Forklift Yard Worker/Paint

Job Title: Forklift Yard Worker/Paint
Job Description

Join our team as a Forklift Yard Worker/Paint where you will operate various sit-down forklifts throughout the yard. You will play a crucial role in receiving new steel for welders, setting up pallets for intake, and palletizing finished products for shipment. Additionally, you will assist in inventory counts and stage products for truck pickups. Your responsibilities also include laying out finished products in the paint area using hand, forklift, or hoist, and providing assistance in other areas as needed.

Responsibilities

• Operate a variety of sit-down forklifts across the yard.
• Receive and prepare new steel for the welding department.
• Set up pallets in the yard for the intake area.
• Palletize finished products for outgoing shipments.
• Stage products for truck pickups.
• Assist in inventory counts.
• Lay out all finished products in the paint area using hand, forklift, or hoist.
• Provide assistance in any other areas as needed.

Essential Skills

• 1 year of sit-down forklift experience.
• Ability to lift up to 70 lbs.

Additional Skills & Qualifications

• General labor experience.
• Experience in paint preparation and yard work.

Why Work Here?

This company is dedicated to employee growth, offering training opportunities for welding and skilled roles. It values initiative and drive, maintaining a family-oriented culture where all employees are treated equally and with care. Benefits include PTO, comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage, and a 401K plan.

Work Environment

Work hours are from 5am to 1:30pm, with potential overtime after the shift and on Saturdays if needed. The role involves working mostly outdoors, so dressing according to the weather is essential. The paint area has bay doors that frequently open to the outside. Candidates must wear steel-toed boots, pants, and are recommended to wear long sleeve shirts.

Job Type & Location

This is a Contract to Hire position based out of Billings, MT.

Pay and Benefits

The pay range for this position is $23.00 - $28.00/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 fully onsite position in Billings,MT.

Application Deadline

This position is anticipated to close on Jun 24, 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 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.

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.