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We have an immediate opening for an Assistant Designer for the design team at our client location. The incumbent in the role will sketch in Adobe Illustrator and build trim sheets.

Required Skills:

• Strong sketching ability in Adobe Illustrator
• Photoshop experience
• Experience with building trim sheets.
• Someone who can manage a busy, fast paced environment. 
• Bachelor’s Degree in Apparel Design or related field.

Our Watertown based client is seeking a pleasant individual with an excellent phone presence to handle customer service requests in a courteous, professional and efficient manner through incoming calls, faxed documents, or e-mails.

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS

• Accurately and efficiently process customer service requests according to department policies and procedures
• Provide support to customer service technicians and internal customers by handling their inquiries and requests
• Escalate customer issues and complaints through the proper channels for resolution
• Inform the Call Center Supervisor and/or Manager of problems which could jeopardize the ability of the Call Center to provide outstanding customer service. 
• Identify unique customer requirements and vary customer handling to incorporate those requirements into the customer contact.
• Complete various other tasks as assigned by the Call Center Supervisor and/or Manager

JOB QUALIFICATIONS

Education & Work Experience:

• High School Diploma or General Education Degree (GED)
• Previous customer service experience a plus

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:

• Highly self-motivated with keen attention to detail
• Excellent customer focus and outstanding communication and interpersonal skills
• Ability to work under pressure and effectively prioritize competing demands
• Experience utilizing Microsoft Office products (i.e. Outlook, Word, Excel, Access, etc.)
• Professional and respectful demeanor
• Active participation in process improvement initiatives/projects is a plus
• Ability to work in a fast paced environment
• Team oriented

SUMMARY

This Manufacturing team member is responsible for the delivery of customer-specific products that meet high quality standards and customer requirements within a team-based manufacturing environment.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

The team member will demonstrate a contribution to the growth of a team environment and will be expected to meet all responsibilities listed below in a quality and professional manner.

Basic abilities and skills:

·         Demonstrate the flexibility to carry out multiple tasks contributing toward the delivery of products to customer specifications

·         Demonstrate proficiency and accuracy with assembly and process skills required to build product in a repetitive environment.

·         Able to accurately complete and follow detailed instructions and procedures, identify and select components, complete paperwork and labeling manufactured products.

·         Responsible for dependable attendance, punctual habits and maintaining clean and organized work areas.

·         Able to interface professionally with internal and external customers as well as provide customer support/training through hands on or technical presentations.

·         Know and promote the Dedicated Computing Quality System.

·         Other duties as assigned.

Technological Advancement:

·         Ability to specialize in pre-determined area of technology i.e. product hardware, product control software, operating systems, mechanical assembly/integration.

·         Ability to help with the standardization of products during the developmental cycle, leading to successful manufacturability, both hardware and software related items

Process Improvement/Advancement:

·         Maintain modern manufacturing techniques, utilizing the latest software/technology based equipment.

·         Identify, analyze, document, and communicate failures and irregularities in the process or systems being produced.

·         Effective and continual participation in improvement activities ranging from process related issues to peer performance feedback.

Teamwork:

·         Willingness to flex to different parts of the operation or organization to assist areas in need of additional resources.

·         Ability to work well with a diverse group of co-workers, assist in training of other members and promote a strong team effort to ensure timely and efficient completion of customer requirements.

QUALIFICATIONS/EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE

Required:

·         High School Diploma or GED

·         2 years of experience in computer related field or equivalent combination of training and in a technical capacity, objective evidence of accelerated knowledge of operating systems, computer hardware or related technology required (i.e. MCSE, MCP, ACE (Unix), or other industry recognized certifications).

·         Ability to read and comprehend instructions.

·         Ability to effectively communicate information in one-on-one and small group situations, and other associates of the organization.

·         Ability to effectively communicate instructions to assist in the training of other associates.

·         Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs.

·         Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions. Ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagram form and deal with several abstract and concrete variables.

·         Ability to work up to 10 hour shifts and including Saturdays as needed.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an associate to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the associate is regularly required to stand; walk; use hands to manipulate objects, tools or controls; reach with hands and arms; talk and hear. The associate must regularly lift and/or move up to 50 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 100 pounds with the assistance of others. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision, distance vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an associate encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Typically, this includes a climate-controlled, low to moderate noise environment.

Contract Recruiter – Northbrook,IL

Our client, a leader across a range of increasingly complex and highly regulated arenas, including compliance and sustainability waste services, brand protection solutions, and customer contact solutions, is seeking a contract Recruiter to fill in for a maternity leave for 4-6 months.  This position will begin immediately and will complete contract work, paid on an hourly basis.  This includes normal business hours, in office, Monday-Friday and is located in Northbrook, IL, but will transition to some work from home time once the incumbent learns all processes/procedures surrounding this role.  This role will pay in the $25-$35 per hour range based on experience and has possibility of contract extension or full time work for sustained strong performance.

The key to this role is to source and recruit candidates in a high volume workspace: plant workers, drivers and general laborers.  This individual will work closely with management to work through an efficient screening process and full life cycle of recruitment to find a volume of candidates with the correct company “fit.”  A key portion of this job is to be able to source candidates through traditional and non-traditional means.  We are seeking an experienced individual who can “get it done” to overcome whatever obstacle presents itself.  Average requisition load ranges from 40-60 positions throughout a multi-state region.

Qualifications

• Education equivalent to Bachelor’s Degree in Human Resources/Recruitment or Business, or the equivalent in related work experience  
• 5 years of Recruiting experience, ideally with experience sourcing general labor type roles.
• Working knowledge of software applications (Microsoft Excel, Word, and PowerPoint);
• Experience working with PeopleFluent applicant tracking system preferred, but not mandatory.

Are you a creative professional, with hands-on production design experience looking to work for one of Madison’s premier retailers?  If you enjoy a dynamic work environment and have solid layout design skills with a sharp editorial eye, apply with us today for our Digital Production Graphic Designer opening. 

SERVICES TO BE PERFORMED

• Hands-on production of sophisticated multi-page web experiences
• Extensive web publishing, including the creation of web graphics
• Proofing and reviewing experiences prior to launch and ensuring the highest quality is delivered
• Work independently and effectively in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment

REQUIRED SKILLS

• Minimum of 2 years’ experience in a web production environment
• Bachelors in design or equivalent
• Mastery of the Adobe Creative Suite and proficiency in Sketch

PREFERRED SKILLS

• Retail web experience
• Proficient in Dreamweaver/HTML/CSS
• Familiarity with optimizing user experience and a strong interest in retail usability
• Experience optimizing digital images for web
• Detail-oriented with a sharp editorial eye
• Trouble-shooting and problem-solving abilities
• Self-motivated with the ability to juggle multiple projects with tight deadlines
• Strong communication skills

Our client delivers corporate training, continuing education and pre-licensing to the Healthcare, Real Estate and Financial Services industries. We are seeking a Director of Sustaining Development. This person will be responsible for running a growing team of .NET Developers who will work on maintaining legacy systems as well as developing new technologies. The “home-run” candidate will have a background in .NET development and currently be managing a team of developers in a SaaS environment.

Job Summary

In support of the company mission, this position will transform the development operation for the organization to support a continuous delivery paradigm.  It provides leadership and direction to the entire development operations for the Sustaining Engineering team to support products in production through the use of Agile based development using continuous integration, continuous testing, and continuous release.  This is a hands-on position and requires participation in the various activities from planning through execution to meet the desired objectives.  This is an opportunity to work in a rapidly evolving environment where you will contribute significantly to our client’s SDLC.

Essential Functions  

• Oversees the entire software development process for the Sustaining Engineering team
• Drives the maturity and standardization across the Sustaining Engineering in the areas of development, communication, defect prevention, automation and overall effectiveness in supporting the development lifecycle for products in production
• Partners with the business, product management, QA, cloud operations, and program management to ensure that all activities occur in a timely fashion and to the level of quality demanded by the business requirements
• Negotiates, leverages and manages internal and external resources to deliver excellence with a cost-effective model
• Provides leadership and hands on activities to drive a continuous delivery paradigm
• Establishes work plan and staffing for project, and arranges for recruitment or assignment of project personnel to meet target dates and milestones
• Trains, manages, and mentors team for individual and company success

 Education, Skills and Experience

• Bachelor’s degree or higher
• 7+ years of experience with software development using Agile
• 5+ years of experience with software development in a SaaS environment
• 5+ years of experience with continuous integration
• Must have .NET development experience w/ in the last 10 years
• 5+ years of leadership experience and managing staff
• Experience with outsourcing a plus
• Experience with Jira,
• Strong communication skills

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following.  Other duties may be assigned.

General Administration

• Develop and implement personnel policies and procedures; prepare and maintain employee handbook.
• Maintain compliance with federal and state regulations concerning employment.
• Develop and maintain affirmative action program; file EEO-1 report annually; maintain other records, reports, and logs to conform to EEO regulations.
• Process paperwork for employment changes (i.e. new hires, terms, transfers, and supervisor changes).
• Maintain employee files.
• Approve tuition reimbursements.
• Examine employee files to answer inquiries and provide information to authorized persons.

Recruiting & New Hire Process

• Create and maintain strong relationships with representatives.
• Participate in phone and in-person interviews.
• Coordinate internship and co-op programs with area schools.
• Coordinate and facilitate New Hire Orientations; present overview of Company policies to new hires.
• Perform check-ins with new employees to gather feedback on their introduction to the Company.

Employee Relations

• Manage and resolve employee relations issues.
• Conduct effective, thorough, and objective investigations.
• Maintain in-depth knowledge of legal requirements related to day-to-day management of employees, reducing legal risks and ensuring regulatory compliance.
• Work closely with leadership and employees to improve work relationships, build morale, increase productivity, and increase retention.
• Conduct exit interviews.
• Provide HR policy guidance and interpretation.
• Assist leaders with hiring, promotion, and termination decisions.
  

QUALIFICATIONS/EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE

Required:

• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources and at least 3-5 years of HR experience; or any similar combination of education and experience
• Knowledge of all pertinent federal and state employment laws, regulations, and compliance requirements
• Strong interpersonal and negotiation skills
• Strong conflict management skills
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Strong attention to detail
• Self-directed and motivated
• Effective planning and priority setting with the ability to manage several complex projects simultaneously while working under pressure to meet deadlines

• Computer proficiency and technical aptitude with MS Office programs (Word, Excel, and PowerPoint)
• Ability to multi-task and work in a fast-paced environment

Preferred:

• Professional in Human Resources (PHR) certification

• Experience working with both Applicant Tracking System and Human Resource Information System (HRIS)
• Technical aptitude with ADP

Job Title:  Inventory Management Clerk

Position Summary:

Our client, a leading wholesale distributor of Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration (HVACR) equipment, parts, and supplies.  Our business philosophy is to focus on serving the needs of our customers, with a value-added, professional and enthusiastic attitude. 

Under the direction of the Product Lifecycle Manager, the individual will support the Inventory Management Department with a variety of clerical and administrative duties to maintain fluidity of daily operations.  The Inventory Manager Clerk position is a temporary (approximately 3-4 months, potentially longer) position. 

Primary Responsibilities

• Provide price and availability information on stock and non-stock items for store personnel
• Data entry of purchase orders into our supplier’s on-line system
• Entering estimated shipping dates on open purchase order
• Updating costs for selected invoices and approving invoices for payment
• Follow-up on past due purchase orders
• Data entry of branch stock pulls
• Freight shortages/overages with suppliers after consulting with Inventory Manager
• Perform other duties as assigned

Qualification Requirements

• Commitment to excellent customer service.
• Enthusiastic, energetic, creative, and a customer-focused professional. Thrives in a fast-paced environment and provides accuracy and timeliness.
• Able to prioritize responsibilities, demonstrates time-management and organizational skills.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills, math skills, with ability perform and learn the requirements of the position within assigned training period.

Education/Experience

• High School minimum, Bachelor’s Degree a plus
• Distributor experience preferred
• Experience in a pricing, purchasing, and financial analysis role preferred
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office, specifically Excel required

Other Skills/Abilities

This job description describes the general knowledge, skills, and abilities required to successfully perform the essential functions of the position, as it currently exists.  To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.  Enthusiasm, initiative, creativity, leadership, teamwork and confidentiality are important attributes for this individual.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.  

Responsible for managing all copy content related to merchandise on the e-commerce Website. This involves managing relationships with the buying groups, the sample turn-in process for each catalog, competitive and vendor research, developing copy concepts and writing copy. Merchandise content includes: product descriptions (high-end catalog style), shopping guides, size charts and other product-specific copy, brand, trend and gift descriptions, as well as feature editorial and promotional copy.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Researches, writes, edits, proofs and formats product descriptions for each catalog. This includes partnership with the buying groups and production team to coordinate and manage sample turn-in process for each catalog.

• Produces value-added content to help the customer make a purchasing decision (i.e., shopping guides, size charts, glossaries and helpful tips). Responsible for researching these needs and opportunities and producing “best practices” plans and implementing the value-added content.

• Assists in the development of non-merchandise specific online content, when appropriate.

• Ensures that copy is accurate and effective in communicating the desired message, consults with internal staff on requirements for Web development projects and works closely with graphic artists and/or project managers to ensure the appropriate look and feel.

• Archives approved merchandise copy content for reuse and historical reference.

• Performs other responsibilities as assigned.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Excellent interviewing, researching, writing, editing and proofreading skills.

• Several years of copywriting experience, including marketing or other consumer product writing experience, experience developing and implementing a concept from start to finish is critical.

• Experience writing for apparel, home goods and other consumer merchandise preferred.

• Proficient in word processing and desktop publishing software and the ability to communicate well in a team-oriented environment.

• BA in Communication, English, Marketing, Journalism or related field expected. **Writing samples and/or portfolio will be required

Private Wealth Management Marketing Specialist - Job Description:

Our client, a leading, downtown international wealth management, capital markets, private equity and asset management firm is seeking a Private Wealth Management Marketing Specialist to cover a maternity leave.  The consultant is responsible for consulting with and managing a variety of marketing projects and tactics primarily for the organization’s Financial Advisors.  The role includes day-to-day interface with PWM’s Financial Advisors and requires an understanding of Wealth Management concepts and communications strategies.  Excellent organizational and project management skills plus strong written and verbal communications skills are important to success.
 
SPECIFIC DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:

1. Marketing & Communications Projects and Tools.  Prepares and reviews letters, flyers, emails, pitch-books, brochures, and advertisements to support the marketing and promotional activities of our Financial Advisors and Teams.  Also responsible for identifying and developing new FA marketing tools as well as managing and updating tools as need based on Financial Advisor needs, usage and feedback.
2. Marketing Consulting.  Direct, develop, and provide ongoing guidance to Financial Advisors for development of their marketing plan and implementation of marketing strategies and programs to grow their business. 
3. Websites/Social Media.  Helps Financial Advisors with strategic and content support for leveraging web sites and social media platforms to promote their business.   
4. Onboarding/Transition. Consulting and provide marketing support for new Financial Advisors to Baird.
5. Other.  Provides coordination support and responding to other in-bound marketing requests from the field.

 
QUALIFICATIONS:

1. Bachelor’s degree in Business, Marketing or Communications.
2. 5-7 years of marketing communications experience.  Financial Services experience a plus.
3. Strong writing and oral communications skills.
4. Previous experience working with field sales representatives, clients, and/or Financial Advisors on marketing support is a plus.  Ability to handle objections from the Field diplomatically, while maintaining positive field relations and implementing corporate marketing strategies is important. 
5. Excellent marketing program development and strong project management skills are a must.
6. Ability to work effectively and collaboratively in a team environment and with employees at all level of the firm.

Position Summary - Saw Operator:
This position cuts materials based on orders, specifications, and verbal instruction as part of the manufacturing process.

Essential Functions
• Take extrusions from rack and move to saw table with assistance.
• Review customer order (cut list) and verify color, sizes, number of units, etc.
• Set digital scale to size required for each item to be cut.
• Verify the cut is to correct tolerances and tag item w/ order number.
• Move cut items to racks for headers and frames.
• Inspect extrusions to assure quality of material using the 6’ rule of standards.
• Pull extrusions for paint jobs and special anodized jobs.
• Keep all racks full of material for production lines.
• Check off finished work from shop schedule for production meeting.

QUALIFICATIONS
Knowledge, Skills, Abilities
• Must be able to read prints and understand measuring equipment such as tape measures, scales, and their decimals/fractions. 
• Must be dependable, responsible, and have a “team” attitude.
• Must be organized in order to learn quickly and keep area productive at all times.
• Ability to follow instructions from the Line Supervisor and others.

Education, Training, Experience
• High school diploma or GED is required.
• 0-2 years manufacturing experience desired, including using a saw.

Working Conditions and Physical Demands
Must be available for overtime when required by customer demand. This may include Saturdays and extended hours daily. Stay to the end to assure all the products needed are completed and ready for machining.

Work is performed in a factory with some exposure to weather conditions and extreme temperatures. It is noisy at times. Sitting, lifting, walking, and bending are required. This position must regularly lift 50 lbs. Lifting of these extrusions can exceed 100 lbs w / help. Must be able to perform all aspects to be considered for this position. The individual will encounter dusty or dirty environments with potential safety hazards in addition to lengthy intervals of standing on concrete floors. 

Warehouse Specialist – Cottage Grove

Our client, a chemical manufacturing company is seeking a fulltime Warehouse Specialist.  This role comes with a strong benefit plan including medical, dental, vision, 401K.  This is a full time role with potential for growth and shift changes based on good tenure under the following logistics:

Location: Cottage Grove

Shift/Hours: 2nd, Monday thru Friday, 2pm - 11 pm

Pay: $16-17/hr

The primary purpose of this position is to be responsible for the timely loading and unloading of all warehoused material while maintaining full compliance with all applicable regulatory and safety laws/policies/procedures in all associated warehouses. This includes the commitment to attain 100% customer satisfaction.  The incumbent of this role will:

• Load and unload warehouse materials in a timely and efficient manner that ensures that all packages are properly marked, labeled, palletized and banded as the case may be
• Prepare shipping and receiving documents in accordance with internal and external customer needs.
• Complete shipping and receiving transactions timely and accurately
• Maintain an adequate supply of all materials necessary to carry out the warehousing functions

• May be required to transport materials via truck between facility warehouses
• Complete forklift and spotting tractor inspections as required and assigned
• Assist in the production areas as needed and assigned
• Communicate and coordinate needs and special requirements related to pickups and deliveries
• Complete special assignments as assigned by management and in the agreed upon time period
• Supports effective communication with all departments where responsibilities overlap to ensure success of the branch team

Qualifications

• High School Deploma or GED required
• Experience in production and warehouse operations
• Ability to gain a class A CDL with Hazmat endorsements or ability to obtain one
• Must possess a valid driver’s license with an acceptable driving record
• Basic computer skills and knowledge of MS Office
• Must have communication and interpersonal skills, along with the ability to read, write, and speak English
• Able to lift up to 100 pounds occasionally AND Able to lift up to 50 pounds frequently on a daily basis