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Job Title: Forklift Driver

Job Description

Join our team as a Forklift Driver in our Distribution Center. In this role, you will be responsible for operating a forklift nearly 90% of the day to load and unload trucks. This position is crucial to maintaining the flow of goods within our facility.

Responsibilities

+ Operate a forklift for the majority of your shift to load and unload trucks.

+ Perform quality control on orders when not operating the forklift.

+ Receive products and organize them in the warehouse.

+ Consolidate pallets to optimize storage space.

Essential Skills

+ 1-2 years of experience in manufacturing or warehouse settings.

+ 2-5 years of experience operating a sit-down forklift, whether electric or gas.

+ Experience with printing shipping labels through UPS, FedEx, or similar software.

Additional Skills & Qualifications

+ Familiarity with warehouse management systems is a plus.

Why Work Here?

Work in a family-owned, stable company known for its supportive work environment. Enjoy working in a Wisconsin location that is fully air-conditioned, ensuring comfort throughout your shifts. Benefit from the opportunity to work with brand new equipment in a facility opened in March 2020.

Work Environment

The work environment is located in North Chicago, featuring a facility equipped with brand new equipment. Employees will not handle chemicals directly, but will transport sealed drums. The second shift hours are Monday through Thursday from 2:00 pm to 10:30 pm, and Friday from 11:00 am to 7:30 pm.

Job Type & Location

This is a Permanent position based out of North Chicago, IL.

Pay and Benefits

The pay range for this position is $18.00 - $20.00/hr.

Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job

classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be

subject to specific elections, plan, or program terms. If eligible, the benefits

available for this temporary role may include the following:

• Medical, dental & vision

• Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital

• 401(k) Retirement Plan – Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available

• Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents)

• Short and long-term disability

• Health Spending Account (HSA)

• Transportation benefits

• Employee Assistance Program

• Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave)

Workplace Type

This is a fully onsite position in North Chicago,IL.

Application Deadline

This position is anticipated to close on Jan 20, 2026.

About Aerotek:

We know that finding work is hard, and finding meaningful work is harder. Aerotek connects 180,000+ light industrial and skilled trades workers with 14,000+ employers each year, helping our workers navigate an evolving labor market and find jobs that meets their goals, skills and interests. Since 1983, we have provided a variety of career opportunities across North American industry – from short-term assignments at Fortune 500 companies where you can build your skills, to long-term opportunities where you can play a vital role solving for companies’ construction, manufacturing and maintenance challenges. Our 1,500+ experienced recruiters across 250+ offices work relentlessly to put our workforce in a position to thrive. Let us rise to meet your challenges and put our people-are everything spirit to the test as your career continues to grow.

Aerotek offers weekly pay, employee benefits including medical, dental & vision, life insurance, health advocacy and employee assistance programs, a 401(k) plan, and employee discounts.

The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regards to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.