Jobs in Maple Grove Minnesota

A well-regarded restaurant in Minneapolis is seeking a Restaurant Manager to lead and elevate its beverage program. This role is ideal for a creative and operationally minded beverage professional who can design a sophisticated cocktail program while maintaining strong operational discipline in the restaurant and behind the bar.

The Beverage Manager will be responsible for building a beverage program rooted in classic cocktail foundations while introducing thoughtful seasonal offerings and modern interpretations. This individual will play a key role in shaping the guest experience through well-crafted drinks, team development, and collaborative leadership within the restaurant.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain a refined beverage program aligned with the restaurant’s aesthetic and culinary identity
• Design and rotate seasonal cocktail menus while maintaining a core list of classic and modern classic cocktails
• Manage inventory control, ordering, and vendor relationships for spirits, beer, and wine
• Assist in maintaining and evolving the restaurant’s wine list in partnership with leadership
• Lead training and education for service staff on cocktail knowledge, spirits, wine, and responsible service standards
• Collaborate with beverage vendors and brand partners to support training, tastings, and product knowledge
• Create and manage weekly staff schedules for the bar team
• Maintain beverage cost controls and ensure operational efficiency behind the bar
• Serve as a hands-on leader during service, supporting the team and maintaining high service standards
• Assist in leading the operation in the absence of the General Manager when necessary

Qualifications

• Experience managing a craft cocktail or beverage program in a high-quality restaurant or bar environment
• Strong knowledge of classic cocktails, modern classics, and seasonal beverage development
• Understanding of inventory management, beverage cost controls, and ordering systems
• Familiarity with wine programs and basic wine list management
• Passion for mentoring and educating service staff
• Collaborative leadership style with the ability to connect with people from diverse backgrounds
• Friendly, outgoing personality with strong communication skills
• Ability to work flexible hours including evenings and weekends
• Comfortable in a hands-on operational role during service
• Ability to lift up to 50 pounds

What the Role Offers

This position offers the opportunity to shape and lead a thoughtful beverage program within a respected Minneapolis restaurant environment. The right candidate will have the creative freedom to develop seasonal offerings, work closely with culinary leadership, and mentor a team while contributing to the overall success of the operation.

The Company 

LIBRA Inc. is one of the largest and most respected closeout wholesalers in the United States. Since 1987, we’ve helped retailers unlock margin and drive store excitement by providing top brand-name consumer products at prices well below traditional wholesale. 

Our customers include major national retailers such as Home Goods, Ollie’s, Ross, Dollar Tree, Dollarama, along with independent retailers worldwide. We operate from our Minneapolis office and showroom, support nearly 250,000 square feet of warehouse space, and actively participate in key national trade shows. 

At LIBRA, you’ll find a fast-moving, collaborative environment backed by a leadership team that values initiative, learning, and results. 

The Position 

We’re looking for a motivated, outgoing Sales Admin Support professional who is excited to be at the front end of the sales process. This role is ideal for someone who enjoys prospecting, building relationships, and learning how deals move from first contact to closed order. 

You’ll work closely with senior sales leaders, support established accounts, and play an active role in outbound outreach. This is an excellent opportunity for someone who wants to grow into a sales career. 

Please note that this position is 100% in-house without the option for remote due to collaboration needs.  

What You'll Do 

• Act as a key point of contact for existing customer accounts, writing orders and supporting ongoing relationships 
• Proactively reach out to prospective customers via cold calls and email to introduce LIBRA, qualify interest, and open new sales conversations 
• Track outreach, customer interactions, and order activity with accuracy and follow-through 
• Support senior sales team members with account coordination, order processing, and customer communication 
• Collaborate with sales leadership to ensure a smooth customer experience from first touch through fulfillment 

What Success Looks Like 

• You’re comfortable picking up the phone and starting conversations 
• You follow up consistently and keep opportunities moving 
• You learn LIBRA’s products, customers, and sales approach quickly 
• You’re organized, responsive, and trusted by both customers and the sales team 

Job Details 

Type: Full-time 

Pay: $22–24/hour (DOE) 

Benefits 

401(k) 

Health, dental, and life insurance 

Health savings account (HSA) 

Profit sharing 

Paid time off 

Employee discount 

Job Summary:

Our client is seeking a React Developer to join their team! This position is located Hybrid in Wayzata, Minnesota.

Duties:

• Develop and maintain front-end interfaces for GenAI prototypes using React
• Connect AI and backend services to user-facing applications to create interactive demonstrations and proof-of-concepts
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to design and implement intuitive user experiences for emerging AI capabilities
• Integrate front-end components with backend services written in C#
• Iterate on prototypes based on feedback from technical and business stakeholders
• Assist in evaluating feasibility and usability of GenAI solutions through working UI prototypes

Desired Skills/Experience:

• Strong experience with React and modern front-end development practices
• Working knowledge of C# and integrating with backend APIs/services
• Experience building responsive and user-friendly web interfaces
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, experimental environment focused on prototyping and innovation
• Strong collaboration and communication skills

Benefits:

• Medical, Dental, & Vision Insurance Plans
• Employee-Owned Profit Sharing (ESOP)
• 401K offered

The approximate pay range for this position starting at $150-160,000+. Please note that the pay range provided is a good faith estimate. Final compensation may vary based on factors including but not limited to background, knowledge, skills, and location. We comply with local wage minimums.

At KellyMitchell, our culture is world class. We’re movers and shakers! We don’t mind a bit of friendly competition, and we reward hard work with unlimited potential for growth. This is an exciting opportunity to join a company known for innovative solutions and unsurpassed customer service. We're passionate about helping companies solve their biggest IT staffing & project solutions challenges. As an employee-owned, women-led organization serving Fortune 500 companies nationwide, we deliver expert service at a moment's notice.

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Are you an accomplished Human Resources Leader with experience driving strategy aligned to the business objectives and creating comprehensive leadership development initiatives? This may be the ideal role for you to work with owners and business leaders at C. S. McCrossan, a well-respected industry leader in the highway and heavy civil contracting business. At C. S. McCrossan, our values of Safety, Professionalism, Teamwork and Continuous Improvement are lived out every day and not corporate rhetoric. We are looking for a Human Resources Leader to our team to drive the Enterprise strategy for the group of businesses which includes C. S. McCrossan Construction, PCiRoads, and Midwest Pipe Coating.

Who we are: C. S. McCrossan is a family-owned enterprise with over 60 years of history and investment in our industry and communities. Our core business is diversified highway and heavy civil contracting – managing major highway, bridge, and earthwork projects like the recent I-94 rebuild between Maple Grove and Rogers, and the 494 expansion in Bloomington. We have also managed, or joint ventured several light rail transit projects in the Twin Cities. C. S. McCrossan has affiliated companies providing aggregate and asphalt materials, steel pipe and rebar coating, and real estate investments. Our main office is in Maple Grove, MN with additional locations in Indiana, Kansas, and Arizona. We are known for our ethics and respectful work culture and recognized by our customers and business partners as an organization that is great to do business with and delivers what we promise.

Why join us?

• Empowerment: Lead the human resources function across our enterprise, impacting decision-making at the highest level.
• Innovation: Be at the center of strategic planning and process improvements that foster growth and efficiency.
• Partnership: Work alongside senior leadership and a talented team to achieve shared goals.
• Development: Mentor and inspire a dedicated team of human resources professionals and guide leaders in developing their team members.
• Recognition: Your expertise will be highly valued as you help us navigate human resource issues, ensure compliance, direct performance management and continuity planning efforts that will contribute to our continued success.

The rewards:

• Competitive salary, target range $130,000 - $170,000.
• Incentive eligible.
• A generous benefits package including medical, dental, employer paid Life/AD&D/LTD, Short-Term Disability, Flexible Spending Account, Health Savings Account, 401(k), Voluntary Life/AD&D and vision.
• A Responsible Time Off plan that gives our team the flexibility to take time off when they need it, including 6 recognized holidays and 2 scheduled floating holidays.
• The chance to work with an organization who lives their core values.

Ready to make an impact?

Join us and contribute to the future of C. S. McCrossan!

Please follow these instructions carefully. Click Apply Now to start the application process. Please complete the application and answer all questions thoroughly. Upload your resume and cover letter, if applicable. Upon completion, review your application and submit.

Primary Responsibilities

• Supervision & Mentorship: Lead, coach and develop the HR teams, managers, and employees across the enterprise.
• Strategic direction: Develop and implement Enterprise-wide HR vision, policies, programs, and processes.
• Collaboration: Act as a business partner to the owners and leaders across the Enterprise.
• Analytics: Track performance metrics, trends, and results against programs such as Performance Management, Leadership & Employee Development, Continuity Planning and Employee Relations to grow organization capability and manage compliance requirements.
• Recruitment & Outreach: Develop comprehensive and creative approaches to hire and onboard team members.
• Reward & Recognition: Evaluate, recommend, and implement competitive Enterprise-wide compensation and benefit programs.
• Retention: Provide guidance on retention strategies by evaluating new hire and exit interviews with quarterly and annual turnover reports.
• Process Improvement & Automation: Promote HR best practices by deploying and updating systems and processes to support the Enterprise.
• Internal Client Service: Provide information and HR resources to promote employee success.

Required Qualifications and Skills

• Bachelor’s degree in business, human resources, a related field, or the equivalent in experience.
• Eight years of progressive Human Resources leadership supporting executives and senior leadership.
• Exceptional analytical and critical thinking skills.
• Strong managerial and leadership skills. Experience leading a team of professionals in multiple locations.
• Excellent verbal and written communications and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to deliver training and interact with large audiences to share information.
• Collaborative, collegial, cooperative team player who listens well and is responsive.
• Ability to act with integrity, professionalism, and confidentiality.
• Able to travel in the domestic U.S. for short periods of time on an infrequent basis – estimated at 15%.

Preferred Experience, Knowledge, and Skills

• Construction industry experience and understanding of construction business operations
• Understanding of family-led business culture and priorities
• Experience in a similar-sized private company
• Current or recent experience in a lead HR role

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Opportunity available for a Business Systems Analyst to support the configuration and enhancement of Policy Administration Systems. This role partners closely with business stakeholders and technology teams to translate product requirements into system-ready documentation and support the successful implementation of insurance and annuity products.

Key Responsibilities

• Gather, analyze, and document business requirements to support product configuration and system enhancements.
• Translate business needs into clear functional and technical documentation, including Business Requirements Documents (BRDs) and user stories.
• Collaborate with development and QA teams to ensure accurate system configuration aligned with product design and regulatory requirements.
• Develop and maintain documentation for business processes, system changes, and configuration updates.
• Build strong knowledge of insurance and annuity product features across multiple lines of business.
• Participate in Agile delivery activities, including sprint planning, backlog refinement, and daily stand-ups.
• Support testing, validation, and implementation activities related to policy administration system changes.

Qualifications

• Strong understanding of Life and Annuities business processes and product rules.
• Experience supporting Policy Administration System implementations or product configuration environments.
• Ability to translate complex business requirements into technical documentation.
• Experience working in Agile or Scrum-based development teams.
• Excellent communication, analytical, and documentation skills.

ITR Group offers a competitive compensation and benefits package, including medical, dental, and 401(k) for eligible employees. The W2 pay range for this type of role is approximately $45.00 - $50.00 per billable hour. This range is an estimate and not a guarantee of compensation. The final rate will be determined by factors such as experience, market trends, and specific job assignments. Discover more about how ITR Group connects top talent with leading client opportunities.

Summary:

The Quality and Continuous Improvement Manager is responsible for leading and advancing the company’s Quality Management System and enterprise-wide continuous improvement strategy. This role drives measurable improvements in customer satisfaction, operational performance, and cost of quality while ensuring compliance with industry standards and company requirements. The position partners cross-functionally to embed a culture of accountability, prevention, and continuous improvement throughout the organization.

Salary Range: $90,000 - $120,000

Responsibilities:

Quality Leadership

• Own, maintain, and continuously improve the company’s Quality Management System, including document control, policy development, and compliance oversight.
• Ensure adherence to applicable industry, regulatory, and company standards.
• Lead internal, external, and supplier audits and ensure timely closure of corrective actions.
• Oversee nonconformance reporting, root cause analysis, corrective and preventive actions.
• Manage customer complaints and warranty performance, ensuring effective resolution and prevention of recurrence.
• Establish and monitor cost of poor-quality metrics, including scrap, rework, and warranty trends.
• Partner with Supply Chain to support supplier quality standards, evaluations, and performance improvement.
• Develop and implement inspection, testing, and validation processes to ensure product and process integrity.
• Ensure risk-based thinking is embedded in project execution, engineering, and manufacturing processes.
• Prepare executive-level reports summarizing quality performance, trends, and improvement initiatives.
• Other responsibilities as required.

Continuous Improvement:

• Develop and execute a structured continuous improvement roadmap aligned with company strategic objectives.
• Lead cross-functional improvement initiatives targeting efficiency, waste reduction, lead time improvement, and margin enhancement.
• Facilitate Lean, Six Sigma, Kaizen, and structured problem-solving events across departments.
• Analyze workflows and performance data to identify inefficiencies and implement sustainable solutions.
• Establish KPI dashboards and performance review processes to ensure accountability and measurable outcomes.
• Standardize best practices and ensure long-term sustainability of implemented improvements.
• Drive initiatives that enhance operational scalability and support long-term growth.

Leadership and Culture:

• Champion a culture of integrity, collaboration, accountability, and continuous improvement.
• Train and mentor leaders and team members in quality tools, structured problem solving, and process discipline.
• Provide direction across departments regarding quality standards and corrective actions.
• Serve as a change agent, promoting proactive prevention rather than reactive correction.

Education:

• Bachelor’s Degree in an Engineering, Operations, or related field required.
• Lean Six Sigma certification preferred.

Experience/Skills:

• 5+ years of experience in managing corporate quality and continuous improvement programs preferred.
• Experience developing and maintaining a formal Quality Management System, including ISO frameworks.
• Proficiency with ERP, PDM/PLM, & LMS programs.
• Proficiency using Microsoft office required (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, etc.).
• Strong analytical capability with experience in data analysis, risk assessment, and performance measurement.
• Ability to develop policies, procedures, and structured improvement plans.
• Strong organizational and project management skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities.
• High attention to detail and strong observational skills.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal abilities with experience working across internal teams, customers, consultants, and suppliers.
• Ability to influence without direct authority and drive cross-functional accountability.

Performance Expectations:

• Reduction in cost of poor quality and warranty claims.
• Timely closure of audit findings and corrective actions.
• Improvement in key operational KPIs including efficiency, lead time, and defect rates.
• Sustained implementation of continuous improvement initiatives.

Physical Demands:

• Must be able to sit, stand, and walk for a long period of time.
• Must be able to perform essential job functions, which may include using hands to handle and manipulate small and large objects.
• Must be able to stoop, bend, and reach over the shoulders.
• Must be able to detect, read and interpret visual information in the work area, observe details at a close and far range.

Travel:

• This position requires travel up to 5% of the time including possible international travel as needed.

We are currently seeking a Sr. Manager, Engineering to join our Minneapolis Milk Plant in Minneapolis, MN. In this newly created role, you will oversee and manage all aspects of the engineering and maintenance functions optimizing productivity and maintaining the facility’s infrastructure and equipment. As a people leader, you will direct a team of maintenance supervisors and technicians and work closely with plant management to accomplish goals while demonstrating Kemps’ Culture of Excellence principles.

Kemps is a farmer-owned brand of Dairy Farmers of America (DFA), a dairy marketing cooperative owned by more than 12,500 family farmers. Our mark matters and it represents the wholesomeness of dairy that we share with our communities and loved ones. DFA manufactures a variety of dairy products, including cheese, butter, fluid milk, ice cream, dairy ingredients, and more, under well-known and established regional brands. Our fingerprints touch thousands of brands across the marketplace, and we’re passionate about delivering the simple pleasures of dairy to people everywhere, straight from our family farm owners.

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Ensure mechanical and electrical expertise is available to production and other departments to maintain production systems, utilities, buildings, and grounds in a 24-hour 7-day per week operation.
• Ensure the site has an effective predictive/preventative maintenance program which has a maintenance strategy for all assets to remove unscheduled down time, increase the lifespan of assets by keeping them in optimal condition, and contain maintenance strategies so assets are timely maintained to minimize costs of asset breakdowns.
• Utilize a computerized maintenance management system to optimize asset utilization through scheduled preventative maintenance.
• Collaborate with plant management and corporate staff to utilize equipment to improve employee safety, production quality, equipment reliability, and overall equipment effectiveness by utilizing Continuous Improvement techniques and a Management Operating Structure (MOS).
• Collaborate with senior management to identify and prioritize capital improvement projects. Recommend expense or capital projects which are necessary or will improve productivity, safety, or operational efficiency.
• Remain current with the latest and emerging industry regulations and codes relative to mechanical and electrical systems design and operation.
• Prepare and manage the department’s budget, ensuring cost-effective allocation of resources.
• Perform replacement analysis of equipment considering space costs, depreciation, service life, and maintenance costs; advise production management of information and recommend appropriate actions.
• Source and evaluate vendors, contractors, and suppliers to obtain quality products and services at competitive prices. Negotiate contracts and agreements with external parties as necessary.
• Promote a safe and environmentally sound workplace that complies with all applicable federal, state, and local regulations.
• Provide management of employees directly or through supervisors to ensure effective selection, retention, development, disciplinary action, and performance management. If a collective bargaining agreement exists, may participate in negotiations, grievances, or other contract-related activities and discussions.
• Follow all DFA good manufacturing practices (GMP) and work in a manner consistent with all corporate regulatory, food safety, quality, and sanitation requirements.

Requirements:

• A bachelor’s degree in an engineering discipline is strongly preferred.
• 8+ years’ experience in engineering or maintenance functions in a food manufacturing environment.
• Minimum 2 years of supervisory experience of maintenance personnel is required.
• Experience managing budgets and capital projects.
• Ability to develop, scope, schedule, budget, and lead plant capex projects utilizing CAD and/or other tools.
• Experience with electrical motor control circuitry up to 480V 3 phase is preferred.
• Experience with PLC troubleshooting; Allen Bradley experience preferred.
• Ammonia/Refrigeration level 2 certification required (or willing to obtain certification).
• Boiler 1B or greater MN license required (or willing to obtain certification).
• Technical knowledge of wastewater treatment processes, regulatory compliance, and environmental best practices required.
• Union (for union facilities), Safety, and Worker's Compensation experience preferred.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite and Auto CAD (preferred).
• Experience leading and following Safety/Security Policies and Procedures.

Benefits:

• Health and Welfare benefits begin 1st of the month after start date
• 401(k) with company contribution
• Competitive pay
• Paid vacation and holidays
• Career growth opportunities – we promote from within!
• Comprehensive healthcare benefits
• Service recognition and employee rewards
• Employee referral program
• Tuition reimbursement
• Work for dairy farm families

Primary Objective:

To drive successful pricing outcomes through accurate, data-driven costing and pricing processes across projects. This role will engage with customers’ technical teams to adequately understand the customer need and ensure we cost estimate effectively, with the overarching goal of enabling Spectrum to best serve existing and new accounts through competitive and accurate pricing.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Act as a technical liaison to customers, providing confidence in engineering expertise and guiding them through technical discussions of clarity and feasibility of proposed opportunities.
• Engage with customers to understand and provide relevant feedback (e.g., opportunities to drive down cost without impacting efficacy) on technical details of their quote requests and design elements.
• Oversee project cost estimation for incoming opportunities within aligned product group, including developing cost and engineering process assumptions and designing/executing methodologies for accurate quoting.
• Leverage pricing tools to provide commercial team members with pricing guidance.
• Work closely with internal engineering, product, and sales teams to ensure they have all the inputs necessary to develop an accurate cost estimate and pricing guidance.
• Engage relevant Spectrum personnel to determine relevant factors such as tool availability, production capacity, and capability limits.
• Engage with third-party vendors to get cost estimates of key materials / products that they will need to produce the finished product.
• Identify and communicate impactful opportunities to simplify costing processes and improve overall customer response time efficiency.
• Provide margin guidance, as a technical and customer-facing voice contributing to overall company pricing strategies.

Qualifications:

• Engineering Degree or related field preferred. Appropriate experience may be considered.
• Minimum of three (3) years of experience in technical cost estimation, value engineering, or product design within a manufacturing or industrial setting. Experience with a CDMO strongly preferred.
• Candidate must have experience with technical design, technical process, and customer engagement in technical sales or engineering roles.
• Candidate must have knowledge and demonstrate understanding of manufacturing processes, material selection, and production cost drivers, with familiarity with design specifications.
• Candidate preferred to have strong proficiency in Microsoft Excel.
• Candidate preferred to have knowledge and demonstrate understanding of some economic, accounting, and financial principles
• Strong oral and written communication skills, including the ability to engage with non-engineering stakeholders via simplifying complex technical concepts.
• Proven ability to collaborate cross-functionally with engineering, sales, supply chain, and product marketing teams.
• Strong organizational and time-management skills to handle multiple RFQs, technical discussions, and costing exercises effectively.
• Must be a US Citizen or Permanent Resident due to CUI/ITAR program compliance.

Physical Demands:

• Must be able to assist with production activities as required.

Work Environment:

• Office and Production floor
• Occasional travel required.

Job Title: Prin PD Project Mgmt Spec – Medical Device

Job Location: Plymouth, Minnesota (Fully Onsite)

Type: W2 contract

Job Start Date - 5/4/26

Job End Date - 4/30/27

Job Description:

Top 3 skills sets required:

Experience running project schedules using MS Project or similar software

Experience with project risk management

Excellent communication.

Nice to Have:

Experience working in Technical Project Management environment

Experience with medical device design control is desirable.

Cross-functional team experience.

Main responsibilities/day to day activities required for this role:

Cross-functional project schedule development and management, leading risk management activities, leading meetings and communicating across the team and project sponsors

Target years of experience: 7-10 years

In this role, the individual will work on projects that are in various phases of product development. They will be working with internal project team members as well as suppliers and business partners to develop and sustain our product portfolio. As a core team member, this individual will be responsible for defining the scope, budget, and timeline of the project, along with managing project execution within a cross-functional team. This position requires broad cross-functional knowledge and comprehensive business management skills, working closely with team members with expertise from the following disciplines: product development, clinical, regulatory affairs, quality, operations, supplier quality and product marketing.

A Day in the Life:

Represent the Research & Development Portfolio Operations group on teams as the PMO representative

Build cross functional project schedules from first principles.

Identify and escalate project risks and issues.

Lead project management activities such as project planning, tracking, risk management, and communications.

Implement best practice tools and techniques in project management within projects and within PVH R&D.

Track and monitor project performance and progress and provide regular updates to stakeholders

Manage changing priorities on projects through effective schedule management and deployment of PM methodologies.

Keep the Team Leader and key Sponsors and Stakeholders informed of capacity constraints and portfolio risks.

Act as a role model by striving for continuous improvement and being an agent of change.

Support continuous improvement initiatives within the PMO.

Requires a Baccalaureate degree (or for degrees earned outside of the United States, a degree which satisfies the requirements of 8 C.F.R. § 214.2(h)( 4)(iii)(A) and minimum 7 years of relevant experience, or advanced degree with a minimum of 5 years of relevant experience.