**Job Title: Material Handler Associate** **Job Description** As a Material Handler Associate, you will be responsible for preparing products for shipment by skid, crate, or box, and processing standard shipping paperwork. You will ensure a clean and safe working environment, support assembly with repackaging, kitting, and staging of materials, and safely dispose of various packaging materials. Additionally, you will work with SAP to update storage bin information and complete routine inspections of material handling equipment. **Responsibilities** + Prepare products for shipment by skid, crate, or box and process routine shipping paperwork. + Maintain a clean and safe working environment by properly and timely disposing and storing materials. + Support assembly with repackaging, kitting, and staging of materials. + Safely remove and dispose of wood, plastic, metal, and other packaging materials. + 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 a sit-down forklift to move picked orders and transfer materials into dumpsters. + Unload and load trucks via forklift each day, ensuring procedures are followed. + Visually inspect parts and move them to receiving parts staging. + Operate forklift trucks and/or cranes to move materials into and out of assembly work areas. **Essential Skills** + Material handling + Shipping & receiving + Warehouse distribution + Packaging + Inventory control + Order picking + Unloading + Production + Forklift operation (turret truck, sit-down forklift) + RF scanner + Bill of lading + UPS WorldShip **Additional Skills & Qualifications** + Previous shipping/receiving experience + Experience operating a turret truck forklift + Comfortable with heights (using very-narrow aisle forklifts) + Previous sit-down or stand-up forklift experience + Familiarity with inventory management and bill of lading processes **Why Work Here?** Our company boasts an average employee tenure of 10-15 years, with very low turnover. We offer paid breaks, ensuring you earn more than your base hourly rate. We prioritize safety, having gone several years without a lost-time injury, and we foster a team-oriented culture where your effort is recognized and valued. We also provide flexibility to accommodate occasional mistakes or attendance issues, ensuring a supportive work environment. **Work Environment** Our modern and clean facility is organized by departments and adheres to 5S principles (sort, set-in-order, shine, standardize, sustain). It is well-lit, climate-controlled, and spacious. Contractors receive a company shirt but should wear durable jeans/pants. Safety is a top priority; all candidates must wear safety glasses and steel-toe shoes. The facility is renowned for its safety record and offers a supportive, team-oriented culture. **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/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 Elgin,IL. **Application Deadline** This position is anticipated to close on Feb 17, 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.