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Material Handler

Chicago, Illinois, US💼 Full-time💰 $20–$20🗓 2026-09-22 → 2026-09-26

Core

Operate powered industrial trucks to move materials, supply machines with raw materials, remove scrap, and stage finished products in a manufacturing facility.

Role type

Material Handler (Forklift Operator)

Builds

Internal material flow and product staging for manufacturing operations

Domain

Manufacturing / Industrial Logistics

Deliverable

physical/clinical work

Required skills

Powered industrial truck operation, forklift certification, OSHA standards compliance, inventory control instructions, basic computer skills, math skills, reading skills

Preferred skills

Valid state motor vehicle operator's license, RF scanner gun usage

Technologies

Powered industrial trucks, RF scanner guns

Responsibilities

Operate powered industrial trucks to move materials and products to and from storage areas and machines, supply machines with raw materials, remove and empty scrap hoppers, stage finished products in staging areas, unload raw materials from trucks or rail containers, move goods packed on pallets or in crates around the factory, stack goods in correct staging areas following inventory control instructions, perform daily equipment checks such as watering the truck's battery

Seniority

Entry-level to Individual Contributor

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