Day Shift Warehouse Associate: Forklift & Logistics

DHL Global Forwarding; Plainfield (IN); On-site; USD 26,711 - 35,610; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical

401(k) Match

Stock Purchase Plan

Paid Time Off

Vision

Dental

Job summary

DHL Global Forwarding in Plainfield, Indiana, is seeking a Warehouse Agent for day shift to perform warehousing and distribution tasks including picking, packing, shipping, receiving, labeling, loading/unloading, and inventory control.

The role offers a Monday–Friday 8:00 am–5:00 pm schedule with growth opportunities and participation in GXP processes for life science and healthcare shipments.

Qualifications

• Strong communication skills.
• Knowledge of scanning freight in/out of the warehouse.
• Detail oriented with strong follow‑up skills.
• Able to walk/stand/kneel for long periods and lift 40–50 pounds occasionally.
• Fork lift experience.
• Reach Truck experience is a plus.
• Experience with hazmat/dangerous goods and temperature control is a plus.
• Warehouse management systems (WMS) experience is preferred.
• Warehouse and/or Freight Forwarding industry experience strongly preferred.

Responsibilities

• Safely operates forklift, pallet jack, and associated warehouse equipment to load, unload and move freight within the warehouse.
• Trained and certified to safely handle dangerous goods (as applicable) and life science/healthcare shipments.
• Conducts staging of freight and handling of IWS freight.
• Completes forms, logs, and other documentation as required.
• Drives productivity improvement measures with the warehouse team.
• Efficiently works with various warehouse systems.

Skills

Strong communication skills

Scanning freight

Detail oriented

Fork lift experience

Reach Truck experience

Hazmat/dangerous goods experience

WMS experience

Freight Forwarding industry experience

Job description

DHL Global Forwarding in Plainfield, Indiana, is seeking a Warehouse Agent for day shift to perform warehousing and distribution tasks including picking, packing, shipping, receiving, labeling, loading/unloading, and inventory control.

The role offers a Monday–Friday 8:00 am–5:00 pm schedule with growth opportunities and participation in GXP processes for life science and healthcare shipments.