scalable distributed systems. Has deep exposure to various database, messaging & caching technologies.

• Progressively grown career with proven design and development experiences in multiple languages (e.g., Java, .NET, JavaScript, SQL), secure coding standards (e.g., OWASP, CWE, SEI CERT), and vulnerability management.

• Has an expert understanding and experience of DevOps best practices to guide developers and abstract application development from underlying hosting platforms and infrastructure. Infrastructure as code and cloud-first software development knowledge experience preferred.  

• Experienced in the skills required to implement advanced test setups in production environments (e.g., A/B testing, canary releases, blue-green deployment, feature flags)

• Experience in Continuous Integration (CI) and Delivery (CD) concepts, and capabilities to support automation, pipelines, virtualization, and containerization

• Understands internals of operating systems (Windows, Linux, Mainframe) to write interoperable and performant code.

• Has skills to develop and evangelize on reference architecture and run principles to help teams adopt Engineering Principles from the start (poison pill, active/active/active, auto-scaling, self-healing, others)

• Understands use cases for advanced design patterns (e.g., service-to-worker, MVC, API gateway, intercepting filter, dependency injection, lazy loading, all from Gang of Four) to implement efficient code

• Understands and implements Application Programming Interface (API) standards and cataloging to drive API/service adoption and commercialization

• Has skills to promote and coach teams on taking on full-stack development and facilitate end-to-end service ownership

• Has skills to engage engineers across Technology organizations to promote standard software patterns and reuse of common libraries and services

• Has experience in leading and coaching teams to perform software planning and estimation for large-scale complex programs

• Has skills to drive trade-off discussions to set the right development capacity based on value drivers (e.g., regulatory, security, new business, market parity, technical debt)

• Has experience in the design and execution of automation across multiple business areas and guides best methods and tools.

• Performance engineering experience to ensure applications are built to scale, run, and perform for varying demands

• Has skills to evaluate practices, metrics, and roles to continually optimize SDLC methodologies and automate processes to improve lead time and quality

• Has skills to perform architecture and cost analysis for internal, hybrid, and public cloud environments

• Has skills to succinctly articulate architecture patterns of complex systems, with business and technical implications, to executive and customer stakeholders

• Has skills to define and drive advanced chaos and other operational testing practices to test points of failures, monitors, and system behaviors under adverse conditions (e.g., resource spikes, network congestion, component or infrastructure failure)

• Experienced in agile and modern SDLC practices (Scrum/Kanban/Continuous Delivery/DevOps/Quality engineering) and the delivery situations they are used for

Manufacturing Manager

Department: Production

Direct Supervisor: Director of Operations or COO

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‍Purpose

‍Provides work direction to production employees to ensure quality product is produced for customers, may need to perform direct and indirect activities.

‍Safety

• Strictly follows safety policies, procedures, rules and work methods as out lined in Safety manual.
• Promptly corrects or reports safety hazards or unsafe work conditions.
• Actively and effectively participates in a safety process such as a safety committee, safety inspections or safety related projects.
• Promptly reports injuries for timely diagnosis and medical treatment.
• Makes practical safety suggestions to support continuous improvements in safety.

Responsibilities

• Works with planning to prioritize and distribute work load to production staff.
• Helps to ensure employees have the skills and tools to set up machines.
• Provides training on work processes and ensures processes are being followed.
• Monitors employee time to ensure they are performing to the requirements of the position.
• Resolve employee conflicts quickly; keep management abreast of any issues.
• Provide input to Director of Operations on employee performance.
• Consult with engineering to modification of jobs in order to improve production and quality of products.
• Keep management informed of production status, time lines, and quality issues or problems.
• Ensure that all aspects of plant operations are as efficient as possible.
• Regularly conducts performance reviews to ensure employees concerns are being heard.
• Conducts interviews to ensure quality employees are being hired.
• Monitors daily productivity and performance to ensure goals are being meet.
• Comply with the requirements of the ISO Quality Management System and departmental procedures, and work-instructions.
• Promotes safety by reinforcing or enforcing safety rules and safe work methods.
• Completes prompt, thorough and high-quality incident investigations that identify root causes and corrective actions are completed for all incidents and injuries.
• Conducts regular (e.g., monthly) and high-quality safety inspections.
• Conducts or coordinates regular and effective safety training and education for employees.
• Makes suggestions for safety-related improvements and/or implements improvements to support continuous improvements in safety.

Qualifications

• Four-Year College or university program certificate; or two to four years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• 5+ years experience supervising production and employees in the sheet metal industry.
• 5+ years manufacturing experience in sheet metal industry
• Ability to lead, make decisions for the business

Ability to perform the essential functions of the position, with or without an accommodation, including, but not limited to:

• Occasionally sitting, reaching overhead, reaching at shoulder level, reaching at knee and floor level, bending, stooping, squatting, crouching, kneeling, crawling, ladder/stair climbs, pivoting, twisting, and neck extension/rotation.
• Handling and lifting of parts and/or equipment (minimum of 50 lbs. lifting/carrying and 50 lb. pushing/pulling is required).
• Ability to work in a non-air-conditioned environment(varies per facility)
• Read fine print and distinguish colors.
• Wear required personal protective equipment (PPE).

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We are hiring a Global Supplier Development Engineer at our Global Innovation Center in Golden Valley, MN.  The Supplier Development Engineer (SDE) will bring strategic component suppliers from prototype to volume production. In this highly visible role, the candidate will act as a key technical leader for components of products and evaluate production capability, supplier qualification, process and component qualification, technical roadmaps and reliability plans within New Product Development (NPD). The successful candidate will identify areas of quality improvement for suppliers, develop methods and tools to monitor the improvement and will work with several cross functional teams in NPD, Engineering, Operations, and Global Supply to conceive and implement programs of strategic importance to product quality roadmaps.  The scope of this role also encompasses strategic initiatives and activities to support continuous improvement and lean methodologies.

GENERAL RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Proactively engage with assigned suppliers in NPD Early Supplier Involvement initiatives and coordinate cross functional team activities around defined actions enabling aligned specifications, supplier validation and delivered quality.
• Drive a structured approach, with suppliers, during the NPD phases utilizing tools such as capability assessments, process mapping, PFMEA, and part qualification - Material Design Review and First Articles
• Facilitate supplier drawing design reviews encompassing supplier design simulation, testing, and validation activities to ensure delivered quality at both the prototype and product launch phase
• Partners with design engineering team to review component drawing including tolerance, GD&T and identify areas of improvement and influence improvements
• Initiates and authors deviations, coordinates and owns Engineering Change Order (ECO) process task for the release of production parts, and manages and resolves quality notifications
• Participates in the development of project plans, schedules, and metrics.  Tracks and reports progress to leadership.
• Actively identify areas of risk with mitigation plans to ensure project execution and improved performance
• Lead projects as requested pertaining to process development, fixture development, and/or equipment implementation leading to cost reductions and speed improvements
• Communicate and enforce supplier manual and Performance expectations
• Cultivate and maintain relationships with open communication to key internal work partners and suppliers
• Apply Lean Manufacturing Principles to the Supply Chain / Suppliers including Value Stream Mapping (VSM), Transformation Plan, Root Cause/ Counter Measure (RCCM) and Project Charter (A3)
• Own and lead continuous improvement activities and strategic initiatives

REQUIRED EXPERIENCE & EDUCATION

• Bachelor level degree in Engineering. Electrical Engineering preferred.
• 5+ years component and quality experience with focus on electrical components, harness, batteries, and chargers, among others.
• Industry leadership in the area of high quality, reliability, and availability components and products
• Demonstrated problem solving skills, experience in statistical methods of data analysis including DOE and SPC
• Ability to interpret engineering drawings, requirements, and specifications
• Experience in defining, executing, and continuously improving component qualification/certification/audit specifications and criteria
• MS Office, SAP, or related ERP experience

REQUIRED INTERPERSONAL & BEHAVIORAL SKILLS:

• Results oriented with a strong focus on quality systems
• High level of customer service and collaboration skills
• Strong oral and written communication skills.
• Ability to build and maintain positive relationships, both internally and externally, while maintaining a client service orientation
• Strong negotiation skills
• Ability to execute on and implement strategic initiatives
• Up to 20% Travel

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Equal Opportunity Employer

Company is an equal opportunity employer. Employment decisions are made on the basis of individual skill, ability, reliability, productivity, and other factors important to performance. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, physical or mental disability, age, military service, pregnancy, sexual orientation, genetic information (including family medical history), marital status, gender identity or expression, parental status, political or any other non-merit based factors protected by state or federal law or local ordinance.

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Description:

Our client company is seeking a highly motivated, financially driven sales professionals to generate new business revenue in a zip code based territory in the Twin Cities metro area. In this role, you will be responsible for selling award-winning office technology and solutions including Copiers & Printers, Managed Services, VoIP Phone Systems and Document Management. Company offers a competitive salary, excellent commission plan and outstanding benefits.

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We Offer:

• A base salary, car allowance, uncapped commissions, and bonuses.

• A full benefit package which includes medical, dental, life and disability insurance, 401k with company match, paid holidays, and personal time off.

• Periodic sales contest with awards and prizes.

• An annual sales incentive trip, expenses paid for you and a guest for those who reach their yearly sales goals.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Prospect and develop account relationships over the phone and in person to generate sales and maintain consistent growth of your client base and territory.

• Conduct product demonstrations to prospects and current clients.

• Build and maintain account information in the database/CRM.

• Conduct face-to-face appointments with key decision makers.

• Effectively qualify prospects to place our product/solutions.

• Develop sales proposals and presentations for prospective and existing customers.

• Take responsibility for individual and team sales of technology solutions (hardware/software).

• Plan and track your activity with our CRM system.

• Negotiate and close sales.

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Desired Skill Set:

• Bachelor’s Degree or related experience.

• Must be aggressive and a hard worker.

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

• Must be a self-starter; able to plan and implement territory sales strategies.

• Have the ability to thrive in a goal-oriented, competitive environment.

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Qualifications / Requirements:

• Experience in sales is preferred, however, will strongly consider individuals with the personal attributes and aptitude required to be effective in this role.

• Communicate a customer first attitude. Learn about the customers goals and challenges to provide the best solution.

• Develop the technical expertise in products and software to become a resource for your prospects.

• Trustworthy. Make it a priority to exceed the expectations of all concerned parties.

• Ability to stay motivated, disciplined and achieve goals that you have set for yourself and your assignment.

• Maintain a positive attitude and have the ability to stay focused.

• Reliable means of transportation.

• Valid driver’s license and insurance.

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