Shipping Associate

Job Title: Shipping Associate $20 an hour
Job Description
This role supports a busy ink distribution operation by handling all aspects of shipping, packing, and material movement within a warehouse environment. You will unload incoming trailers, accurately pick and pack customer orders, prepare shipments using carrier and internal software, and operate warehouse equipment to ensure products are handled safely and efficiently.
Responsibilities

• Unload 53-foot trailer trucks containing drums of ink, including handling approximately 23 trailers per day during peak periods.
• Pick and pack customer orders accurately using pick tickets and RF scanners.
• Read and interpret pick tickets to ensure correct items, quantities, and destinations for each order.
• Pack boxes securely for shipment, ensuring products are protected and properly labeled.
• Create and process UPS and FedEx shipping labels using carrier systems and internal software.
• Use shrink wrappers and palletizers to prepare pallets for outbound shipments.
• Ship products using warehouse software and ERP systems to record, track, and complete orders.
• Push, pull, and maneuver drums weighing up to 75 pounds in a safe and controlled manner.
• Operate a sit-down forklift to move materials throughout the warehouse, including loading and unloading pallets.
• Assist with inventory control activities, including counting, organizing, and tracking stock.
• Support general shipping and receiving functions, including verifying incoming materials and preparing outgoing shipments.
• Maintain a clean and organized work area to support safety, efficiency, and product integrity.
• Collaborate with a small onsite team to meet daily shipping targets and respond to peak workload demands.
• Flexibly adjust to workload needs by coming in early or staying later when required.

Essential Skills

• Minimum of 3 years of experience in shipping and picking/packing roles.
• Proficiency using RF scanners for picking and inventory tasks.
• Ability to read and work from pick tickets with strong attention to detail.
• Comfort working with computers, including basic use of ERP or warehouse management systems.
• Experience creating shipping labels and processing shipments with UPS and FedEx.
• Hands-on experience with shipping and receiving operations in a warehouse environment.
• Capability to push and pull drums weighing up to 75 pounds safely and repeatedly.
• Skill in operating a sit-down forklift to move materials around the warehouse.
• Knowledge of material handling practices to ensure safe and efficient movement of products.
• Experience with inventory control, including tracking, counting, and organizing stock.

Additional Skills & Qualifications

• Experience using shrink wrappers and palletizers to prepare pallets for shipment.
• Background working in an ink distribution or similar industrial product environment.
• Strong organizational skills to manage multiple orders and shipping deadlines.
• Ability to work effectively in a small team setting and support colleagues during peak periods.
• Reliable work habits and flexibility to adjust start and end times based on workload.
• Comfort working in a non-climate-controlled warehouse setting.

Why Work Here?
Employees enjoy access to solid benefits upon permanent hire and the support of a close-knit team in a smaller warehouse environment. The setting fosters strong morale, collaboration, and a sense of shared responsibility, offering a stable role with the opportunity to grow skills in shipping, inventory, and material handling.
Work Environment
The role is based in a clean, non-climate-controlled warehouse with a small onsite team of approximately 34 people. You will work around material handling equipment such as sit-down forklifts, shrink wrappers, and palletizers, as well as RF scanners and computer-based ERP and shipping systems. Standard hours are 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., with the expectation of occasional early starts or later finishes when needed to meet operational demands.
Job Type & Location
This is a Contract to Hire position based out of Grapevine, TX.
Pay and Benefits
The pay range for this position is $19.00 - $20.00/hr.
Individual compensation offered for this position within this range will depend on many factors, including qualifications, skills, relevant experience, job knowledge, geographic location, internal equity, and other pertinent job-related factors.
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)
Job Type & Location
This is a Contract to Hire position based out of Grapevine, TX.
Application Deadline
This position is anticipated to close on Oct 28, 2026.
Workplace Type
This is a fully onsite position in Grapevine,TX.

About Aerotek

Aerotek\u00AE Inc. provides staffing and services solutions in manufacturing, logistics, construction, aviation, facilities and maintenance. We provide the expertise, solutions and people required to rise to the challenges of North American industry. Headquartered in Hanover, Md., Aerotek operates a unified network of over 200 offices across North America, supporting more than 18,000 clients each year. Aerotek is an Allegis Group company, the global leader in workforce and business solutions. To learn more, visit: Aerotek.com | 1-888-AEROTEK.


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.

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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.

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