1st Shift Warehouse Laborer

Job Description

Job Description

General Laborer: Rock Falls, Illinois

Our customer in Rock Falls, Illinois is seeking motivated individuals to join their team. We’re recruiting General Laborers to work full-time on 1st shift. As a General Laborer, you will perform a variety of warehouse and production tasks to ensure smooth operations, maintain safety standards, and support the timely movement of materials.

Responsibilities of the General Laborer:

• Work safely at all times.
• Load and unload supplier and customer trucks professionally.
• Pull and fill customer orders for shipment.
• Sort and store products received in the warehouse.
• Inspect incoming loads to ensure all products are accounted for and reject damaged goods.
• Control inventory to prevent damage or loss of materials.
• Maintain the warehouse in a neat and organized fashion.
• Assemble freight shipments and UPS orders, including processing paperwork.
• Maintain property, including mowing, spraying weeds, and general building cleanliness.
• Check products pulled before loading trucks to ensure order accuracy.
• Respond diligently to orders from supervisors.
• Serve as backup for warehouse supervisor regarding incoming and outgoing loads.
• Answer phones as needed.
• Perform other duties as assigned by the warehouse supervisor or manager.

General Laborer Requirements and Qualifications:

• High School Diploma or equivalent required.
• 1–3 years of experience in warehouse processing or equivalent role required.
• Welding and metal fabrication experience (welding, torch use, painting) – not required but a plus.
• Ability to lift and handle materials safely.
• Ability to operate machinery, including overhead cranes, skid loaders, forklifts, and trucks.
• Strong attention to detail, organizational skills, and teamwork.

Pay for General Laborer: $20–$23/hour.

General Laborer Benefits:
• Health insurance.
• Paid time off.
• 401k with company match.
• Paid weekly.
• Direct deposit.
• Paid training.

Type: 1st Shift, Full-time

Schedule: Monday – Friday, 8:00am – 4:30pm.

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