Forklift Driver - 2nd Shift

ITW • Lockport, IL

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About The Position

The Forklift Driver ensures totes, skids, parts, and other products are safely stored in the warehouse and organizes shipments in designated areas for loading onto daily truck routes. The role includes operating and inspecting a forklift, maintaining an orderly dock, and assisting in other warehouse areas as needed. The position requires a high school diploma or GED (or work equivalent), at least three years of industrial forklift truck experience, and at least one year of manufacturing or warehouse experience. Automotive industry experience is preferred. Candidates should have basic computer skills, strong verbal and written communication and organizational skills, attention to detail, and the ability to work independently and as part of a team. The role requires a flexible schedule that includes weekends and overtime and the ability to meet the listed physical demands.

ITW offers competitively priced medical and dental coverage beginning the first of the month following hire, free life insurance, paid vacation and holidays, immediate 401(k) matching, and an additional retirement savings contribution at no cost after one year. Compensation is $21–$27.

Requirements

• At least 3 years of experience with industrial forklift trucks.
• At least 1 year of experience in a manufacturing or warehouse environment.
• High school diploma or GED, or work equivalent.
• Experience driving or operating a forklift.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills and good organizational skills.
• Basic computer skills.
• Ability to pay close attention to detail for accuracy.
• Motivation to grow and develop skills for advancement.
• Ability to work a flexible schedule that includes weekends and overtime.
• Self-motivated and able to work in a team environment.
• Ability to lift up to 65 lbs.
• Ability to push, pull, lift, bend, reach, stoop, kneel, and stand for the majority of a full shift.

Nice To Haves

• Automotive industry experience with industrial forklift trucks.

Responsibilities

• Safely and properly move and store products as needed.
• Group empty boxes, safely stack wooden skids, shrink-wrap them, and place them in racks.
• Assist in other warehouse areas as needed.
• Put all product away in the areas designated for the shift.
• Set up parts for daily truck routes.
• Complete daily forklift inspections.
• Keep the dock clean, neat, and organized, both inside and outside the location.
• Complete other work duties as assigned.

Benefits

• Competitively priced medical coverage beginning the first of the month following hire.
• Competitively priced dental coverage beginning the first of the month following hire.
• Free life insurance.
• Paid vacation.
• Paid holidays.
• Immediate 401(k) matching.
• Additional retirement savings contribution at no cost after one year.

What This Job Offers

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