High‑Bay Material Handling Technician (DeKalb, IL)

Join a high‑standards GMP warehouse where precision, safety, and teamwork move everything forward.

Your impact

Picture this: after a focused two‑day orientation (Monday and Tuesday), you step into a 65°F, immaculate facility. You’re entrusted with high‑reach equipment to place product in the right slot the first time, every time. You help your team turn trailers fast and keep inventory flowing—work that directly powers customers and communities. Perform well, show up consistently, and this evaluation‑to‑hire path can lead to being hired by the company.

Core responsibilities

• Operate powered industrial equipment to move product safely and accurately
• Putaway, replenishment, and product transfers within a high‑bay warehouse
• Load/unload trailers to standard
• Run a variety of equipment: turret, stand‑up, stand‑up reach, sit‑down forklifts, Reach Forklift, and Dock Stocker (Stand‑Up Reach or Counterbalance Forklift)

What sets this site apart

• Clean, bright GMP environment—65°F all year
• On‑site cafeteria
• Standardized processes to do your best work

Compensation & shifts

• A Shift – $20.30/hr: Sunday–Tuesday (5:15 AM – 4:45 PM) + Wednesday (5:15 AM – 11:15 AM)
• B Shift – $20.30/hr: Wednesday (11:15 AM – 4:45 PM) + Thursday–Saturday (5:15 AM – 4:45 PM)
• D Shift – $22.30/hr: Sunday–Wednesday (5:15 PM – 3:45 AM)

Schedule: 12‑hour shifts with overtime available. 4 shifts available! Ask us for more details.

Qualifications

• Verifiable experience safely operating high‑reach lift trucks (required)
• Reliable transportation and punctuality
• People‑oriented collaborator who enjoys group projects
• Careful, safety‑driven work style
• Achievement‑oriented; embraces challenges
• Independent and self‑directed
• Process‑oriented mindset
• Forklift licensed/proficient
• Steel‑toed boots required for orientation and work

Onboarding

Mandatory two‑day orientation and safety training every Monday and Tuesday; attendance on both days is required for all shifts.

Benefits & rewards

• Weekly pay (direct deposit, pay card, or paper check)
• Holiday pay
• Medical, dental, vision
• 401(k) with match
• Discount programs
• PTO
• Short‑term and long‑term disability
• Employee assistance program
• Life insurance
• Highly competitive wages

Job Type: Full‑time

About Express

We’re Express Employment Professionals—your locally owned staffing partner. Our mission is to help great people find great jobs by helping great companies find great people. We never charge associates a fee.

Apply today

• Text "LTO" to 815‑986‑9373
• Apply online: www.expresspros.com/dekalbil

Work location

DeKalb, IL

Express Employment Professionals provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability or genetics.