**Job Title: Material Handler Associate** **Job Description** The Material Handler Associate is responsible for packaging products by skid, crate, or box for shipment, processing routine shipping paperwork, and maintaining a clean and safe working environment. The role supports assembly with repackaging, kitting, and staging of materials, and safely disposes of various packaging materials. Additionally, the associate will work with SAP to update storage bin information, identify and locate materials, and complete routine inspections of material handling equipment. **Responsibilities** + Package products by skid, crate, or box for shipment and process routine shipping paperwork. + Maintain a clean and safe working environment by properly and promptly disposing of and storing materials. + Support assembly with repackaging, kitting, and staging of materials. + Safely remove and dispose of wood, plastic, metal, and other packaging materials according to standard procedures. + Work with SAP to update storage bin information and identify and locate materials. + Complete routine inspections of material handling equipment. + Operate a turret truck forklift and sit-down forklift to move picked orders from racks to shipping. + Unload and load trucks each day using a forklift. + Take scrap bins to the unloading area and transfer materials into the dumpster. + Visually inspect parts and move them to the receiving parts staging area. + Operate forklift trucks and/or cranes to move materials into and out of assembly work areas. **Essential Skills** + Material handling experience + Shipping and receiving experience + Warehouse distribution knowledge + Packaging and inventory control + Order picking and unloading + Experience with shipping systems and forklift operation + Previous sit-down or stand-up forklift experience + Comfortable with heights and operating very-narrow aisle forklifts (stand-up turret trucks) + Experience with RF scanners, bills of lading, UPS Worldship, and stand-up reach and lift **Additional Skills & Qualifications** + Previous shipping/receiving experience + Experience operating a turret truck forklift + Knowledge of bills of lading and inventory paperwork **Why Work Here?** Our team-oriented culture ensures that you are set up for success from the first day. Enjoy paid breaks and a clean, modern facility that is well-lit and climate-controlled. We value safety and have a record of being one of the safest facilities in our industry. We provide flexibility and support as long as effort is put in, making it a great place to grow your career. **Work Environment** This is a modern and clean facility that follows 5S principles (sort, set-in-order, shine, standardize, sustain). The entire facility is well-lit, climate-controlled, and well-organized by departments with spacious aisles. The facility includes departments such as NEW PRODUCTION, WIND SERVICE, INDUSTRIAL, and LOGISTICS. Contractors are provided with a company shirt but should wear jeans/pants suitable for a clean yet potentially dirty environment. Safety is a top priority, with mandatory safety glasses and steel toe shoes required onsite. The facility has a strong safety record, having gone years without a lost time injury. **Job Type & Location** This is a Contract to Hire position based out of Elgin, Illinois. **Pay and Benefits** The pay range for this position is $20.90 - $20.90 • 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 Elgin,IL. **Application Deadline** This position will be accepting applications until Jan 14, 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.