Job Details

Shipping and Receiving Worker

As a Shipping and Receiving Worker, you will be responsible for optimizing processes, tracking performance, ensuring quality assurance, and managing packaging and labeling tasks. You will play a crucial role in transporting materials, maintaining inventory control, and facilitating smooth warehouse operations.

Responsibilities

• Communicate and enforce standards for process time, settings, and other specifications to enhance output and maintain quality conditions.
• Provide tracking and feedback on results to the team, ensuring continuous improvement.
• Examine outgoing shipments for any product defects, ensuring only high-quality products leave our facility.
• Assemble cardboard containers or use pre-assembled containers, insert items into containers using spacers, fillers, and protective padding.
• Stamp or glue identifying information and shipping instructions onto boxes or containers, post weights, shipping charges, and affix postage.
• Transport materials and finished products to appropriate departments or storage locations.
• Assist the Shipping Technician in maintaining accurate inventory records.

Essential Skills

• Minimum 1-2 years of progressive experience in a shipping or warehouse environment with strong attention to detail.
• Prior forklift experience is essential.
• Ability to lift up to 50 lbs with or without reasonable assistance.
• Ability to use hand tools such as electric saw, air nail gun, hammer, banding equipment, and crowbar.
• Ability to read, write, speak, and understand English well.
• Sufficient mobility to allow frequent entrance and exits from a lift truck.

Additional Skills & Qualifications

• Reading, writing, and mathematical competency.

Why Work Here?

This company offers an exciting work environment and provides many internal career opportunities. Employees benefit from internal programs such as employee referral and tuition reimbursement. After a contract period of 5 months, the company provides a sign-on bonus of $500 in 90 days and $1,000 after 180 days. Enjoy quarterly performance bonuses, immediate medical, dental, vision, and prescription benefits on the first day, a 6% 401(k) match with an additional 3% contribution, employer-paid life insurance, short-term disability, and long-term disability. Additionally, enjoy paid time off, paid holidays, and tuition reimbursement after 1 year of service, up to $5,000 for undergraduate programs and up to $7,500 for graduate programs.

Work Environment

Work most of the time indoors on the plant floor, with heat, dust, and noise. Occasionally work outdoors in any weather condition.

Job Type & Location

This is a Contract to Hire position based out of Knoxville, TN.

Pay and Benefits

The pay range for this position is $17.75 - $19.50/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 Knoxville, TN.

Application Deadline

This position is anticipated to close on Mar 18, 2026.

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 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 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.