Material Handler - Now Hiring
AerotekMaterial Handler
Job Description
The Material Handler plays a key role in a fast-paced, safety-focused warehouse and data center environment by accurately handling, moving, and tracking materials and high-value server equipment. This position is responsible for picking and preparing customer orders, maintaining inventory control and records, and supporting smooth shipping and receiving operation
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s while upholding housekeeping and organizational standards.
Responsibilities
• Pick parts according to customer orders and place items in designated work areas in a traditional warehousing environment.
• Read and interpret customer orders, work orders, shipping orders, and related documents to determine items to be gathered, distributed, and shipped.
• Initiate and maintain ongoing open communication with customers, third-party vendors, and internal departments to verify and escalate service orders as needed.
• Move items from bulk containers, racks, shelves, or bins according to predetermined sequences such as size, type, style, color, or product code.
• Assist in counting and accurately tracking materials or items received or distributed, including physical inventory counts.
• Maintain inventory control by ensuring materials are correctly labeled, stored, and recorded.
• Maintain accurate records of receipts, shipments, and material movements.
• Ensure accurate and timely shipments and receipts to meet production goals and service expectations.
• Respond to and resolve inquiries related to receipts, tasks, and inventory status.
• Unload, depalletize, and transport server racks to designated locations such as roll racks.
• Receive, check, and book deliveries into the system to ensure accurate documentation and inventory updates.
• Perform picking and dispatching activities to support order fulfillment and outbound logistics.
• Unbox and re-box items as required for processing, storage, or shipment.
• Provide assistance with receipt and task queries to support operational clarity and issue resolution.
• Organize the facility, warehouse, and work areas for orderliness at all times, following 5S and housekeeping standards.
• Work the scheduled hours required to meet production goals and key performance indicators, with flexibility based on business needs.
• Perform other duties as assigned to support overall warehouse and data center operations.
Essential Skills
• Proven experience in material handling within a warehouse or similar environment.
• Hands-on experience with packing and packaging of various items.
• General labor experience, including lifting, moving, and organizing materials.
• Ability to use RF scanners for picking, inventory tracking, and verification.
• Proficiency operating a sit-down forklift for safe movement of pallets and equipment.
• Experience using pallet jacks to transport materials within the facility.
• Experience in loading and unloading trucks or containers.
• Experience with shipping and receiving processes, including checking deliveries and preparing outbound shipments.
• Ability to accurately pick orders and handle materials according to customer and work order requirements.
• Strong attention to detail to maintain accurate records and inventory control.
• Ability to read and interpret orders, shipping documents, and related paperwork.
• Capability to work in a fast-paced environment while meeting production goals and key performance indicators.
• Commitment to following safety procedures and handling high-value equipment with care.
Additional Skills & Qualifications
• Experience working in a large warehouse or data center environment is beneficial.
• Familiarity with 5S principles and housekeeping standards in industrial or logistics settings.
• Comfort with significant walking throughout the shift.
• Ability to communicate clearly with customers, vendors, and internal teams.
• Flexibility to adapt to fluctuating schedules based on business needs.
• Basic computer or handheld device skills for booki