Material Handler
Aerotek
**Material Handler**
**Job Description**
The material handler is responsible for a variety of shipping, receiving, and inventory tasks. You will prepare items for shipment while ensuring cost-effective courier services. This role involves leading the work of shipping and receiving personnel performing related tasks, maintaining records of materials in inventory and on order, monitoring reorder points, and initiating actions to replenish stock. Additionally, you will reconcile discrepancies in inventories and notify supervisors of irregularities.
**Responsibilities**
+ Read and understand drawings and blueprints.
+ Operate Industrial Band Saws, Forklifts, and other machinery with minimal assistance.
+ Assist Engineers, Buyers, and Planners with material planning and substitutions.
+ Understand and follow verbal and written communications in English.
+ Assist Raw Material Lead with other assigned duties.
**Essential Skills**
+ Proficient computer skills, including Internet Explorer, Word, and Excel.
+ Effective communication skills.
+ Ability to take direction from Lead, Supervisor, or Manager.
+ Strong organizational skills.
+ Ability to communicate and follow instructions in English, both verbally and in writing.
**Additional Skills & Qualifications**
+ Experience with precision measuring equipment and industrial power tools, preferred but not required.
+ Familiarity with warehouse operations, grinding, material handling, production, inventory, and pallet jack usage.
+ Job stability and attendance are very important.
**Why Work Here?**
Employees are eligible for a quarterly bonus based on the company's performance. Enjoy 120 hours of paid time off annually along with 10 paid holidays. Participate in comprehensive medical, dental, vision, and basic life insurance plans for yourself and your family. Additionally, enroll in the company’s 401(k) plan.
**Work Environment**
Work in a clean and organized aerospace machine shop with a training schedule from Monday through Friday, 7am to 3:30pm. Optional overtime is available if desired.
**Job Type & Location**
This is a Contract to Hire position based out of Tukwila, Washington.
**Pay and Benefits**
The pay range for this position is $22.00 - $22.00/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 Tukwila,WA.
**Application Deadline**
This position is anticipated to close on Aug 29, 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.
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