Equipment Operator - Midwest HUB

Overview

As a member of the Ship Bob team, you will be responsible for operating forklifts and related material handling equipment to move packages and materials around the facility, ensuring efficiency and safety.

We have a culture that values ownership, collaboration, and high performance. Below are some highlights of what that looks like at Ship Bob.

• Grow with an Ownership Mindset: We champion continuous learning and innovation. You’ll take on real problems, create tangible solutions, and drive results that move the needle for Ship Bob, our merchants, and for your own professional growth.
• Collaborate with Peers and Leaders: Leaders are accessible, feedback flows both ways, and everyone steps up to help when needed.
• Experience a High-Performance Culture and Clear
  
  Purpose:
  
  We set specific goals, share accountability, and celebrate milestones together.

Shift: Not specified

Location:

North Aurora, IL

We are looking for a careful forklift operator to move packages and material around our facilities. You will operate a forklift with the utmost care to ensure efficiency and safety while driving around warehouses, storage spaces, and other facilities.

• Operate a forklift, electric pallet jack, pacer or other machinery used for transporting or shipping goods.
• Load, unload, pack, and unpack stock of product or pallets from incoming vehicles.
• Transport, retrieve, and/or relocate stock of product or pallets to workstations or other assigned locations within the warehouse.
• Label and sort incoming and outgoing shipments.
• Monitor and maintain inventory of incoming and outgoing items.
• Inspect equipment before and after use to ensure it is in good working order.
• Identify damages and report shortages or quality deficiencies.
• Clean equipment after use and dispose of any collected scraps or waste.
• Handle and dispose of hazardous waste materials safely when necessary.
• Adhere to health and safety regulations and company policies.
• Ensure products are handled, stored, and distributed in a manner that maintains their safety, quality, and legality, following all standard operating procedures.
• Other duties and responsibilities as necessary.

• Demonstrated experience in stand‑up/reach, order/cherry/stock picker, pallet rider (walkie/EPJ), stand‑up counterbalance/pacer, and JOEY.
• Attention to detail and familiarity with industrial equipment.
• Excellent physical condition and coordination; ability to lift up to 50 lbs, stand for 8–12 hours per day (depending on shift), and perform tasks such as pushing, pulling, lifting, and climbing ladders.
• Valid certificate to operate forklifts.

• Medical, Dental, Vision & Basic Life Insurance
• 401K Match
• Weekly paycheck with paid overtime eligibility

Ship Bob provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.