Materials Handler

Job Title: Materials Handler

Location: Buffalo Grove, IL

Employment: Contract (12 months)

Industry: Manufacturing

Compensation: $ 18.38/hour

Schedule: 40 hours /week

About the Opportunity:

• Perform receiving duties with accuracy and efficiency.
• Support picking, packing, and shipping operations at the Buffalo Grove site.
• Ensure attention to detail in all tasks to maintain inventory accuracy and order quality.

Why You'll Love Working Here:

• Supportive, team-driven culture that values collaboration, transparency, and accountability
• Opportunity to grow your career with a global workforce solutions leader serving multiple industries
• People-first environment that encourages employees to bring their authentic selves to work
• Strong focus on partnership, innovation, and delivering meaningful results for clients and candidates

Why This Opportunity is Exciting:

• This role offers the chance to join a company that prioritizes both people and performance-where your contributions directly impact client success while giving you room to grow and develop professionally.

About Acara Solutions

• Acara is a premier recruiting and workforce solutions provider-we help companies compete for talent. With a legacy of experience in various industries worldwide, we partner with clients, listen to their needs, and customize visionary talent solutions that drive desired business outcomes. We leverage decades of experience to deliver contingent staffing, direct placement, executive search, and workforce services worldwide.

Sound like a good fit?

TODAY

What You'll Do:

• Read and match number on scanner and count the number of products completed.
• Will be using calculator and scanner.
• Provides material handling support to warehouse, quality and production departments to ensure on time receipt and delivery of material.
• Is responsible for safe and damage-free movement of material by use of pallet trucks, and other material handling equipment.
• Works under the direction of supervisor and in the support of warehouse, quality and production team leads and senior assembly personnel.
• May perform other duties as assigned by supervisor.

Job Requirements

What You'll Bring:

• High School Diploma or GED
• 6 months of experience in receiving and material handling.
• 6 months of experience in Production, picking, shipping
• 6 months of experience in Warehouse Picking

What Sets You Apart:

• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Strong attention to detail.
• Put boxes on carts and palette.
• Stack boxes
• Read, count, and pay attention to details.

• Has ability to diagnose basic inventory discrepancies.

• Has knowledge of material handling work procedures, pick lists, and protocols

• Forklift experience no needed.

Additional Information:

• Upon offer of employment, the individual will be subject to a background check
• Reliable transportation for occasional travel to Elgin (approx. 45 minutes from Buffalo Grove).
• On feet all day long but breaks and lunch
• Going up and down stairs and walking around facility.
• Max lifting weight 55lbs
• All candidates need to be pre-screened with the following questions prior to submitting.
• Can you work 12 hrs daily
• Can you work up to 6 days a week
• Can you stand for long periods of time (12 hrs on your feet except for breaks and lunch)

After you , you may receive a call or message from our AI Talent Scout about this role or other opportunities that match your skills and preferences. AI agent role is to help speed up your hiring process by answering questions, confirming basic information, and identifying whether there's a mutual fit.

The call or chat may be recorded so that our recruiting team can review it - they make all final hiring decisions, while AI agent simply helps move you forward faster. The best part? They are available 24/7, so you can connect whenever it's convenient for you.

Aleron companies (Acara Solutions, Aleron Shared Resources, Broadleaf Results, Lume Strategies, TalentRise, Viaduct) are an Equal Opportunity Employer. Race/Color/Gender/Religion/National Origin/Disability/Veteran.

Applicants for this position must be legally authorized to work in the United States. This position does not meet the employment requirements for individuals with F-1 OPT STEM work authorization status.