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Aerotek Hiring Forklift Position/Can Start Asap /1st Shift in Chicago Heights, Illinois

Job Title: Hiring forklift operator /1st shift /Can start asap

Job Description

We are seeking diligent Forklift operator for our packaging operations at both of our sites. Your role will involve various packaging tasks, ensuring the efficient handling and quality of our products.

Responsibilities

  • Operating forklift

  • Loading ,Unloading with forklift

  • Putting caps and lids on bottles

  • Bottling products into boxes and cases

  • Placing bottles, caps, and lids into boxes

  • Sorting and separating finished products

  • Packing jugs and bottles into boxes

  • Lifting and staging boxes

  • Palletizing and wrapping boxes and containers

  • Placing boxes and products into sealer machinery

  • Performing quality inspections by counting, sorting, and sizing

  • Placing tags and labels on products and boxes

  • Pulling cases off the line and stacking on pallets

  • Wrapping and staging cases and boxes

  • Working on multiple lines and packaging products

  • Helping operators with batch mixing and janitorial work

  • Assisting in making batches, weighing out product liquid, and prep work

  • Documenting all orders

  • Working with drums and totes

  • Lifting up to 55 lbs

  • Maintaining cleanliness by sweeping, mopping, taking out trash, and salting the parking lot when it snows

Essential Skills

  • Ability to perform multiple jobs and work in multiple areas

  • Ability to lift up to 50 lbs

  • Manufacturing experience

  • Steel toe boots

Additional Skills & Qualifications

  • Experience in chemical, oil, or food manufacturing is a plus

  • Packaging experience

  • Labor experience

  • Multi-tasking abilities

Why Work Here?

Our company provides an excellent work environment with a strong focus on safety. We offer competitive pay rates and opportunities for overtime. Our Alsip facility is modern, clean, and well-organized, while our Chicago Heights facility offers a larger workforce and more production lines. Both facilities are temperature-controlled and provide a secure working environment. We prioritize employee benefits and ensure a supportive and dynamic workplace.

Work Environment

Alsip Facility: A modern, clean, and organized facility with a smaller workforce. It is temperature controlled and has been remodeled in the last 10 years. Safety is a key focus. Chicago Heights Facility: While not as new as Alsip, it remains in good condition and is also temperature controlled. It has a larger workforce, more production lines, and can be more chaotic due to the higher volume of work. Both sites ensure the chemicals used are not harmful and offer multiple break rooms and security checkpoints.

Pay and Benefits

The pay range for this position is $16.25 - $18.45/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 Chicago Heights,IL.

Application Deadline

This position is anticipated to close on Feb 7, 2025.

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.

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