Inbound 1st Shift Lead Fulfillment Associate

Menlo Ventures; North Aurora (IL); On-site; USD 24,000 - 34,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision & life

401K match

Weekly pay with overtime

Pay progression program

Paid time off & sick time

Company culture and social channels

Job summary

ShipBob is hiring a 1st Shift Warehouse Associate at our North Aurora, IL facility. You will join a fast-growing team focused on receiving, picking and packing shipments with a strong emphasis on accuracy and safety.

The role reports to the Area Manager, with responsibilities including lifting up to 50 lbs, standing 8–10 hours, and occasional overtime. This position offers growth opportunities within a dynamic startup culture.

Qualifications

• Ability to lift up to 50 lbs.
• Must be able to stand and walk for an 8–10 hour shift.
• Willingness to work overtime and weekends as needed.
• Able to adapt to changing processes quickly.
• Attention to detail and safety consciousness.

Responsibilities

• Receiving: manage new inventory and communicate arrivals and exceptions.
• Picking: ensure fast, accurate movement of products to next process stage.
• Packing: finalize shipments with quality control and proper packaging.
• Other duties as required to keep operations running efficiently.
• Follow SOPs to maintain product safety and traceability.

Skills

Physical stamina

Lift 50 lbs

Stand 8-10 hrs

Flexible schedule

Detail oriented

Team player

Adapt to change

Job description

Compensation:

$21.00 - Starting compensation is reflective of 1st shift Lead.

Location:

400 Smoketree Plaza, North Aurora, IL 60542

Shift:

1st Shift: 6:30am - 3pm (Hiring for Sunday - Thursday and Tuesday - Saturday).

Role Description:

Our Associates work together as a team to deliver an incredible experience for our customers every day. Dedication and commitment to excellence will set you apart as a candidate and set you up for success within our fast-growing company. At ShipBob there is a huge opportunity for career growth as we are invested in each and every employee’s success in their career. This role reports to the Area Manager. The backup for this role is the Area Manager, Fulfillment Operations.

What you’ll do:

• Receiving: This team accepts our customers’ new inventory and owns the entire process of getting that inventory put away and accepted into our system. The responsibility of communicating the arrivals and any exceptions are received as well.
• Picking: Spread across two different processes our picking team is responsible for delivering products to the next stage of the process quickly and accurately. An integral team in the warehouse, pickers and their peers keep the flow of customers products moving and keep the warehouse humming.
• Packing: The final touches before a customer receives their products, the packing team is responsible for ensuring the quality of each and every shipment as well as packing the items correctly. The packing team works together with picking to guarantee that shipments are fulfilled perfectly and owns all responsibility around those shipments.
• Other Duties as Required: We are a team which means you will be asked to help out in other areas out of your normal day to day responsibilities to ensure the operations are running efficiently.
• This role includes responsibility for ensuring products are handled, stored, and distributed in a manner that maintains their safety, quality, and legality. Team members are expected to follow all standard operating procedures, report any concerns related to product condition or integrity, support traceability through accurate record-keeping, and contribute to a culture of continuous improvement and product safety awareness.

What you’ll bring to the table:

• Able to work scheduled shifts including overtime, and/or weekends based on business needs and consistently arrive for work on time.
• Ability to lift up to 50 lbs without restriction.
• Able to stand and walk continuously during and up to a 8-10 hr shift.
• Able to bend, stoop, reach above, and push/pull frequently.
• May be required to help out in other departments as needed.
• You’re willing to get your hands dirty to get a task completed.
• You have the ability to adapt to change quickly.
• You are extremely detail oriented.
• Ability to quickly understand new processes and identify operational opportunities.
• You’re looking to get your foot in the door with a rapidly growing start-up company.
• Previous warehouse experience is not required.
• Must be 18 or older.

Perks & Benefits:

• Medical, Dental, Vision & Basic Life Insurance
• 401K Match
• Weekly paycheck with paid overtime eligibility
• Pay Progression Program
• Paid Time Off & Sick Time Off
• Comprehensive Benefits Package >>> https://www.shipbob.com/careers/
• See Our High-Performing Culture >>> Check us out on Instagram (@lifeatshipbob)

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About You:

Building the world’s leading full-stack fulfillment platform is challenging work. The problems we solve are complex, the pace is fast, and the bar is high. That means ShipBob’s environment isn’t the right fit for everyone, and that’s okay. If you are ready to take ownership, push boundaries, and grow alongside a team that genuinely supports each other, we would love to hear from you.

Learn more about our core values and how we perform at a high level in our day-to-day work on our Culture page (https://www.shipbob.com/careers/culture/).

About Us:

ShipBob is a leading global supply chain and fulfillment technology platform designed for SMB and Mid-Market ecommerce merchants to provide them access to best-in-class capabilities and to deliver a delightful shopper experience. Merchants can outsource their entire fulfillment operations, utilize ShipBob’s proprietary warehouse management system for in-house fulfillment, or take advantage of a hybrid solution across ShipBob’s dozens of fulfillment center network in the United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Europe, and Australia. ShipBob is backed by leading investors like Menlo Ventures, Bain Capital Ventures, Hyde Park Venture Partners, and SoftBank Vision Fund 2, and is one of the fastest-growing tech companies headquartered in Chicago.

At ShipBob, every full-time employee gets access to our best-in-class AI and productivity tools from Day 1 at no cost. This isn't a pilot or a perk for select teams. It's standard for everyone. We believe innovation isn't owned by one department. Whether you're in Talent, Operations, Finance, Engineering, or Customer Success, we expect you to ask: how can this be done better, faster, or smarter? These tools are our investment in your ability to find those answers.

Use of AI-Assisted Tools During Recruitment

We may use AI-assisted tools during the recruitment process to support administrative functions such as transcribing interviews, generating summaries or notes, organizing interview feedback, facilitating candidate communications, and helping recruiters identify candidates whose qualifications may align with job requirements. These tools are designed to assist our recruiting team and are not used to make final hiring decisions. Hiring decisions are made by trained human reviewers who consider the candidate's application, interview performance, qualifications, experience, and other relevant factors. AI-assisted tools do not independently determine whether a candidate advances in the hiring process or receives an offer of employment. Where required by applicable law, candidates will be provided with notice regarding our use of AI-assisted technologies and, where available, information about any applicable rights relating to such processing, including the ability to request additional information or opt out of certain AI-assisted processing activities. Candidates who exercise available opt-out rights may be reviewed through alternative processes consistent with applicable law.

ShipBob provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.

There is no deadline to apply for this position, as ShipBob accepts applications on an ongoing basis