Warehouse Associate

Job Description

Job Description

Job Title: Warehouse Selector

Job Description

This role supports a busy distribution center by accurately picking, packing, and loading customer orders onto delivery trucks using a variety of material handling equipment. You will work on a small, collaborative team, ensuring products are handled safely, inventory is accurate, and orders are prepared on time while following all safety and operational procedures.

Responsibilities

• Read customer orders, work orders, or shipping orders to determine items that need to be picked and loaded for customers.
• Assemble customer orders from stock and place them on pallets in the correct sequence for loading onto delivery trucks, using scanners and related technology.
• Load products onto trucks in a predetermined order to support efficient delivery and unloading.
• Inspect products during picking and loading to ensure they are not damaged and are positioned to allow easy sorting and selection upon delivery.
• Perform equipment inspections at the beginning of every shift and accurately complete required log sheets.
• Operate order pickers, pallet jacks, dollies, hand trucks, and related equipment to move, stage, and load materials safely.
• Use RF scanners to locate, verify, and track inventory and orders.
• Assist with unloading incoming materials and organizing inventory in the distribution center.
• Clean and organize the distribution center and ensure all necessary equipment is plugged into charging stations at the end of every shift.
• Follow OSHA and company safety standards at all times and promptly report any safety concerns or violations to your supervisor.
• Maintain required productivity and accuracy levels while meeting stringent deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
• Perform general labor and material handling tasks as needed to support overall warehouse operations.
• Carry out other duties as assigned to support the efficient operation of the distribution center.

Essential Skills

• Experience with warehouse loading, unloading, and general labor in a distribution or similar environment.
• Proficiency in order picking and packing customer orders accurately and efficiently.
• Ability to use RF scanners and related technology to locate, verify, and track inventory and orders.
• Hands-on experience operating pallet jacks, including electric pallet jacks, for material handling.
• Experience with sit-down forklifts and other powered industrial trucks, or the ability to learn these quickly in a warehouse setting.
• Capability to handle repetitive, physically demanding work, including frequent lifting and moving of 50 pounds or more.
• Ability to stand, walk, reach with hands and arms, and use hands to handle, feel, sort, and load products throughout the shift.
• Willingness and ability to work second shift hours with varying end times.
• Comfort working in a secured distribution center environment with moderate to high noise levels.
• Willingness to complete and pass required drug and background checks, with waivers in place as applicable.

Additional Skills & Qualifications

• Experience using stock pickers, high lifts, order pickers, two-wheelers, wrapping machines, dollies, and carts in a warehouse or distribution center.
• background in packaging and material handling, including wrapping and securing loads on pallets.
• Familiarity with OSHA and general warehouse safety standards and procedures.
• Ability to maintain focus and accuracy while meeting productivity expectations and tight deadlines.
• Strong attention to detail when reading orders, inspecting products, and completing equipment logs.
• Effective communication skills to coordinate with team members and supervisors in a fast-paced environment.
• Capability to perform occasional tasks such as sitting, climbing, balancing, stooping, kneeling, crouching, or crawling as needed.
• Ability to read a computer monitor, write for short periods, and sort and file documents when required.
• Specific vision abilities including close vision, color vision, and the ability to adjust focus to handle detailed tasks safely.

Why Work Here?

You will join a small, close-knit team where collaboration and mutual support are part of daily operations. The organization encourages growth and cross-training, giving you the opportunity to learn new skills, expand your responsibilities, and advance over time. With a long-standing history dating back to 1913, the company offers a stable and established environment where you can build a long-term career.

Work Environment

Work takes place in a secured distribution center with moderate to high noise levels and a fast-paced, deadline-driven atmosphere. The role involves repetitive and physically demanding tasks, including regularly standing, walking, reaching, and using hands to handle, sort, and load products. You will frequently lift and move items weighing 50 pounds or more and may occasionally sit, climb, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The position requires the use of various equipment such as stock pickers, pallet jacks (including electric pallet jacks), two-wheelers, wrapping machines, dollies, carts, high lifts, order pickers, and sit-down forklifts. You will use RF scanners and computer-based tools to manage orders and inventory. Work is performed primarily on second shift with varying end times, and team sizes typically range from 5 to 10 people, creating a collaborative and supportive environment where employees are expected to maintain both productivity and accuracy.

This is a Contract to Hire position based out of Cheektowaga, NY.

The pay range for this position is $18.00 - $18.00/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)

This is a fully onsite position in Cheektowaga,NY.

This position is anticipated to close on Sep 5, 2026.

Aerotek® 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.

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.

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 meet 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 in solving 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.

Company Description

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 meet 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 in solving 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.