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Material Handler - 2nd Shift with 7% Shift Premium

J L CLARK INC
Rockford, IL Full Time
POSTED ON 4/30/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 6/29/2026

Position Summary:

Responsible for operating power fork lift truck and hand jack within a department or departments transporting work-in-process materials throughout the production process of fabrication or lithography through completion as well as final preparation for Warehouse transport.

PRIMARY DUTIES:

Key Responsibilities

  • Responsible for operating power fork lift truck or hand truck in a safe manner.  Provides adequate supplies of work-in-process materials from storage areas to production departments and transports other materials as follows:

Delivers material to the line as it is designated by the job packet.

    • Ensure the line is loaded with enough material to continually run.
    • Delivers unassembled cases or bags to work area and assembles cases when required.
    • Delivers product-filled cases on strapped pallets to designated staging areas.
    • Generate and apply barcodes to finished products for transportation to warehouse.
    • Transports scrap to designated areas as required.
  • Material handlers will manage and ensure end of line conveyance (palletizer, robots, stretch wrapper, carton erector, and transport conveyors) are in good working order and troubleshoot/resolve appropriate issues related to performance.
  • Material handlers will be responsible for strapping any work in process materials prior to its transport.
  • Position requires pushing, pulling or lifting heavy objects ranging up to approximately 50 lbs.
  • Keeps departmental work areas, aisles and storage areas safe, orderly and free of obstructions such as; empty skids, full garbage cans, pallets or trays, spoiled products, scrap boxes and pallet load of finished product, etc.

Education, Training & Experience:

  • Position requires high school diploma or GED Certificate.

qualifications

**Required**
• Prior experience in a manufacturing environment with a general understanding of machine, fork truck, and hand jack operations.

**Preferred**
• Previous fork truck certification and experience in a material support environment. Understanding of bill of material and required inputs for jobs.

Relationships: Production staff (Die setters, Operators in lithography or fabrication), Warehouse, Tool Room, Maintenance.

Supervisory RESPONSIBILITIES: None

Supervised By: Department Manager and Leads

 

Salary : $21 - $22

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