Material Handler Job Listing at Kelly Services in Rockville, MD (Job ID 10117159)

Description

Request ID: 40760-1
Target Start/End Dates: 2/11/2026 - 8/10/2026 (6 months, temp-to-hire potential)
Location: Rockville, MD 20850
Job Title: Material Handler
Pay Rate: $21.00 per hour
Schedule: Monday to Friday, 8am-5pm

Job Description:
As part of the team, you'll discover meaningful work that makes a positive impact on a global scale. Join our colleagues in bringing our Mission to life every single day to enable our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer. We provide our global teams with the resources needed to achieve individual career goals while helping to take science a step beyond by developing solutions for some of the world's toughest challenges, like protecting the environment, making sure our food is safe or helping find cures for cancer.

Location/Division Specific Information:
The BioServices Team at the Rockville, MD site focuses on the receipt, inventory storage, withdrawal, and shipment of biological specimens, samples, clinical agents, and materials from multiple commercial and government clients.

How Will You Make an Impact?
The Material Handler II supports operations by storing and shipping materials at temperatures ranging from ambient (room temperature) to -196°C with potentially hazardous properties.

A Day in the Life:

• Receive incoming raw materials
• Facilitate movement of materials, including hazardous materials, across the site
• Maintain accurate inventory through receipts, adjustments, and cycle counts
• Efficiently and accurately perform material handling duties such as receiving, storing, and distributing materials and products
• Operate material handling equipment, such as forklifts and pallet jacks, safely and efficiently
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure timely and flawless execution of orders
• Follow strict safety protocols and maintain a clean and organized work area
• Assist in the implementation of continuous improvement initiatives to optimize warehouse operations

Education:

• High school diploma or equivalent required

Experience:

• Minimum of 1 year of work experience required
• Experience in distribution, warehouse, supply chain or related field required
• Preferred: Experience with warehouse equipment
• Ability to operate material handling equipment and obtain necessary certifications
• Attention to detail, excellent communication and teamwork skills
• Ability to prioritize and multitask in a fast-paced environment
• Basic computer skills

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities:

• Work independently and set priorities
• Effective interpersonal and communication skills
• Collaborate as a team
• Able to process and store specimens using computerized storage/retrieval systems

Physical Requirements / Work Environment:

• Work in cold environments with exposure to dry ice, liquid nitrogen cryogenics, hazardous and infectious agents
• Must use personal protective equipment (PPE) and adhere to safety protocols
• Able to lift and carry up to 50 lbs and push up to 70 lbs
• Periodically work in walk-in freezers/refrigerators for up to 5 hours per day

As part of our promise to talent, Kelly supports those who work with us through a variety of benefits, perks, and work-related resources. Kelly offers eligible employees voluntary benefit plans including medical, dental, vision, telemedicine, term life, whole life, accident insurance, critical illness, a legal plan, and short-term disability. As a Kelly employee, you will have access to a retirement savings plan, service bonus and holiday pay plans (earn up to eight paid holidays per benefit year), and a transit spending account. In addition, employees are entitled to earn paid sick leave under the applicable state or local plan. Click here for more information on benefits and perks that may be available to you as a member of the Kelly Talent Community.

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About Kelly

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