Shipping Clerk

Aerotek; Ohio; On-site; USD 26,000 - 29,000; Full time

Job summary

Aerotek is seeking a Shipping Clerk for 2nd or 3rd shift in Ohio to ensure accurate, safe, and timely outbound shipments within a large automotive manufacturing environment. You will operate forklifts and other equipment, process shipping docs, and support production and storage areas.

This role requires lifting up to 50 pounds, willingness to work overtime, and attention to detail in data entry and label printing. Aerotek offers a comprehensive benefits package and opportunities for growth.

Qualifications

• Experience in shipping, loading, warehouse or logistics roles.
• Comfort using industrial equipment and data entry systems.
• Ability to lift up to 50 pounds and work overtime as needed.

Responsibilities

• Inspect and handle products before leaving the facility to ensure accuracy.
• Operate forklift and related equipment to move and prepare shipments.
• Print labels, scan shipments, and issue advance shipping notices.
• Enter shipping and receiving data into warehouse systems.
• Collaborate with colleagues to maintain smooth material flow and on-time shipments.

Skills

Shipping/Logistics experience

Forklift experience

Data entry proficiency

Attention to detail

Team collaboration

Overtime flexibility

Tools

Forklift

Reach truck

Order picker

Tugger

Job description

Job Description

Job Description

Job Title: Shipping Clerk - 2nd or 3rd - 19.50/hr

Job Description

This role serves as the final department to handle products before they leave the facility, ensuring accurate, safe, and timely shipment of materials and finished goods. The shipping clerk operates industrial equipment, manages shipping documentation, and supports internal material flow to production and storage areas within a large automotive manufacturing environment.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the final department to inspect and handle products before they leave the facility, ensuring accuracy and quality of outgoing shipments.
• Operate industrial equipment to move, load, receive, and prepare shipments in a safe and efficient manner.
• Print shipping labels, scan shipments, and send advance shipping notices (ASNs) as required.
• Pick and load orders for tug operators to support timely movement of materials.
• Deliver supplied parts to production lines and transport finished parts to storage or staging areas.
• Enter receivers and related shipping and receiving information into computer-based data entry systems.
• Perform general shipping and receiving duties, including loading and unloading trucks, verifying counts, and checking documentation.
• Handle packing, picking, and material handling tasks to support warehouse and logistics operations.
• Lift and move materials weighing up to 50 pounds as needed during daily operations.
• Follow all safety procedures and use required personal protective equipment while working around industrial machinery and equipment.
• Support overtime and extended shifts, including up to 12-hour days and weekend work, as required to meet production and shipping schedules.
• Collaborate with team members, tug operators, and other departments to maintain smooth material flow and on-time shipments.

Essential Skills

• Previous experience in shipping, loading, picking, warehouse, distribution, or logistics roles.
• Previous usage of forklift, reach truck, order picker, or tugger in an industrial or warehouse environment.
• Ability to operate or be trained on forklifts, tuggers, order pickers, and related industrial equipment.
• Basic computer experience, including entering paperwork items into data entry or warehouse management systems.
• Ability to lift up to 50 pounds as required by daily job duties.
• Comfort working in a loud, manufacturing environment with older machinery and typical industrial conditions.
• Willingness and ability to work required overtime, including up to 12-hour days and weekends as needed.
• Ability to follow safety procedures and use required personal protective equipment consistently.
• Strong attention to detail when printing labels, scanning shipments, and processing shipping documentation.

Additional Skills & Qualifications

• Experience in shipping and receiving, warehouse, or logistics environments.
• Experience operating forklifts, tuggers, order pickers, or reach trucks in previous roles.
• Comfort working in a large manufacturing facility with more than 400 employees.
• Experience supporting automotive manufacturing or similar high-volume production environments.
• Ability to adapt to different shifts, including 2nd and 3rd shift schedules.
• Strong reliability and attendance, with interest in attendance-based incentives and growth opportunities.
• Willingness to participate in training on day shift or hybrid shift schedules during onboarding.

Why Work Here?

The organization offers a comprehensive and supportive total rewards package focused on employee well-being, growth, and recognition. Healthcare benefits are highly competitive, with no-cost coverage during the first year and wellness incentives that can significantly reduce or eliminate premiums thereafter, including favorable options for spouses and no-cost coverage for children or dependents. A 401(k) plan includes a company match of fifty cents on the dollar up to six percent, encouraging long-term financial security. Time off is generous and grows with tenure, starting with frequent vacation accrual in the first year, transitioning into an expanded vacation plan that can reach up to twenty days off, along with holiday pay and floating holidays. The company recognizes and rewards strong attendance with structured attendance-based raises, additional vacation hours, and overtime appreciation time, providing clear, tangible incentives for reliability. Internal promotion is a core part of the culture, with many team members advancing from floor roles into leadership, maintenance, engineering, and executive positions, offering clear pathways fo