Material Handler

Job Title: Material Handler

Company: Contec Americas Inc.
Location: Melbourne, Florida

Employment Type: Temporary to Direct
Compensation: $14- $20/ hour (depending on level of experience)
Schedule: 7:00am- 4:00pm, 7:30am- 4:30pm, or 8:00am- 5:00pm

About the Opportunity:

This role is responsible for safely and efficiently handling and moving materials throughout the warehouse. This may include receiving, storing, and distributing materials and products, as well as preparing and packing products for shipment. The Material Handler utilizes material handling equipment, including hand trucks, forklifts, step stools, stairs and ladders, to access inventory, maintains production cells material 2-bins, and maintains material-handling equipment by completing pre-use inspections and making operator repairs. 

Why You'll Love Working Here:

• Supportive, team-driven culture that values collaboration, transparency, and accountability 
• Opportunity to grow your career with a global workforce solutions leader serving multiple industries 
• People-first environment that encourages employees to bring their authentic selves to work 
• Strong focus on partnership, innovation, and delivering meaningful results for clients and candidates 

Why This Opportunity is Exciting:

This role offers the chance to join a company that prioritizes both people and performance-where your contributions directly impact client success while giving you room to grow and develop professionally. 

About Acara Solutions

Acara is a premier recruiting and workforce solutions provider-we help companies compete for talent. With a legacy of experience in various industries worldwide, we partner with clients, listen to their needs, and customize visionary talent solutions that drive desired business outcomes. We leverage decades of experience to deliver contingent staffing, direct placement, executive search, and workforce services worldwide.

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What You'll Do:

Receiving Operations:

• Receives incoming shipments and compares identifying information and counts, weighs, or measures items against bills of landing, invoices, purchase orders or other records. 
• Visually examines incoming shipments, rejects damaged items, records shortages and corresponds with the shipper to rectify damages and shortages. 
• Routes items to departments and personnel as needed. 
• Records location of inventory and places materials and supplies in stock. 
• Maintains inventory accuracy and monitors inventory levels.

Kitting Operations: 

• Pulls materials and supplies from inventory and verifies materials and supplies listed on production orders. 
• Assembles and packages components according to production schedule and customer requirements. 
• Completes kitting for production orders by assembling materials and supplies to match customer orders or production work orders. 
• Maintains kitting accuracy and monitors kitting levels.  

Shipping Operations: 

• Prepares finished stock for shipment by identifying, pulling, packing, crating, loading, and securing product. 
• Examines outgoing shipments to ensure shipments meet special shipping instructions and Sales Order notes. 
• Assembles wooden or cardboard containers or selects pre-assembled containers. 
• Nails covers on wooden crates, binds containers with metal tape and/or plastic pallet wrap as needed. 
• Routes items to departments and personnel as needed.

Job Requirements

Required Skills / Qualifications:

• High School Diploma or general education degree (GED).
• One to three months minimum related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience. 

Preferred Skills / Qualifications:

• Forklift Certification
• Experience with SAP
• Strong abilities in Language, Math, Computer Skills, and Reasoning
• Ability to lift 50 pounds regularly, and 100 pounds occasionally 

Aleron companies (Acara Solutions, Aleron Shared Resources, Broadleaf Results, Lume Strategies, TalentRise, Viaduct) are an Equal Opportunity Employer. Race/Color/Gender/Religion/National Origin/Disability/Veteran.

Applicants for this position must be legally authorized to work in the United States. This position does not meet the employment requirements for individuals with F-1 OPT STEM work authorization status.