Job Description
Job Description🚛 Forklift Operator – Shipping Associate
📍 Location: Tamarac, FL
🕗 Schedule: Monday–Friday, 8:00 AM – 4:30 PM (Overtime Available)
💼 Job Type: Contract-to-Hire
💵 Pay: $18/hour
Keep Things Moving—Join Our Shipping Team!
Are you a reliable forklift operator who enjoys working in a fast-paced warehouse environment? We’re looking for a Shipping Associate who’s ready to roll up their sleeves and help us get products out the door efficiently and safely. If you’re detail-oriented, team-focused, and want a long-term opportunity with room to grow—this is the job for you!
🔧 What You’ll Do
- Safely operate forklifts to move materials throughout the warehouse
- Load and unload trucks and containers using pallet jacks and other equipment
- Pack, label, and stage shipments for delivery
- Verify materials for full truckload and LTL shipments
- Perform light assembly and pick parts for customer orders
- Close production work orders and maintain accurate records
- Keep your workspace clean, organized, and safe
- Support your team and assist with general warehouse tasks
✅ What You Bring
- 1+ year of forklift experience
- 1–2 years in warehouse or shipping/receiving
- Ability to lift up to 50 lbs and work in a non-climate-controlled environment
- Strong attention to detail and a dependable work ethic
🌟 Why You’ll Love Working Here
- Competitive Pay – $18/hour with overtime opportunities
- Benefits – Medical, dental, and vision available upon permanent hire
- Career Growth – Clear path to permanent placement and advancement
- Team Culture – Safety-first, supportive, and hands-on training
- Stability – Long-term opportunity with a growing company
🏭 Work Environment
This is a hands-on role in a manufacturing warehouse. You’ll be on your feet most of the day and required to wear PPE (safety glasses, steel-toe shoes, hardhat). For safety, loose clothing and jewelry are not permitted.
🚀 Apply Today!If you're ready to take the next step in your career and work with a team that values your skills, we want to hear from you!Pay and Benefits
The pay range for this position is $18.00 - $18.00/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 Tamarac,FL.
Application Deadline
This position is anticipated to close on Oct 17, 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.
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.
Company Description
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.