Requirements

• *Bachelor’s degree in merchandising or related area
• *Previous footwear and/or apparel buying experience
• *Strong analytical and problem solving skills
• *Ability to identify fashion trends and interpret them to match customer profiles
• *Excellent communication skills and ability to work in a team oriented environment

Part Time-Days, 16 to 20 hours per week

We require a High School diploma and prior experience in housekeeping is desired.

The competition sought art students from around the United States to design their own pair of custom Vans shoes. The rules were pretty vague and gave students a chance to use their creativity.

Now, the competition has been ongoing and is down to 50 schools out of an original 900 entrants. Students from the Chippewa Falls High School Art Program had their designs chosen to be in the Top 50!

There is voting still taking place on the site. You can help the kids by voting for their designs. You can also view the Top 50 entrants and the designs at 2012 Custom Culture Top 50.

It is exciting to see local students doing great things. From the photo on the site the designs look really amazing. There are some talented kids in that class and the judges at Journeys and Vans seem to agree.

Check out the shoes and cast your vote.

Let’s see if the kids can have their shoes make it to the next round…

Chippewa Falls Vans Shoes

• BS degree in Computer Science or a related technical field
• New Grads are welcome to apply, preference given to applicants with experience in Oracle ERP (WMS)
• Strong interpersonal, communication, and client-facing skills, which demonstrates confidence and fosters a “Trusted Advisor” relationship with the client
• Extensive experience in configuration, module upgrades for Oracle Applications 11i/R12 in a multi-tier environment
• Complete understanding of patching processes and maintenance of R12 Oracle Application environments
• Experience with SDLC and Change Control management for Sarbanes-Oxley compliance
• Excellent customer relations/service skills
• Strong analytical, reasoning, organizational, and project task management skills
• Ability to prioritize and handle multiple tasks simultaneously; attention to detail, and follow through including documentation

Requirements

• BS degree in Computer Science or a related technical field
• New grads are welcome to apply, preference given to applicants with experience in Oracle Supply Chain
• Strong interpersonal, communication, and client-facing skills, which demonstrates confidence and
  fosters a “Trusted Advisor” relationship with the client.
• Ability to apply technical and analytical skills to determine Oracle ERP system setup, configuration, and customization requirements to meet business needs
• Experience in configuration, module upgrades for Oracle Applications 11i/R12 in a multi-tier environment preferred
•  A complete understanding of patching processes and maintenance of R12 Oracle Application environments
• Experience with SDLC and Change Control management for Sarbanes-Oxley compliance preferred
• Excellent customer relations/service skills
• Strong analytical, reasoning, and organizational and project task management skills
• Ability to prioritize and handle multiple tasks simultaneously; attention to detail, and follow through including documentation
• Ability to collaborate with and/or directs other team members to achieve tactical business results

Each year, Mason honors employees marking their years of service every five years beyond 10 years with the company. This year’s list includes great folks from the area including some that have been with Mason for 40 years!

In total, there are 36 employees that will be honored at the banquet. Six folks have been with Mason for 40 years while another 12 have been with the company for at least 30 years.

The event will be held at Lake Wissota Golf Course. A wonderful dinner is planned.

Each year it’s great to see dedicated folks recognized for their years of serve at Mason. It’s impressive to have so many employees remain with the same company for so many years.

Congratulations to those that will be honored.

Springtime is busy at Mason Companies, Inc.

As the weather warms, people start to get excited about spring and summer. The warm weather is starting to emerge and visions of outdoor activities are finally here again.

People are venturing outside as they fight off their Spring Fever. The first chores are being done as part of spring cleaning.

And people are looking for new warm weather footwear.

From sandals to flip flops to hiking boots, all summer footwear is starting to become popular again for all kinds of folks. It’s a busy season at Mason and a time of year most look forward to every March and April.

As a result of the business season, Mason is always in need of great people to fill Customer Service openings.

Seasonal Customer Service Positions Available

For more information about the Customer Service position you can visit the Careers page here on the Mason Companies, Inc. website and even apply as well.

It’s an exciting time of year for a variety of reasons.

It is always exciting to add new people to the Mason team and this is a great way to help the company during one of the busiest and most exciting times of the year.

Welcome to the Holiday Party

The annual Mason Companies, Inc. Christmas Party was recently held.

The party was scheduled in January 2012 this year to accomodate a busy selling time during the holidays. After the busy holiday season for Stoneberry everybody was ready to enjoy a great meal and even a few laughs at the holiday event.

Each year, the planning committee for the holiday party does a great job at finding a comedian to come and entertain the employees. In past years the comedians have been funny and this year was no different. Everybody was laughing and having a good time.

There were also some gifts to give away this year. Names were called and everyone had a chance to win. There were some great prizes and whoever did the wrapping did a great job too.

It was a great holiday party and a great way to cap off a busy and wonderful holiday season at Mason Companies.

The Spring 2012 season is already underway. The weather is changing. People are looking for new spring shoe styles.

It should be a good 2012 and we’ll look for you at next year’s holiday party.

The winners of last week’s Ham Day tree decorating contest shared their home made blankets with the residents of the Eagleton Nursing Home. Employees that won the Judge’s Choice award last week for their thoughtful tree took blankets to the residents and they should be warm and cozy this winter.

From Mason Co. workers present holiday gifts to nursing home residents:

On Tuesday, the residents of the assisted living facility at 14135 150th Ave. Bloomer were given fleece blankets hand assembled by employees of the Mason Companies in Chippewa Falls.

“I need it, too,” said resident Agnes Kaasa. She said the gift was overwhelming.

“It’s wonderful. Just wonderful,” Kaasa said.

The contribution from the Mason Companies group came about after a tree decoration contest at their work.

An entry from a group of workers in Mason’s Stoneberry distribution center won the “judge choice” award, handed out by the judges from Chippewa Falls Main Street.

Thanks to the Chippewa Herald for covering the story and thanks to the great employees that contributed to making the blankets and sharing them with the Eagleton residents.

It should be a great holiday season in the local community.

As mentioned earlier, the Ham Day event is always fun. Employees contribute to put together a great lunch on that day and the decorating is always fun. It’s great to see what the other areas come up with. There are some creative folks working in every department at Mason.

Congratulations once again to all the winners from the decorating contest. The other departments will have to step it up next year in order to take the winning step forward.

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

Here were the judges choices.

Mason Ham Day 2011 Winners

• Most Creative: IS
• Most Holiday Spirit: Merchandizing
• Judges Choice: WOW

Congratulations to the winners!

IS was the talk of the company after having a light show and a setup that went above and beyond anything else. They came back as the clear favorite even though other departments put in great effort as well. If you didn’t have a chance to see the trees of other departments some folks at Mason took a few photos. There were some really great trees. I’m sure the judges struggled to choose the top three trees.

Here were some of the highlights:

IS Light Show Tree (the video is better)

Merchandising Leinie’s Tree

WOW

Executive Mason Tree

Contact Center Packer Tree (Go Pack Go!)

Finance

Graphics

Purchasing & Forecasting

Marketing

Charlie Brown Tree

Congratulations once again to the winners.

And be ready for Ham Day 2012 for another chance to win. IS raised the bar this year and it will take some clever planning to top their tree from this year. It’s always fun to see everyone dressed up and in the Christmas spirit.

Have a safe and happy holiday season.