**Job Title: Warehouse Associate** **Job Description** As a Warehouse Associate, you will operate work equipment, power tools, and specialized instruments used in plant operations. You will maintain effective communication with your team and management to ensure timely completion of tasks in compliance with established practices. Your role involves establishing and maintaining good working relationships with both internal and external customers. You will contribute to the training of team members and be flexible to work in various areas of operations as needed to support team assets. Maintaining cleanliness and the general appearance of facilities and surrounding work areas is also a key aspect of your role. You should be able to identify work priorities, meet deadlines, and function with minimal supervision. You will assist in troubleshooting and repairing problems, which may involve heavy lifting and working in confined spaces. You will be accountable for the assembly quality and consistency, as well as the final quality of the finished product. **Responsibilities** + Operate work equipment, power tools, and specialized instruments used in plant operations. + Maintain communication with team and management to ensure work is completed on schedule. + Establish and maintain good working relationships with internal and external customers. + Participate in the training of team members. + Maintain cleanliness and general appearance of facilities and work areas. + Identify work priorities, meet deadlines, and function with little or no supervision. + Assist in troubleshooting and repairing problems, which may involve heavy lifting. + Ensure assembly quality and consistency, and final quality of finished product. **Essential Skills** + Inventory control + Production + Use of hand tools + Inventory management + Picking and packing + General labor + Packaging + Material handling + RF scanner operation + Loading and unloading + Order picking + Pallet jack operation **Additional Skills & Qualifications** + Effective oral and written communication skills + Effective problem-solving skills + Ability to lift a minimum of 50 lbs + Ability to work well with others + Attention to detail **Why Work Here?** Enjoy a welcoming environment with benefits like a $3,000 sign-on bonus and profit sharing. First-shift contractors receive a $500 gift card for products upon hiring, and second-shift contractors receive a $750 gift card. The company is flexible, allowing employees to transition to different areas if desired. Listening to music with one earbud is permitted, fostering a pleasant work atmosphere. **Work Environment** The work environment can be hot during the summer, but large industrial fans help maintain cooler temperatures. With molding machines operating, the environment can be loud. **Job Type & Location** This is a Contract position based out of Maple Lake, MN. **Pay and Benefits** The pay range for this position is $17.00 - $20.00/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 Maple Lake,MN. **Application Deadline** This position is anticipated to close on Jan 5, 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.