**Job Title: Forklift Operator** **Job Description** This company is proud to be associated with national and international trade associations that represent the nation’s top manufacturers, distributors, and consumers of cleaning supplies, industrial packaging, and other workplace essentials. The Grand Prairie site manufactures and distributes a variety of cleaning supplies for retail clients. The role involves pulling merchandise efficiently and correctly for the outgoing next day delivery routes. The operator will be responsible for the whole process of picking the order, scanning it in or writing it down, and getting it loaded on the truck using any of the forklifts. This includes handling freight that may weigh up to 50 lbs. **Responsibilities** + Pulling merchandise efficiently and correctly for next day delivery routes + Picking orders, scanning or documenting them + Loading orders onto trucks using forklifts + Handling freight that may weigh up to 50 lbs **Essential Skills** + Forklift operation + Inventory management + Material handling + Loading skills + Experience with sit-down forklifts + Experience with pallet jacks and reach trucks + Experience with cherry pickers + Shipping and receiving experience **Additional Skills & Qualifications** + Team player + Willingness to help out others + Productivity and accuracy + Adaptability + Stand-up reach experience + Electric pallet jack experience + Sit-down forklift experience **Why Work Here?** The company offers competitive pay raises, comprehensive benefits, and a supportive company culture. **Work Environment** Non-climate controlled manufacturing and distribution environment that is very clean. **Job Type & Location** This is a Contract to Hire position based out of Grand Prairie, Texas. **About Aerotek:** We know that finding work is hard, and finding meaningful work is harder. Aerotek connects 180,000+ light industrial and skilled trades workers with 14,000+ employers each year, helping our workers navigate an evolving labor market and find jobs that meets their goals, skills and interests. Since 1983, we have provided a variety of career opportunities across North American industry – from short-term assignments at Fortune 500 companies where you can build your skills, to long-term opportunities where you can play a vital role solving for companies’ construction, manufacturing and maintenance challenges. Our 1,500+ experienced recruiters across 250+ offices work relentlessly to put our workforce in a position to thrive. Let us rise to meet your challenges and put our people-are everything spirit to the test as your career continues to grow. Aerotek offers weekly pay, employee benefits including medical, dental & vision, life insurance, health advocacy and employee assistance programs, a 401(k) plan, and employee discounts. The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regards to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.