Material Handler in Des Moines, Iowa

Job Title: Material Handler

Job Description

As a Material Handler, you will be responsible for pulling customer orders based on invoices and tickets, assisting the burn table operator, and reorganizing materials. This role involves physically demanding tasks such as bending, kneeling, and walking throughout the day to move products. You will also operate large cranes to move steel orders and assist customers with their orders. Daily tasks are detail-oriented and require prioritizing order pulling and customer service.

Responsibilities

• Pull customer orders based on invoices and tickets.

• Assist the burn table operator in pulling product for orders.

• Bend, kneel, and walk throughout the day to move products.

• Operate large cranes to move steel orders.

• Reorganize materials in ‘monkey racks’ to ensure proper stock arrangement.

• Load and unload trucks.

• Assist customers with their orders when they pick up products.

• Utilize the company’s color system to organize raw materials based on the thickness of steel cuts.

• Communicate with management about order statuses and material availability.

• Prioritize tasks to ensure timely and accurate order pulling and customer service.

Essential Skills

• Experience in warehouse, picking, and material handling.

• Proficiency in loading and general labor tasks.

• Ability to use a tape measure accurately.

• Experience operating overhead cranes and forklifts.

• Machine operation skills.

Additional Skills & Qualifications

• Ability to use micrometers and calipers.

• Valid driver’s license.

• Ability to distinguish all colors.

• Capability to lift up to 50 lbs.

• 1+ years of labor-intensive work experience (e.g., carpentry, construction, mechanical).

• 2+ years of longevity in previous positions.

• Military, building maintenance, or experience with product variations and measurements is preferred.

Why Work Here?

This position offers the opportunity to be trained on operating overhead cranes, which is a highly marketable skill. You will work in a small team environment that fosters good training and a high focus on safety. The company is a leading provider in the Upper Midwest, ensuring a consistent workflow throughout the year and offering 40+ hours of work every week.

Work Environment

The work environment is loud and dirty due to the nature of the product. You will work in a large warehouse with stacks of steel and racks holding materials. The facility uses overhead cranes to move heavy steel products. It can be hot in the summers and cold in the winters. The team consists of 15-20 members, depending on the time of year, and operates without seasonal layoffs. You must wear jeans, steel-toed boots, and work-appropriate attire for safety reasons. The shift is from 7 am to 4 pm.

Job Type & Location

This is a Contract to Hire position based out of Des Moines, Iowa.

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.