On-Call Warehouse Worker

Tyndale House Publishers; Carol Stream (IL); On-site; USD 20,000 - 28,000; Part time

Job summary

Tyndale House Publishers is seeking an on-call Material Handler at our Carol Stream, Illinois campus. You will support the distribution team with hands-on manufacturing and fulfillment projects, ensuring products are finished, labeled, and ready for shipment.

No prior warehouse experience is required; we will train you. This role offers on-site, flexible hours within a Monday–Friday schedule with occasional Saturday shifts. Candidates should be reliable and detail-oriented.

Qualifications

• Must be at least 18 years of age.
• Able to read and follow written work instructions, product labels, and safety signage in English.
• Good communication skills and ability to work with others.
• Flexible, focused, attentive to detail, with a strong work ethic.
• Willing to be trained on forklift operation.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and complete special-order fulfillment projects so customers receive exactly what they ordered.
• Build book sets, apply labels to products and cartons, and shrink-wrap books and Bibles.
• Sort product for defects to ensure only quality material is shipped.
• Pick and pack parcel orders when shipping volume requires extra hands.
• Process customer returns for credit and store inventory correctly.

Skills

Hand dexterity

Read instructions

Attention to detail

Communication skills

Teamwork

Willingness to be trained on forklifts

Job description

Description

For more than 60 years, Tyndale has helped readers discover the life-giving truths of God's Word. Today we're one of the largest independently owned Christian publishers in the world. Though our business has grown, our mission remains the same: to open God's Word to as many as possible in language they can relate to and understand.

Before a Bible or book ever reaches a reader, someone has to build the set, check it for defects, label it, and wrap it. That's the work you'll do here. As an on-call Material Handler, you'll step in on the manufacturing and special-order projects that get product finished, accurate, and out the door — the hands-on work that stands between a printed book and the person who's waiting to read it.

You'll work onsite at our Carol Stream campus alongside our full-time Distribution team, moving between projects as they come up. No two weeks look exactly alike, and you don't need warehouse experience to start — we'll show you what to do.

What You'll Do

• Prepare and complete special-order fulfillment projects so customers receive exactly what they ordered
• Take on in-house manufacturing projects — building book sets, applying labels to products and cartons, and shrink-wrapping books and Bibles
• Sort product for defects so only quality material reaches readers
• Pick and pack parcel orders when shipping volume calls for extra hands
• Process customer returns for credit and put inventory away into our flow rack to keep picking areas stocked

Schedule

This is an on-call position with variable hours — you'll be contacted as manufacturing and fulfillment projects come up.

• Shifts fall within our normal work schedule of Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
• Occasional optional Saturday hours
• Typical advance notice before a shift, and typical volume of hours available
• Fully on-site in Carol Stream, Illinois

If you're a college student, a retiree, or someone who wants real hands-on work without a fixed weekly commitment, this is a good fit. Many of our on-call team members work around class schedules.

Skills and Qualifications Needed

• Must be at least 18 years of age
• Hand dexterity and comfort with detailed, hands-on project work
• Able to read and follow written work instructions, product labels, and safety signage in English
• Good communication skills, and the ability to work well with others and accept direction
• Flexible, focused, attentive to detail, with a consistent work ethic
• Digital aptitude is a plus
• Able to sit, walk, stand, and bend for the duration of a shift, and lift cartons up to 40 lbs.
• No forklift experience required; a willingness to be trained on forklifts is preferred

Tyndale has been repeatedly certified as a Best Christian Workplace. Learn more about us and what we believe at www.tyndale.com/our-mission.

The hiring range for this position is $17.50 hourly. A summary of Tyndale's comprehensive benefits is: https://www.tyndale.com/careers/.