Warehouse Operations Associate – Forklift & Inventory

Express Employment Professionals - Cincinnati East; Urbana (IL); On-site; USD 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Weekly pay

Insurance package

Referral bonus

Job summary

Express Employment Professionals - Cincinnati East in Urbana, IL is hiring a Warehouse Operations Associate to receive, organize, process, and distribute inventory with a strong emphasis on accuracy and safety. The role combines hands-on warehouse work, forklift operation, and data entry, supporting community distribution efforts.

The job offers consistent full-time hours, periodic evening/weekend shifts, and a long-term opportunity with potential to transition into permanent employment.

Qualifications

• Forklift, pallet jack, and warehouse-equipment experience.
• Current forklift operator training or certification.
• Ability to accurately pull, stage, and track inventory.
• Strong attention to detail and confidence working with numbers.
• Basic computer and data-entry ability.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Outlook, Word, and Excel.
• Ability to balance physical warehouse work with inventory documentation.
• Professional communication and customer-service skills.
• Reliable availability for occasional evening or weekend work.
• Personal transportation for required evening or weekend events.

Responsibilities

• Receive, handle, organize, and distribute warehouse inventory.
• Accurately pull and stage products for outgoing orders.
• Maintain product locations and assist with inventory rotation.
• Process pick tickets and inventory changes using warehouse software.
• Complete accurate product and donor information entry.
• Assist with physical inventory counts.
• Operate forklifts, pallet jacks, and other warehouse equipment.
• Maintain sanitary product-handling and warehouse-cleaning standards.
• Assist partner organizations and onsite customers with product selection.
• Support special distributions and additional warehouse projects.

Skills

Forklift operation

Inventory tracking

Data entry

Attention to detail

Customer service

Microsoft Office

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Outlook

Job description

Schedule: Full-time, approximately 40 hours per week
Typical Workweek: Monday–Friday as scheduled, with occasional evening or weekend work
Location: Urbana, Illinois
Employment Type: Long-term opportunity with the potential to transition into a permanent position

Keep Inventory Moving—and Make the Work Matter

A community-focused distribution operation is hiring a Warehouse Operations Associate to receive, organize, process, and distribute inventory accurately.

This position combines hands-on warehouse work, forklift operation, inventory tracking, order preparation, and customer service. It is a strong fit for someone who likes staying active but can also slow down long enough to verify quantities, complete data entry, and keep inventory records accurate.

What You’ll Do

• Receive, handle, organize, and distribute warehouse inventory
• Accurately pull and stage products for outgoing orders
• Maintain product locations and assist with inventory rotation
• Process pick tickets and inventory changes using warehouse software
• Complete accurate product and donor information entry
• Assist with physical inventory counts
• Sort, inspect, and repackage products as needed
• Operate forklifts, pallet jacks, and other warehouse equipment
• Maintain sanitary product-handling and warehouse-cleaning standards
• Assist partner organizations and onsite customers with product selection
• Support special distributions and additional warehouse projects

Required Qualifications

• Forklift, pallet jack, and warehouse-equipment experience
• Current forklift operator training or certification
• Ability to accurately pull, stage, and track inventory
• Strong attention to detail and confidence working with numbers
• Basic computer and data-entry ability
• Proficiency with Microsoft Outlook, Word, and Excel
• Ability to balance physical warehouse work with inventory documentation
• Professional communication and customer-service skills
• Reliable availability for occasional evening or weekend work
• Personal transportation for required evening or weekend events

Physical and Work Environment

• Regular and repetitive lifting or moving of up to 50 pounds
• Occasional lifting or moving of up to 75 pounds
• Extended standing, walking, and intermittent sitting
• Frequent reaching, balancing, stooping, kneeling, crouching, and climbing stairs
• Warehouse conditions ranging from controlled office temperatures to unregulated heat or cold
• Possible exposure to wet, humid, or outdoor weather conditions
• Moderate toloud warehouse noise

Why Consider This Opportunity?

• Consistent full-time hours
• Combination of forklift operation, inventory control, order fulfillment, and customer interaction
• Work that supports meaningful community distribution efforts
• Opportunity to build broader warehouse and inventory-management experience
• Long-term employment potential
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Weekly pay
• Referral bonus

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