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Up North Plastics

Empacador

Cottage Grove, MN

$16.75 - $20.25/hr

Overview Up North Plastics, Inc., el fabricante mas grande de plasticos, esta empleando actualmente empacadores para unirse a nuestro equipo de produccion. Up North Plasics produce varias lineas de ...

Up North Plastics

Empacador

Cottage Grove, MN · On-site

$16.75 - $20.25/hr

Overview Up North Plastics, Inc., el fabricante más grande de plásticos, está empleando actualmente empacadores para unirse a nuestro equipo de producción. Up North Plasics produce varias líneas ...

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Inventory Control Specialist - 10PM-6AM

Up North Plastics

Cottage Grove, MN • On-site

$19.50/hr

Full-time

Medical, Dental, Retirement, PTO

Posted 29 days ago

Job description

Overview
Up North Plastics is currently seeking an Inventory Control Specialist to join our Shipping department on our 10PM-6AM Shift. Up North Plastics produces several lines of polyethylene products including high quality trash bags, construction films, and geomembrane liners. Up North Plastics is also the most technologically advanced and largest recycler and compounder of polyethylene in the world.
*** Starting Pay: $19.50***
Qualifications
  • Knowledge of supplies, equipment, and/or services ordering and inventory control.
  • Ability to reconcile stock counts to report data.
  • Ability to analyze and solve problems.
  • Exceptional attention to detail, and accurately document information.
  • Excellent organizational skills.
  • Basic math skills are needed
  • Strong computer literacy.
  • Strong communication and reading skills.
  • Need to count correctly and accurately.

Responsibilities
Inventory Control Specialists at Up North Plastics need to accurately monitor, and store inventory and resolve discrepancies in inventories using provided resources and computers. Inventory Control Specialists will be responsible for processing orders and all associated documents, transfer orders, staging of material, return of material and performing cycle counts in a timely manner to ensure timely and accurate accounting of materials. Receives, unpacks, and delivers goods. Processes and documents returns as required following established procedures. If necessary, adjust the errors in the system.
Up North offers competitive compensation packages including Medical/Dental, paid vacations and holidays, ESST, and 401(K).

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