**Job Title: Materials Associate** **Job Description** Join a leading defense technology company as a Materials Associate, where your role is integral to transforming military capabilities with advanced technology. Working in Santa Ana and Costa Mesa, CA, you will be part of a team dedicated to innovating how military systems are designed and built. This day shift position offers a significant amount of overtime, providing the opportunity for enhanced earnings. **Responsibilities** + Process shipping and receiving at the Santa Ana and Costa Mesa locations as needed. + Prepare finished stock for shipment by identifying, pulling, packing, crating, labeling, loading, and securing product. + Ensure material movement across sites is accurately transacted for each move. + Pull orders from inventory, deliver production materials and supplies, and stage finished product for final distribution. + Complete cycle counts and conduct all warehouse activities with inventory accuracy as a top priority. + Maintain inventory by identifying, labeling, and keeping materials and supplies in stock, recording location of inventory, and reporting shortages. + Operate forklifts, pallet jacks, and other machinery to move items, or signal machine operators to move materials onto and off trucks and loading docks. + Expedite flow of material, parts, and assemblies within or between departments in accordance with production schedules. **Essential Skills** + 2+ years as a warehouse associate or equivalent role. + 2+ years experience with Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems and/or other warehouse management and inventory control tooling. + Familiarity with inventory management including Lot, Serial, and Batch tracking at high mix, high production volumes. + Excellent customer service skills and ability to prioritize tasks efficiently. + Forklift and pallet jack experience. + Must be eligible to obtain and maintain a U.S. Top Secret clearance. **Additional Skills & Qualifications** + Familiarity with Microsoft Office or equivalent office management tooling. + Valid driver’s license. **Why Work Here?** Be part of a rapidly growing company that values top performers and provides opportunities to support innovative projects like the Roadrunner assembly. Enjoy a dynamic and supportive environment that encourages growth and development. **Work Environment** Work in a clean and expansive environment with a company that is growing and expanding, backed by new funding for facility development. The position involves a day shift from 7am to 5pm with the potential for overtime. **Job Type & Location** This is a Contract to Hire position based out of Costa Mesa, California. **Pay and Benefits** The pay range for this position is $24.00 - $25.00/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 Costa Mesa,CA. **Application Deadline** This position is anticipated to close on Aug 22, 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.