Material Handler

Job Title : Material Handler Forklift

Job Description

Candidates will be responsible for both material handler responsibilities (position below the Operator B) and operator duties as they progress.

Candidates will pelletize materials, load / unload trucks, use a forklift when needed, and downpack chemicals. Duties include chemical handling and hooking up barrels or end-use containers to piping systems for chemical downpacking for shipment.

Candidates will regularly operate forklifts to transport materials; however, this is not a forklift role but a chemical operator in training position.

Candidates must have MT1 Certification (1 year in Manufacturing) and forklift experience on sit-down lifts.

Hard Skills

• Forklift operation (2-3 years)
• Material handling (2-3 years)
• Chemical experience (ideally 1 year)
• Manufacturing experience
• Process experience

Job Type

This is a Contract-to-Hire position with a duration of 5 Month(s).

Work Site

This is a fully on-site position in South Chesterfield, Virginia.

Work Environment

Clean, chemical processing environment. Work in plant and control room eventually. Piping systems make it warmer in the winter, and it does get warm in summer.

Safe environment with almost a perfect record since opening 15 years ago for recordable injuries.

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.