**Job Title: Material Handler** **Job Description** Join a dynamic team as a Material Handler at a state-of-the-art sterilization plant. This role is crucial in ensuring that surgical kits are disinfected and sterilized before reaching hospitals and end customers. Shift: 6am-2:30pm Pay: $20/hour **Responsibilities** + Handle incoming and outgoing materials and documentation for receiving and shipping. + Operate MHE such as forklifts and walkie riders to move pallets within the warehouse. + Utilize RF scanners and computers to pull work orders and manage shipping documentation. + Wear a respirator in designated sterilization areas. **Essential Skills** + Experience with Material Handling Equipment (MHE), specifically sit-down forklifts. + Proficiency in using RF scanners and computers. + Comfortable working in a hot environment. + Ability to wear a respirator, which requires being clean-shaven. **Additional Skills & Qualifications** + Experience with both forklifts and walkie riders is beneficial. **Why Work Here?** This company is recognized for its secure and stable growth, having expanded by over 10% annually for the last decade. It is consistently ranked as a Chicago Tribune Best Place to Work. The company values internal growth, with 70% of supervisors and managers promoted from within. Many senior leaders, including Vice Presidents, began their careers as temporary workers. **Work Environment** Work in a sterilization plant where wearing a respirator is necessary. The environment is very hot and not temperature controlled. Employees are fitted for respirators after one week of employment. **Job Type & Location** This is a position based out of Waukegan, Illinois **Pay and Benefits** The pay range for this position is $19.00 - $20.00/hr. 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 Waukegan,IL. **Application Deadline** This position is anticipated to close on Oct 29, 2025. **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.