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Job Title: Shipping Specialist

Job Description

As a Shipping Specialist, you will play a crucial role in maintaining the efficiency and accuracy of our stockroom and shipping operations. You will be responsible for managing inventory databases, ensuring timely material handling, and coordinating shipments in compliance with regulatory standards.

Responsibilities

+ Maintain stockroom inventory database and records.

+ Keep stockroom clean, organized, and ensure parts are clearly identified.

+ Fulfill material issue requests promptly by accurately entering data in the inventory database and delivering materials to the designated location.

+ Maintain an inventory of shipping materials and supplies.

+ Receive shipments by verifying information against bills of lading, invoices, orders, or other records.

+ Inspect incoming shipments, reject damaged items, record shortages, and correspond with shippers to rectify issues.

+ Route items to the appropriate receiver of goods or place them correctly in the designated stockroom location.

+ Assemble shipping containers or boxes and carefully pack items.

+ Measure, weigh, and count items for outgoing shipments.

+ Prepare packing lists and shipping labels, ensuring correct documentation accompanies outbound shipments.

+ Determine appropriate shipping methods and manage all related logistics.

Essential Skills

+ Strong technical proficiency

+ Experience with SAP and ERP systems

+ Attention to detail

+ Materials management

+ Quality inspection

+ Regulatory compliance

+ Proficiency in using material handling equipment

+ Inventory management

Additional Skills & Qualifications

+ Experience in system hardware, manufacturability, inventory, stocking, material handling, packing, picking, sorting, shipping, receiving, and warehouse management

+ Project management skills

+ Acceptance testing and supplier management experience

+ Manufacturing knowledge

Why Work Here?

Join a dynamic team and gain the opportunity to manage all production on a prime contract for the FAA (APC). This position offers involvement in a 20-year program with a 10-year production surge support, providing a stable and rewarding career path.

Work Environment

The role is based in an engineering and production environment located in Columbia, MD. While some remote work is possible, the majority of responsibilities require onsite presence during normal business hours, Monday through Friday.

Job Type & Location

This is a Contract to Hire position based out of Columbia, Maryland.

Pay and Benefits

The pay range for this position is $25.00 - $25.00/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 hybrid position in Columbia,MD.

Application Deadline

This position is anticipated to close on Oct 24, 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.