Shift Material Handler - Full and Part Time Positions

Job Title: Material Handler

The Material Handler supports production by accurately picking and delivering parts from the warehouse to the production floor. You move primarily on foot throughout a large, clean manufacturing warehouse, using carts, pallet jacks, and other material handling equipment to ensure the production team receives the right parts at the right time. This role plays a key part in keeping assembly lines running smoothly and efficiently.

Pick parts from the warehouse according to production orders and deliver them to the production floor.

Use carts to navigate the shop floor while picking orders and organizing products for efficient transport.

Assist the receiving team by checking incoming materials and replenishing parts inventory as needed.

Operate a pallet jack to move materials safely and efficiently throughout the warehouse.

Walk up to approximately 5 miles or 10,000 steps per day while locating and retrieving parts.

Learn and complete training to become certified on a stand-up forklift, as needed for operations.

Read and follow written work reports and pick lists to accurately pull and stage materials.

Maintain a clean, organized, and safe work area in a manufacturing warehouse environment.

Work effectively in a fast-paced setting while standing for most of the shift in required safety footwear.

Collaborate with warehouse, receiving, and production teams to support continuous assembly operations.

Minimum of 6+ months of warehouse experience.

Material handling and order picking experience.

Ability to read and write work reports to accurately pick and pull parts.

Experience using pallet jacks to move materials.

Willingness to learn and become certified on a stand-up forklift.

Experience with stocking, shipping, or order picking in a warehouse or similar environment.

Any prior forklift experience is preferred.

Experience working in a manufacturing setting is preferred.

Experience with packaging and general warehouse stocking is beneficial.

Familiarity with material handling tools such as order pickers and tuggers is an advantage.

You join a clean, modern manufacturing operation that invests in your growth and long-term success. Tuition reimbursement supports your professional and educational development, and once hired on directly, you receive strong full-time benefits. You work in a stable, established company with multiple facilities and a culture that values safety, cleanliness, and internal promotion.

You work in a very clean, large manufacturing warehouse environment, including enclosed areas within a multi-building campus. The facility operates as a production and manufacturing setting with significant floor space, requiring frequent walking and movement throughout the day. You use carts, pallet jacks, and stand-up forklifts (once trained and certified) to move materials. The pace is fast, with continuous production activity, and you spend most of your shift on your feet while wearing steel-toe footwear and appropriate safety gear. The environment emphasizes organization, cleanliness, and safe material handling practices in a large-scale industrial operation.

This is a Contract to Hire position based out of Anoka, MN.

If eligible, the benefits available for this temporary role may include the following:

• Medical, dental & vision
• 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
• Application Deadline

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. 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.

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.