Shipping Clerk

Surestaff, LLC; Waukegan (IL); On-site; USD 23,000 - 32,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pay

Health benefits

Vision & dental coverage

Electronic weekly pay

Employee advocacy & job support

Job summary

Surestaff is seeking a Shipping Clerk in Waukegan, IL to pick, verify, organize, and prepare tire orders for shipment. You will operate order pickers, loading equipment, and strapping machines, ensuring accurate, safe, and timely deliveries.

Responsibilities include staging orders, stacking tires, and reporting discrepancies. Applicants must be able to lift 35–50 pounds and comply with PPE requirements. This full-time role offers steady hours and on-site work.

Qualifications

• Ability to read and follow order information.
• Ability to check order accuracy and organize tires before shipment.
• Safely operate order pickers, the strapping machine, and other warehouse equipment after training.
• Strong attention to detail when picking, sorting, staging, and loading orders.
• Stand, walk, bend, reach, twist and handle tires throughout the workday.
• Regularly lift and carry tires weighing 35 to 50 pounds.

Responsibilities

• Pick singles, doubles, transfers, UTG, and dealer orders accurately.
• Use order pickers to retrieve tires and complete assigned orders.
• Sort, verify, organize, and prepare tires and orders for shipment.
• Stack tires in the correct bins or designated staging locations.
• Remove chalk marks from tires before shipment.
• Operate the polypropylene strapping machine to secure orders for shipment.
• Load tires and completed orders into trailers.
• Move and store tires safely using authorized warehouse equipment.
• Perform general shipping and order-processing duties as assigned.
• Report order, quantity, labeling, or location discrepancies to the supervisor.

Skills

Reading orders

Order accuracy

Operate order pickers

Attention to detail

Physical stamina

Lifting tires 35–50 lbs

Tools

Order pickers

Strapping machine

Warehouse equipment

Job description

Primary Purpose and Function

The Shipping Clerk position picks, verifies, organizes, and prepares tire orders for shipment. The position uses order pickers and other authorized warehouse equipment, operates shipping equipment, stages completed orders, and loads tires into trailers while following established safety and order-processing procedures.

Essential Functions & Responsibilities

• Pick singles, doubles, transfers, UTG, and dealer orders accurately.
• Use order pickers to retrieve tires and complete assigned orders.
• Sort, verify, organize, and prepare tires and orders for shipment.
• Stack tires in the correct bins or designated staging locations.
• Remove chalk marks from tires before shipment.
• Operate the polypropylene strapping machine to secure orders for shipment.
• Load tires and completed orders into trailers.
• Move and store tires safely using authorized warehouse equipment.
• Perform general shipping and order-processing duties as assigned.
• Report order, quantity, labeling, or location discrepancies to the supervisor.

Skills & Physical Expectations

• Ability to read and follow order information and distinguish among singles, doubles, transfers, UTG, and dealer orders.
• Ability to check order accuracy and organize tires before shipment.
• Ability to safely operate order pickers, the polypropylene strapping machine, and other authorized warehouse equipment after training.
• Strong attention to detail when picking, sorting, staging, and loading orders.
• Ability to stand, walk, bend, reach, twist, and handle tires throughout the workday.
• Ability to regularly lift and carry tires weighing 35 to 50 pounds.

Safety Equipment / PPE Required

• Eye protection: provided by UTires.
• High-visibility vest: provided by UTires.
• Steel-toe footwear: required and must be provided by the employee.

Additional Notes

Forklift and warehouse-equipment safety certification will be completed through UTires before the employee operates applicable equipment. Employees must wear required PPE and follow all shipping, loading, equipment, and warehouse safety procedures.

Location: Waukegan, IL

Pay: $20/HR

About Surestaff

At Surestaff, we are dedicated to helping individuals unlock their career potential through meaningful job opportunities. As a leading staffing agency in the light industrial and manufacturing space, we pride ourselves on connecting talent with top employers across the Midwest and Southeast.

Here are the benefits you’ll enjoy when you partner with us:

• Access to a wide range of job opportunities
• Competitive pay
• Health and Wellness Programs (including EAP)
• Medical benefits including medical, vision, dental, and prescriptions
• Electronic weekly pay
• Employee Advocacy & Personalized Job Support

Surestaff also follows all applicable state and local laws regarding sick time, paid time off, and retirement savings programs. Surestaff is an equal opportunity employer.

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