**Job Title: Shipping and Receiving Lead** Job Description As a Shipping and Receiving Lead, you will play a crucial role in overseeing the logistics and coordination of our shipping and receiving operations. You will be responsible for ensuring the smooth flow of materials and merchandise, utilizing your skills in inventory management, logistics, and customer communication. Responsibilities + Oversee shipping and receiving activities, ensuring materials and merchandise are unloaded from incoming vehicles and stacked in assigned places. + Locate and move stock of products to pallets or crates for storage or shipment. + Identify damages, report shortages, or quality deficiencies. + Utilize RF scanners and inventory systems, performing a significant amount of computer work. + Operate sit-down forklifts and overhead cranes as needed. + Use Excel for data entry regarding shipments and raw materials. + Perform quality checks, logging information accurately. + Train team members on forklift operations. + Coordinate incoming and outgoing truck schedules. + Communicate with customers regarding outgoing shipments. Essential Skills + Proficiency in forklift operation, inventory management, and warehouse operations. + Strong computer skills, including data entry and Microsoft Excel. + Experience in material handling, logistics, and inventory control. + Ability to operate shipping and freight management software. + Excellent customer service skills. Additional Skills & Qualifications + Experience in freight and order pulling. + Strong skills in dispatch and production coordination. Why Work Here? Join our team at a time of significant growth and transformation. We are investing in new equipment and improving processes, aiming to double our operations in the next three years. Enjoy a standard 50-hour work week with opportunities for overtime, and be part of a forward-thinking company focused on innovation and efficiency. Work Environment Work during the 1st shift, with hours from 7:30 AM to 4:00 PM or 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM. Join a team that values continuous improvement and process enhancement in a dynamic warehouse setting. Job Type & Location This is a Contract to Hire position based out of Des Moines, Iowa. **Pay and Benefits** The pay range for this position is $28.58 - $28.58/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 Des Moines,IA. **Application Deadline** This position is anticipated to close on Sep 30, 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.