Let Us Power Your Potential
Taylor Corporation is a dynamic, diversified company with big plans for the future ― and your career. We power our employees’ potential and strive to create opportunity and security for every member of the team. If you’re ready for something bigger ― more challenge, more variety, more pathways for professional growth ― we should talk. We’re passionate about our work, we believe there is always a better way, and we’re looking for people like you.
Ready to reach your potential? It’s time to look at Taylor.
Your Opportunity: Venture Solutions, a Taylor Company is seeking a Senior Composition Developer and System Administrator to join our team Venture Solutions division in Arden Hills, Minnesota. This critical position will play a key role in designing, modifying, developing, and implementing software programming applications. Advanced knowledge of PDL transform and Document reengineering tools such as the Solimar SPDE and Rubika, or Compart Mill Plus, Quadient Inspire and Automation, OpenText Exstream and/or other leading composition tools will make this the perfect role for you!
Your Responsibilities:
- Design & develop Inspire and MillPlus templates
- Testing, maintaining, supporting, and documenting templates and document applications
- Review code changes for other developers and approve them for production release
- Participate in database design and data loading
- Develop or acquire test data in order to test and verify the accuracy and completeness of the intended results
- Learn and maintain legacy systems and custom applications
- Assure that all work performed on projects adheres to standards
- Work closely with Customer Service and Production to troubleshoot print issues
- Ensures the operating efficiency of existing application systems. Maintains records for the documentation of systems development and revisions
- Influencing and developing our infrastructure, processes, standards and protocols.
- Transforming, creating and delivering output to a myriad of production class printers
- Designing and optimizing workflows using software to manage print re-engineering workflow solutions that greatly enhance document distribution and management in transactional printing and web presentment environments.
- Work with Server team and/or vendor to remediate security issues
- Plan, coordinate, test and communicate changes, upgrades/maintenance schedules ensuring business operations will operate correctly in current and future environments Composition Developer and Application Administrator
- Clearly communicate verbally and in written form – articulating complex thoughts and ideas in small or large group settings
- Able to work well in a collaborative team environment
- Work with limited direction on assignments
- Stays current with software and industry trends
You Must Have:
- Preferred B.S. in Computer Science, Engineering or MIS
- 8+ years’ experience utilizing Quadient Inspire Composition software and tools, including design, development and implementation of technical solutions utilizing the tools
- 3+ years’ experience utilizing address cleansing and postal presort software
- 6+ years’ experience object-oriented design/development using general purpose languages
- Knowledge of print file formats such as PDF, PostScript and AFP is required
We Would Also Prefer:
- Experience utilizing JSON input and output formats
- Programming experience with .NET, JAVA, C#, and SQL highly desired.
- Previous print and direct mail experience
- Knowledge of other composition tools a plus (OpenText Exstream, Compart Mill Plus, Solimar Rubika and SPDE, etc.)
- Familiarity with of USPS address standardization, NCOA and Presort tools such as Architect, Postalsoft Presort, Mail Manager
The anticipated annual salary range for this position is $100,000 – $120,000. The actual base salary offered depends on a variety of factors, which may include as applicable, the qualifications of the individual applicant for the position, years of relevant experience, specific and unique skills, level of education attained, certifications or other professional licenses held, and the location in which the applicant lives and/or from which they will be performing the job. The range listed is just one component of Taylor Corporation’s total compensation and benefits package for employee.
About Taylor Corporation
One of the largest graphics communications firms in North America, Taylor’s family of companies provide a diverse set of products, services, and technologies addressing the toughest communication challenges. For nearly 50 years, Taylor has been a premier provider of powerful and innovative products, services, and expertise for individuals, businesses, and distributors large and small. Our 10,000+ employees spanning 26 states and seven countries work diligently to create the interactive, printing, and marketing solutions that have helped build some of the world’s more recognizable brands. Everything we do begins with identifying the unique priorities and needs of our customers and creating one-of-a-kind solutions. We offer a comprehensive benefit package including several health plans to choose from, dental, vision, wellness programs, life and disability coverage, flexible spending accounts, health savings accounts, 401(k) plan with company match, paid time off (PTO) and 64 hours of annual holiday pay.
The Employer retains the right to change or assign other duties to this position.
Taylor Corporation is an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran or disability status.
Taylor Corporation including all partners and affiliates is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled.
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What We Do
Taylor provides a diverse set of products, services and technologies to power the potential of the world’s leading brands. Using the latest printed and digital methods, we facilitate marketing communications of all types for businesses and consumers across a wide range of industries. You’ll see our solutions in your mailbox, your email inbox, in retail settings and on your mobile device.
Driven by Glen Taylor’s unwavering entrepreneurial spirit, Taylor Corporation has grown from a single small business in 1975 to one of the nation’s largest privately held companies today. What started as a humble printer of wedding invitations and business cards is now a highly diversified leader in the field of business communications. However, while Taylor's capabilities have changed dramatically in the last 45 years, our core purpose remains the same ― to create opportunity and security for our employees.
Taylor also continuously invests in technologies and production methods that enable us to shrink our environmental footprint. This commitment shows in the way we divert tons of waste to energy production, source responsibly harvested forest products and work to reduce our greenhouse gas emissions year over year. The result is a culture of sustainability that guides our decision making and ensures that we take the long-term view in everything we do
