**Job Title: Material Handler** **Job Description** As a Material Handler, you will be responsible for accurately picking and packing orders for shipment, ensuring all items are correctly labeled and packaged. You will receive and inspect incoming inventory, verify quantities and quality, and update inventory records. Additionally, you will operate forklifts safely to move, stack, and organize products within the warehouse. Maintaining accurate inventory records, conducting regular cycle counts, and assisting in inventory audits are key components of this role. You will process orders efficiently, ensuring timely and accurate fulfillment, while communicating effectively with team members and supervisors to ensure smooth operations and address any issues promptly. The ability to work efficiently in a fast-paced environment while meeting productivity and quality standards is crucial. **Responsibilities** + Accurately pick and pack orders for shipment, ensuring all items are correctly labeled and packaged. + Receive and inspect incoming inventory, verify quantities and quality, and update inventory records. + Operate forklifts safely to move, stack, and organize products within the warehouse. + Maintain accurate inventory records, conduct regular cycle counts, and assist in inventory audits. + Process orders efficiently, ensuring timely and accurate fulfillment. + Communicate effectively with team members and supervisors to ensure smooth operations and address any issues promptly. + Work efficiently in a fast-paced environment, meeting productivity and quality standards. **Essential Skills** + Experience in loading, inventory management, and material handling. + Proficiency in operating sit down/stand up forklifts. + Experience in picking and packing orders. + Ability to lift 50 lbs. + Experience in unloading and using RF scanners. + Strong communication and people skills. **Additional Skills & Qualifications** + 1+ years of warehouse experience working in a fast-paced environment with high attention to detail. **Why Work Here?** Join a company committed to continuous warehouse improvements, upgrading new systems, and software to assist in inventory and cycle counts. Benefit from forklift training and continuous learning and development opportunities. **Work Environment** The work environment is a warehouse setting, currently undergoing system upgrades and creating efficiencies within the warehouse. **Job Type & Location** This is a Contract to Hire position based out of Elk Grove Village, Illinois. **Pay and Benefits** The pay range for this position is $18.00 - $19.00/hr. Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to specific elections, plan, or program terms. If eligible, the benefits available for this temporary role may include the following: • Medical, dental & vision • Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital • 401(k) Retirement Plan – Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available • Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents) • Short and long-term disability • Health Spending Account (HSA) • Transportation benefits • Employee Assistance Program • Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave) **Workplace Type** This is a fully onsite position in Elk Grove Village,IL. **Application Deadline** This position is anticipated to close on Feb 24, 2025. **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.