Order Picker/packer

Job Title: Order Picker

Job Description

The Order Picker is responsible for accurately verifying, processing, and preparing customer orders for shipment in a fast-paced warehouse environment. This role focuses on quality inspection, product verification, and data entry to ensure all orders are correct in type, quantity, and documentation before leaving the facility.

Responsibilities

• Review picked orders and carefully check for errors to ensure all items are correct before they are sent to shipping.
• Lift and move products weighing approximately 30–40 pounds throughout the workday.
• Perform quality inspections on products, checking for mistakes and defects before orders are finalized.
• Assist with order picking as needed to support overall warehouse operations.
• Use RF scanners and pick links to upload and maintain accurate documentation for each order.
• Verify all orders to ensure 100% accuracy in product type, quantity, and documentation.
• Process bulk orders by breaking them down into smaller orders based on specific locations and requirements.
• Use work orders to verify the correct product and quantities needed for each shipment.
• Count individual items, such as pairs of socks, to ensure accurate quantities for every order.
• Use computers to enter order data, update inventory information, and print shipping labels.
• Re-verify product type and quantity multiple times throughout the process to maintain high accuracy standards.
• Follow general warehouse procedures and support packing, inventory, and general labor tasks as required.

Essential Skills

• Experience with order picking and packing in a warehouse or similar environment.
• Ability to lift and move 30–40 pounds repeatedly during the shift.
• Strong attention to detail with a focus on product verification and quality inspection.
• Proficiency using RF scanners for tracking and documenting orders.
• Comfort working with computers to enter data and print shipping labels.
• Capability to stand for the entire shift in an open warehouse environment.
• Basic inventory handling skills and familiarity with general labor tasks.

Additional Skills & Qualifications

• Experience in warehouse operations, including picking, packing, and product verification.
• Experience using pick links or similar systems to manage order documentation.
• Previous exposure to inventory processes and warehouse packing activities.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment while maintaining high accuracy.
• Strong organizational skills and reliability in following work orders and procedures.
• Interest in growth opportunities within a rapidly expanding company.
• Willingness to collaborate with team members and support different positions within the operation.

Why Work Here?

You will join a rapidly growing organization that is expanding its workforce significantly in the local area, offering strong opportunities for internal advancement over the next several years. As the company grows from a small team to a much larger operation, you will have the chance to develop your career and explore different roles within the business. Once hired directly, you can access comprehensive benefits and a 401(k) plan, supporting both your long-term financial well-being and work-life stability.

Work Environment

This role is based in an open warehouse environment where you will stand for the entire shift and perform physical tasks such as lifting, moving, and counting products. You will regularly use RF scanners, pick links, and computers to manage orders, verify inventory, and print shipping labels. The dress code is casual and practical, typically jeans, a t-shirt, and tennis shoes, suitable for an active, hands-on work setting.

This is a Contract to Hire position based out of North Mankato, MN.

The pay range for this position is $19.00 - $20.00/hr.

Individual compensation offered for this position within this range will depend on many factors, including qualifications, skills, relevant experience, job knowledge, geographic location, internal equity, and other pertinent job-related factors.

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)

This is a fully onsite position in North Mankato,MN.

This position is anticipated to close on Oct 4, 2026.

Aerotek® Inc. provides staffing and services solutions in manufacturing, logistics, construction, aviation, facilities and maintenance. We provide the expertise, solutions and people required to rise to the challenges of North American industry. Headquartered in Hanover, Md., Aerotek operates a unified network of over 200 offices across North America, supporting more than 18,000 clients each year. Aerotek is an Allegis Group company, the global leader in workforce and business solutions. To learn more, visit: Aerotek.com | 1-888-AEROTEK.

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.

San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance:
Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, for all positions located in the city and county of San Francisco, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

Massachusetts Lie Detector:
It is unlawful in Massachusetts to require or administer a lie detector test as a condition of employment or continued employment. An employer who violates this law shall be subject to criminal penalties and civil liability.

Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI):
We may use Artificial Intelligence (AI) to support parts of our hiring process, including sourcing, screening, and evaluating candidates. AI helps assess applications and qualifications, but final decisions are made by our hiring team. By applying, you acknowledge and agree that your application may be reviewed using AI tools.

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 in solving 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.