Material Handler

**Job Title: Material Handler****Job Description**This role focuses on inventory control and shipping/receiving. You will be responsible for processing incoming orders, checking them into a basic inventory management system (Excel), and preparing orders for shipment. Throughout the day, you will receive orders via email, prepare them by printing necessary materials such as labels and shipping slips, and ensure packages are ready for shipment. You need to understand shipping schedules and ensure timely dispatch to customers. Approximately 10% of your day will involve forklift operation, and you will handle roughly 10-30 transactions daily.**Responsibilities**+ Process incoming orders and check them into an inventory management system (Excel).+ Receive orders via email and prepare them for shipment.+ Print necessary materials such as labels, barcodes, and shipping slips.+ Prepare packages and ensure they are ready for shipment.+ Understand shipping schedules and ensure timely dispatch to customers.+ Operate a forklift for approximately 10% of the day.+ Complete roughly 10-30 transactions daily.**Essential Skills**+ Ability to lift 20 pounds.+ Basic proficiency in Excel (functions such as add and subtract).+ Previous experience creating shipping labels.**Additional Skills & Qualifications**+ Experience with ERP systems is a plus.**Why Work Here?**We offer year-end bonuses, providing an opportunity to be rewarded for your hard work and dedication.**Work Environment**You will work in a clean facility with a smaller warehouse setup and fewer than 10 machines in the building.**Job Type & Location**This is a Contract position based out of La Porte, Indiana.**About Aerotek:**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 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. Let us rise to meet your challenges and put our people-are everything spirit to the test as your career continues to grow.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.