Warehouse General Laborer

Indeck Power Equipment Company • Wheeling, IL

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About The Position

INDECK Power Equipment is recruiting for a full-time Warehouse General Laborer. The role is in a quality-focused, team-oriented work environment. The position involves preventative maintenance, maintenance repairs, and inspections of heavy equipment, including detailed inspections and removing, repairing, and replacing parts and components. The employee must use tools and equipment safely and professionally and have general mechanical ability, including familiarity with small hand and power tools, mechanical equipment, and materials used in the mechanical trades.

Work is performed primarily indoors in a heated warehouse, with occasional exposure to dusty, noisy, or hazardous work environments. Physical activities include lifting and transporting materials and equipment weighing up to 50 pounds, prolonged standing, frequent bending, stooping, and reaching, and working in confined spaces. The role requires a full range of physical motion to operate manual and electrically powered tools. Forklift and crane operation may be required for some duties.

Requirements

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Two or more years of related experience and/or training.
• General mechanical ability, including skills using small hand and power tools, mechanical equipment, and materials applicable to the mechanical trades.
• Ability to lift and transport materials and equipment weighing up to 50 pounds.
• Ability to perform prolonged standing and frequent bending, stooping, and reaching, work in confined spaces, and operate manual and electrically powered tools.
• Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos.
• Ability to apply common-sense understanding to carry out detailed but uninvolved written or oral instructions.
• Ability to properly handle confidential information and records.
• Ability to analyze information gathered to identify potential problems or discrepancies.
• Detail-oriented and able to work in a team environment.

Nice To Haves

• Ability to operate a forklift and overhead crane.
• Knowledge of rigging heavy equipment.
• Ability to drop and spot trailers on company property, back trailers in and out of receiving docks and service bays, and maneuver trailers around tight corners on company property.
• Ability to interpret wiring diagrams and schematics.

Responsibilities

• Perform preventative maintenance, maintenance repairs, and inspections on heavy equipment.
• Conduct detailed inspections and remove, repair, or replace parts and components as necessary.
• Use tools and equipment safely and professionally.
• Maintain industrial equipment and mechanical tools through spot checks, oiling moving parts, cleaning and servicing tools and equipment as directed or specified in operator manuals, and returning damaged tools and equipment for repair or replacement.
• Follow safety instructions and precautions, wear protective gear, report unsafe work activity to supervisors, and contribute to an accident-free work environment.
• Lift and transport materials and equipment weighing up to 50 pounds.
• Perform other essential duties and responsibilities as assigned.

What This Job Offers

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