**Job Title: Material Handler** **Job Description** The position involves packing, auditing, picking, and moving items across the dock and loading them. Experience with a sit-down forklift is required at a minimum. Experience with standup, reach, and cherry picker forklifts is preferred. Candidates should be comfortable operating equipment in this environment and willing to learn quickly to be trained on additional machinery. Comfort with heights is necessary, as the cherry picker reaches up to 28 feet. **Responsibilities** + Pack, audit, and pick items for movement across the dock. + Load and unload materials efficiently. + Operate a sit-down forklift and potentially other types of forklifts such as standup, reach, and cherry picker. + Ensure safety and accuracy in material handling tasks. + Adapt to manual and equipment-driven tasks. **Essential Skills** + Experience with forklift operation, especially sit-down forklifts. + Material handling proficiency. + Comfortable with heights and operating equipment at elevated levels. **Additional Skills & Qualifications** + 6 to 12 months of experience in material handling or related fields. + Experience with reach truck and wire-guided forklifts. **Why Work Here?** Enjoy a comprehensive benefits package, including safety boot and glasses reimbursement, tuition reimbursement, 6% 401(k) match, and life insurance coverage. Employees benefit from paid holidays, immediate access to PTO, and paid sick time. New employees receive 13 days of prorated PTO. Career growth opportunities are also available. **Work Environment** Work in a non-climate controlled distribution warehouse, where proper attire and safety gear are essential. The role involves operating various types of forklifts and handling materials in diverse conditions. **Job Type & Location** This is a Contract to Hire position based out of Northlake, TX. **Pay and Benefits** The pay range for this position is $19.25 - $19.75/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 Northlake,TX. **Application Deadline** This position is anticipated to close on Feb 7, 2026. **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.