Material Handler
17 hours ago
Tonawanda
Job Description📦 Material Handler – Keep Production Moving ($20-24/hr) TONAWANDA, NY 1ST SHIFT, 6:30am - 3:30am Join a growing manufacturer of engineered industrial products—including automatic backwash strainers, shell‑and‑tube heat exchangers, aftercoolers, and filtration systems for air and gas streams. As a Material Handler, you’ll be a key player in ensuring materials flow efficiently throughout the facility so production teams can do their best work. 🌟 Why You’ll Love Working Here This company values its people and invests in long‑term growth. You’ll enjoy: • 🚀 Opportunities for advancement—they promote from within, • 💰 401(k) match, • 🏥 Company pays 80% of health insurance, • 🦷 Full medical, dental, and vision coverage, • 👓 Yearly allowance for eyeglasses, • 👢 $150 yearly boot allowance You’ll support daily operations by organizing, transporting, and preparing materials used across multiple production areas. Your day‑to‑day responsibilities will include: • Loading, unloading, and moving materials throughout the plant, yard, and designated work areas, • Operating forklifts and material‑handling equipment safely and efficiently, • Using the MRP and Warehouse Management System (WMS) to track inventory and update records, • Reading work orders or verbal instructions to determine materials needed, • Preparing Bills of Lading and shipping/receiving documentation, • Tagging, labeling, and marking containers for accurate identification, • Stacking, banding, and organizing materials using banding machines and clinchers, • Performing inventory counts, weighing materials, and recording data on production sheets📚 What You Bring, • 2–3 years of consistent material‑handling experience, • Ability to read work orders and follow verbal instructions, • Experience with forklifts, dollies, hand trucks, or cranes, • Basic precision measuring skills using tape measures, dial calipers, etc., • Familiarity with common hand tools (steel cutters, claw hammers), • Strong attention to detail and independent work habits, • Comfort working in a fast‑paced manufacturing setting⭐ Nice‑to‑Have Skills, • Prior forklift or crane certification, • Ability to lift heavy materials and handle physically demanding tasks, • Strong math and measurement skills 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) Workplace Type This is a fully onsite position in Tonawanda,NY. Application Deadline This position is anticipated to close on Mar 16, 2026. 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. Company DescriptionWe 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.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.