Forklift Operator -1st Shift

Enru; Bolingbrook (IL); On-site; USD 10,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Enru, a leading logistics and postal optimization provider, seeks a Forklift Operator for their Bolingbrook, IL location. The ideal candidate will ensure safe and efficient forklift operations, contributing to a dynamic team environment. This role offers opportunities for professional growth within a supportive culture.

Benefits

Medical benefits

Dental benefits

Vision benefits

Paid time off

401(k) match

Qualifications

• 1 year of experience in warehousing, manufacturing, or related industry.
• Experience operating machinery and understanding safety requirements.
• Ability to read and understand instructions in English and/or Spanish.

Responsibilities

• Perform safety checks and pass forklift certification.
• Load and unload trailers accurately.
• Maintain inventory control using material management systems.

Skills

Communication

Teamwork

Problem-solving

Tools

Forklift

RF equipment

Job description

Who We Are- We Thrive on Complexity to Simply Deliver

Enru Logistics and Postal Optimization- A digital-first logistics and postal optimization solutions provider that leverages proprietary technology to efficiently and predictably deliver your mail and shipments through our optimized supply chain network. We keep things moving in ways never before possible.

Why Join Us?

Our team allows you to bring your unique talents to a company that values dedication, collaboration, and accountability. At Enru, you’ll have the opportunity to contribute your unique talents to a company that values dedication and teamwork while supporting your professional growth. Starting your journey with us means becoming part of a dynamic organization where your skills and ideas can make a meaningful impact. Our team is growing rapidly, apply today to get your career moving with Enru!

Summary: Enru Logistics and Postal Optimization is looking for an Forklift Operator -1st Shift. This role sits on-site in Bolingbrook, IL, USA. In this role you will provide safe and accurate operation of a forklift while performing the following responsibilities: loading and unloading trailers, verifying skid quantities, placing, and removing merchandise from racks, maintaining a clean workplace.

Responsibilities:

• Pass forklift certification and safety test.
• Perform safety checks on forklift.
• Understand the use of RF equipment.
• Understand the basic knowledge of loading and unloading procedures.
• Unload trailers and verify contents.
• Place product in racks accurately using RF equipment.
• Load trailers accurately using RF process.
• Responsible for inventory control, tracking, and reporting inventory utilizing material management systems.
• Organize and assign storage space utilized in warehousing and moving material to other departments.
• Clear and courteous communication with dock supervisor, dock lead, and office.
• Performs other related duties and participates in special projects as assigned.

Position Specific Details:

This is a great opportunity to join our 1st, 2nd, and 3rd shift team!

• 1st Shift- 5:00 AM- 1:30 PM
• Set Schedule: Sunday Off, plus 1 day of your choosing, Saturday mandatory- We will work with you to establish a set schedule.

Qualifications:

• (1) year experience in warehousing, manufacturing, shipping, or related industry.
• Experience operating machinery, hand tools, and the necessary safety requirements.
• Skill to read and understand instructions to fulfill each individual job.
• Works well under pressure and is capable of handling high-volume tasks.
• A team player who works well with others.
• Proven experience in the handling of controls for driving forklift.
• Must be skilled in handling controls for starting, stopping, backings, and driving forklift trucks through narrow aisles in building, up and down ramps, and in and out of railroad cars, trucks, etc.; and, for lifting, lowering, and tilting forks by moving hands, arms, feet, and legs to operate controls.
• Must know how high, wide, and long the forklift truck and its load are, and how much the forklift truck can lift.
• Good spatial ability to identify how high and wide a doorway and an aisle must be to drive the forklift truck and its load; how high and wide the shelf, bin, etc., must be to place the load; and how high the load must be lifted to reach the shelf or bin.
• Must be able to recognize whether the forklift truck is able to lift the load and whether the load is properly balanced.
• Skilled in moving forklift trucks about in places where there is very little room to stack or remove loads.
• Job requires ability to exert 20 to 50 pounds of force occasionally, and/or 10 to 25 pounds of force frequently, and/or greater than negligible up to 10 pounds of force constantly to move objects.
• Job requires the ability to read instructions in English and/or Spanish
• Additional job requirements may be listed outside the staffing requisition

IL Comp Info:

• Pay range: $17.03 to $20.08.

Benefits: Enru offers a package of wellness and financial benefits including medical, vision, dental, paid time off, and competitive 401(k) match. With a deep culture of reward and recognition, we want our employees to grow, develop and be part of our journey

ESG Statement: We strive to make our world better by utilizing ingenuity and technology to minimize our environmental impact, cultivating a business that recognizes the intrinsic value of diversity and inclusion, and requiring accountability, transparency and integrity in everything we do.