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Picker/Packer

Downers Grove, Illinois, United States, 60515


What Timken makes possible begins with you.
Those who came before us helped land a man on the moon, create the world's infrastructure, and introduce renewable energy alternatives. Now you can join the Timken team to write your own unique story and help drive what's next.

 

A career at Timken means you can have an immediate impact doing Work That Matters to the world— improving the efficiency of today's industrial equipment and preparing for the future of motion on our planet and beyond. New employees can start contributing right away, and there are many opportunities to advance your career at your own pace. Join our global team of 19,000 people in 45 countries, and start helping our customers push the limits of what's possible in their world of motion.

 

Position Summary: This is a 1st shift position.  Under the direction of the Supervisor, associate will assist with picking and packing products into various shipping containers, following shipping specifications. Seals, glues, nails, labels, and/or bands shipping containers to assure closure and proper protection and identification.

 

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

  • Pick and/or check orders as required by supervisor and/or lead. 
  • Pick or pack a variety of material in cartons or boxes, wrapping as required, inserting dividers or blocking to prevent shifting, counting, and verifying according to order before packing.
  • Perform routing assembly of standard products having limited variations and number of components. Stocking of products; plan storage locations; determine proper location of goods to allow for maximum space utilization.
  • Utilizing Reach Truck, Sit-down, electric pallet jacks or manual pallet jacks to move product within the building as needed. 
  • Assist team members in retrieval of product in storage locations utilizing the reach truck for customer orders as needed.
  • Assists other forklift operators, in loading and unloading trucks and performing putaway of finished goods when needed.
  • Perform other duties as may be required; keep work areas and machines clean, observe company safety rules and wear appropriate PPE.
  • Perform end of day closing activities.

 

Qualifications:

  • Previous warehouse and picker/packer experience preferred.
  • Previous forklift/reach truck experience required.

 

Minimum Requirements: 

  • High School Diploma or GED is required.
  • Must be legally authorized to work in the US without sponsorship.

 

Physical Requirements:

  • Must be able to walk, stand, climb, lift and/or move up 25 lbs.
  • Must be able to see, hear and use hands to hand or feel and reach with hands and arms.
  • Constant twisting, bending, and hand gripping.
  • Wear required PPE at all times.

 

The pay for this role is $19.00-$23.00/hr and is commensurate on experience and education and could pay more or less than the posted range. This full-time position is eligible for paid time off, 401k, and comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental and vision.   

 

This position may require access to United States export controlled technical data (“CTD”) and hardware under the Departments of US State (ITAR) and/or Commerce (EAR).  Eligible candidates are; US Citizens, Green Card holders, Asylees or others eligible to receive US export license authorizations. Candidate must be authorized to work in the US.
 

All qualified applicants shall be treated equally according to their individual qualifications, abilities, experiences and other employment standards. There will be no discrimination due to gender or gender identity, race, religion, color, national origin, ancestry, age, disability, sexual orientation, veteran/military status or any other basis protected by applicable law.


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Timken is a global technology leader in engineered bearings and industrial motion. Our expanding portfolio of next-generation solutions helps customers around the world improve efficiency, solve their toughest challenges, and push the boundaries of performance. We employ 19,000 people globally, operate from 45 countries, and posted $4.6 billion in sales in 2024.

We have been recognized as one of America's Most Responsible Companies 5x by Newsweek and one of the World's Most Ethical Companies® 14x by Ethisphere.

Why Choose Timken?

  • Over a century of knowledge and innovation
  • A culture of top performance
  • A global, diverse environment
  • Products that contribute to a sustainable world
  • A conviction to improve communities around us
  • Competitive salary and benefits

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