Material Transfer Driver - Weekend Shift

SpaceX • Hawthorne, CA

6d • $22 - $33 • Onsite

About The Position

SpaceX is hiring a Material Transfer Driver to transport manufacturing, test, and support items within a 2.5-mile radius of its campus. The driver loads and unloads trucks, primarily using a forklift, secures cargo for safe delivery, scans barcodes, and verifies delivery documentation and locations. The role also supports Receiving, Material Handling, and Inventory operations in the Distribution Center and across SpaceX as needed. Drivers monitor and report vehicle issues, maintain vehicle cleanliness, and refuel when needed.

This position works a weekend schedule of Friday through Monday, 9:00 a.m. to 9:30 p.m., with overtime and additional weekend work when needed to meet critical deadlines. It requires a valid California Class C license and the ability to lift up to 50 pounds unassisted, along with the physical activities listed in the posting.

Compensation is listed by level: Level 1, $22.00–$24.50; Level 2, $24.50–$27.00; and Level 3, $26.00–$32.50. The actual level and base salary are determined case by case based on job-related knowledge and skills, education, and experience. The posting also describes potential stock or long-term cash awards, discretionary bonuses, and an employee stock purchase plan, as well as medical, vision, and dental coverage, a 401(k), disability and life insurance, paid parental leave, vacation, paid holidays, paid sick leave, discounts, and other perks.

Applicants must meet the stated U.S. citizenship, permanent-residency, refugee, asylee, or export-authorization criteria under ITAR. SpaceX states that it is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Requirements

• High school diploma or equivalency certificate.
• At least 2 years of driving experience.
• At least 1 year of experience operating a forklift and/or motorized material-handling vehicles and equipment.
• Valid California Class C driver's license.
• Ability to lift up to 50 pounds unassisted.
• Ability to perform lifting, standing, climbing, bending, grasping, sitting, pulling, pushing, stooping, stretching, and carrying.
• Willingness to work weekend shift hours (Friday–Monday, 9:00 a.m.–9:30 p.m.) and overtime and weekends when needed to meet critical deadlines.
• To conform to U.S. Government export regulations, must be a U.S. citizen or national, U.S. lawful permanent resident, refugee under 8 U.S.C. § 1157, asylee under 8 U.S.C. § 1158, or eligible to obtain required U.S. Department of State authorizations.

Nice To Haves

• Material-handling and stake-bed driving experience with vehicles under 26,000 GVW.
• Trucking experience, preferably with a customer-service-oriented delivery background.
• Experience driving in a high-volume manufacturing environment.
• Strong organizational and time-management skills.
• Strong customer-service delivery background.
• Counter-balance sit-down forklift experience.

Responsibilities

• Load, drive, and unload manufacturing, test, and support items within a 2.5-mile radius of the SpaceX campus.
• Safely load trucks at pickup points and transport their contents to destinations while following the rules of the road.
• Safely load and unload trucks at designated drop-off points, primarily using a forklift.
• Secure truckload contents to ensure safe, undamaged delivery.
• Scan barcodes to meet business WMS requirements.
• Contribute to Receiving, Material Handling, and Inventory operations within the Distribution Center and across SpaceX as needed.
• Review documentation to confirm the correct items and precise delivery area.
• Maintain delivery-related paperwork and protect it from damage during delivery.
• Monitor vehicle service records while driving and immediately report problems to a manager.
• Keep the vehicle clean and refuel it when needed.

Benefits

• Potential long-term incentives in the form of company stock or long-term cash awards.
• Potential discretionary bonuses.
• Ability to purchase additional stock at a discount through an Employee Stock Purchase Plan.
• Comprehensive medical coverage.
• Vision coverage.
• Dental coverage.
• Access to a 401(k) retirement plan.
• Short- and long-term disability insurance.
• Life insurance.
• Paid parental leave.
• Potentially 3 weeks of paid vacation.
• 10 or more paid holidays per year.
• Paid sick leave pursuant to Company policy.
• Various other discounts and perks.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED