Material Handler
Aerotek
**Job Title: Material Handler**
**Job Description**
Candidates will be operating overhead cranes to move structural steel. They will utilize various equipment including Jib Cranes, Gantry Cranes, Pallets, Transfers, and Forklifts.
**Responsibilities**
+ Operate overhead cranes to move structural steel.
+ Utilize Jib Cranes, Gantry Cranes, Pallets, Transfers, and Forklifts.
+ Work collaboratively in teams of 4-5 under the supervision of a foreman.
+ Communicate effectively with peers and supervisors to handle diverse day-to-day tasks.
+ Lift 20 lbs continuously, 35 lbs frequently, and 85 lbs occasionally.
**Essential Skills**
+ Experience with crane operation and material handling.
+ Minimum of 6 months of experience working as a welder for a steel fabricator or manufacturer.
+ Alternatively, a one-year degree or certificate in welding technology from a qualified trade school or college.
**Additional Skills & Qualifications**
+ Experience in steel manufacturing and general labor.
**Why Work Here?**
Enjoy working in a dynamic and spacious environment with a high level of teamwork and communication. Benefit from a supportive team structure, consistent work hours, and opportunities for overtime. Employees receive annual boot vouchers for safety gear upgrades.
**Work Environment**
The facility is a very large, open, and spacious warehouse-type environment with no workstation boundaries. It is non-climate controlled, with temperatures being 20 degrees hotter than outside in summer and normal in winter. Employees must wear a t-shirt, jeans, and metatarsal boots, with new hires required to have their own boots on day one. Work is structured in 4 ten-hour shifts, with overtime offered as a full fifth day. Shifts run from Monday to Thursday and Thursday to Sunday, with a 7% pay differential for the second shift. Candidates will be on their feet for the entire shift, with two 15-minute breaks and one 30-minute lunch break, all paid.
**Job Type & Location**
This is a Permanent position based out of OMAHA, Nebraska.
**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.
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