Warehouse Associate

Job Title: Warehouse Associate Job Description

The Warehouse Associate plays a key role in the efficient flow of goods through the facility by receiving, unpacking, verifying, and moving products into designated storage areas. This position ensures that inventory is properly handled, organized, and prepared for shipment, while maintaining a clean, safe, and orderly warehouse environment.

Responsibilities

• Receive incoming goods and materials, unpack shipments, and verify quantities and product accuracy against documentation.

• Move products into appropriate storage areas by cutting string, breaking down products, removing all items from the floor, and leveling product in assigned slots.

• Identify and separate damaged products, ensuring proper documentation and handling according to company procedures.

• Assemble customer orders from stock, accurately pick items, and place orders on pallets or shelves for staging and shipment.

• Relocate completed orders to designated holding areas for the shipping department to process.

• Perform loading and unloading of materials from trucks or other delivery vehicles using appropriate equipment.

• Handle general warehouse duties including packaging, materials handling, picking, and packing to support production and order fulfillment.

• Use an electric pallet jack to safely move pallets and materials throughout the warehouse; operate reach trucks and forklifts if qualified.

• Maintain strong attention to quality and detail when handling, labeling, and organizing products.

• Use computers occasionally to process invoices, enter orders, or update inventory information as required.

• Support a clean, organized, and safe warehouse environment by following all safety guidelines and reporting any hazards.

• Collaborate with team members and communicate clearly to ensure efficient workflow and timely order completion.

Essential Skills

• At least 2 years of experience operating an electric pallet jack in a warehouse or similar environment.

• Experience with loading and unloading, shipping and receiving, and general warehouse operations.

• Ability to identify damaged products and follow proper handling procedures.

• Strong attention to quality and detail in all aspects of product handling and order assembly.

• Good written and verbal communication skills for interacting with team members and documenting work.

• Ability to occasionally use computers for processing invoices, entering orders, or updating records.

• Capability to frequently sit, walk, and stand, and to use hands to handle, grasp, and twist objects.

• Ability to frequently crouch, kneel, bend, stoop, twist, and reach with hands and arms as part of daily tasks.

• Physical ability to lift up to 50 pounds on a regular basis.

• Reliability and flexibility to work weekends, holidays, day and night hours, and overtime as needed.

• Ability to work 810 hour shifts in a production warehouse environment with moderate noise and changing temperatures.

Additional Skills & Qualifications

• Experience operating a forklift and/or reach truck is a plus but not required.

• GED, high school diploma, or equivalent education required.

• Technical degree is preferred but not mandatory.

• Background in packaging, general labor, production, materials handling, picking, and packing is beneficial.

• Comfort working in a fast-paced warehouse environment with shifting priorities.

• Demonstrated ability to work both independently and as part of a team.

Why Work Here?

Join a family-oriented organization that values long-term relationships and invests in its employees. You will have the opportunity to grow into a direct hire role with a competitive compensation structure and an excellent benefits package. The company focuses on quality, stability, and providing a supportive environment where dedicated team members can build a lasting career.

Work Environment

This role is based in a production warehouse environment on 2nd shift, typically starting at 3:30 p.m. and working until the shift is complete, Monday through Sunday. The position requires the ability to work 810 hour shifts, including weekends, holidays, and overtime as assigned. Employees frequently sit, walk, and stand, and regularly use their hands to handle, grasp, and twist objects. The job involves frequent crouching, kneeling, bending, stooping, twisting, and reaching with hands and arms, as well as lifting up to 50 pounds. The work setting has a moderate noise level and may involve exposure to changing temperatures. Equipment used includes electric pallet jacks and, for qualified individuals, reach trucks and forklifts, along with standard warehouse tools and computer systems for processing invoices and orders.

Job Type & Location

This is a Contract to Hire position based out of Jessup, MD.

Pay and Benefits

The pay range for this position is $17.00 - $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 Jessup, MD.

Application Deadline

This position is anticipated to close on Nov 12, 2026.

Workplace Type

This is a fully onsite position in Jessup,MD.

About Aerotek

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.