Forklift Operator

As a Forklift Operator, you will play a crucial role in receiving, shipping, and material handling operations. You will be responsible for unloading trucks, relocating materials within the warehouse, and preparing necessary documentation for shipping and receiving. Your role also involves operating various equipment such as forklifts, pallet jacks, and bar-coding equipment to ensure efficient movement and storage of materials.

Responsibilities

• Unload trucks, trailers, or other vehicles and move merchandise to appropriate areas.
• Load finished goods from the production area to trailers for shipment.
• Relocate materials within the warehouse and move necessary components from storage to production activities.
• Prepare and fill out necessary documentation on all receiving forms, shipping documents, and production tallies.
• Operate equipment including personal computers, bar code scanners, and copiers.
• Handle movement of pallets on and off trailers, racks, and other locations using site equipment such as forklifts and pallet jacks.
• Produce bar-code labels and manage inventory information using personal computers.
• Operate bar-coding equipment to locate materials in the plant.
• Use hand or power-driven trucks for receiving, shipping, and production coverage.
• Operate scales and stretch wrap equipment for distribution activities.
• Maintain good housekeeping and safety standards.
• Follow waste and scrap reduction, recycling guidelines.
• Complete Hazardous Waste Operation (HAZWOPER) training and certification if required.
• Adhere to daily production schedules and prioritize job duties.

• Experience in shipping and receiving operations.
• Proficiency in material handling and inventory management.
• Experience with sit-down forklifts and RF scanners.

• Understanding and accountability for Quality, GMP, and cleaning standards.
• Adherence to Quality Control Plan and Standard Operating Procedures (SOP).
• Ability to perform Statistical Process Control Charting.
• Good housekeeping practices.
• Adherence to ISO internal management system.

Join a team that values efficiency and quality in a dynamic work environment. We offer opportunities for voluntary overtime and provide necessary training and certifications, fostering a culture of continuous improvement and professional growth.

Work Environment

Work during the weekend PM shift from 7pm-7am Friday to Sunday, averaging 40 hours per week with opportunities for voluntary overtime. The role requires frequent standing, walking, lifting up to 50lbs, and climbing stairs. Work is primarily indoors with seasonably normal temperatures, with occasional outdoor tasks. Proper use of PPE is mandatory at all times.

Job Type & Location

This is a Permanent position based out of Hillsborough, NJ.

Pay and Benefits

The pay range for this position is $41600.00 - $58240.00/yr.

PTO
Health insurance
vision
dental
401k

Workplace Type

This is a fully onsite position in Hillsborough,NJ.

Application Deadline

This position is anticipated to close on Dec 11, 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.