Parts Clerk

Job Title: Warehouse Forklift Operator

Job Description

This role focuses on safely unloading trucks, handling and tagging parts, maintaining accurate inventory, and keeping the warehouse organized and clean in a 24/7 industrial environment. You will use various types of forklifts and material handling equipment to move parts, support internal requisitioners, and assist with equipment returns and shipments.

Responsibilities

• Unload trucks using a forklift and handle all incoming parts, excluding chemical deliveries.
• Notify and coordinate with the chemist when chemical deliveries are pending.
• Open incoming boxes, verify packing slips against delivered items, and ensure all shipments are correct.
• Issue parts directly to requisitioners when items are not designated as inventory-tagged.
• Tag all parts accurately and place them in the correct maintenance locations using tags printed from daily receiving reports.
• Assist employees in locating and retrieving parts from the warehouse.
• Perform daily physical inventory checks on all items removed from stock to help prevent unnecessary reorders, coordinating adjustments with purchasing as needed.
• Keep the warehouse organized, orderly, and clean at all times.
• Maintain cleanliness and organization in the East Bay area where parts arrive.
• Conduct physical inventory counts on problem locations several times per week to resolve discrepancies.
• Assist with the return of rental equipment and help locate equipment as required.
• Load equipment being sent out for repair onto vendor trucks or freight carriers such as FedEx Freight using appropriate material handling equipment.

Essential Skills

• Proficiency operating forklifts, including reach trucks and propane-powered forklifts.
• Experience with material handling in a warehouse or industrial environment.
• Ability to perform warehouse inventory tasks, including tagging, stocking, and physical inventory counts.
• Capability to perform heavy lifting and manual handling of parts and equipment.
• Experience loading and unloading trucks safely and efficiently.
• Ability to follow packing slips and verify incoming shipments for accuracy.
• Strong organizational skills to keep warehouse and receiving areas clean and orderly.
• Comfort working in a 24/7 industrial setting with rotating or extended shifts.

Additional Skills & Qualifications

• Experience using clamp forklifts or similar specialized material handling equipment.
• Familiarity with rental equipment processes, including returns and tracking.
• Experience working with maintenance or parts departments in an industrial or manufacturing environment.
• Ability to collaborate with purchasing and other departments to resolve inventory discrepancies.
• Attention to detail when handling inventory tags and documentation.

Why Work Here?

You join a large, established organization that offers union eligibility after a 90-day probationary period, providing added job security and representation. The company offers a strong benefits package and promotes from within, creating real opportunities to advance your career across multiple divisions in the Staten Island area.

Work Environment

You work primarily in warehouse and receiving areas, including the East Bay where parts arrive, using forklifts, reach trucks, clamp forklifts, and other material handling equipment. The environment requires consistent attention to cleanliness and organization, and you must wear appropriate safety gear, including steel-toe boots, in accordance with safety policies.

This is a Contract position based out of Staten Island, NY.

The pay range for this position is $23.00 - $23.00/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)

This is a fully onsite position in Staten Island,NY.

This position is anticipated to close on May 26, 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.

San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance:
Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, for all positions located in the city and county of San Francisco, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

Massachusetts Lie Detector:
It is unlawful in Massachusetts to require or administer a lie detector test as a condition of employment or continued employment. An employer who violates this law shall be subject to criminal penalties and civil liability.

Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI):
We may use Artificial Intelligence (AI) to support parts of our hiring process, including sourcing, screening, and evaluating candidates. AI helps assess applications and qualifications, but final decisions are made by our hiring team. By applying, you acknowledge and agree that your application may be reviewed using AI tools.