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Shipping & Receiving Forklift Operator - 1st Shift

Pinckneyville, United Statesfull_timeVerifiedPosted 12 May 2026

💰 $44,000/yr

About the role

Eaton’s ES GEIS BLD division is currently seeking a Shipping & Receiving Forklift Operator - 1st Shift at our Pinckneyville, IL facility! The regularly scheduled hours are Monday- Friday, 7:00 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. Overtime may exceed these hours and be mandatory at times. The hourly rate for this position is $22.04.

Please note the salary information shown above is a general guideline only. Salaries are based upon candidate skills, experience, and qualifications, as well as market and business considerations.

Why work at Eaton? Below are a few of the outstanding benefits that we offer:

Benefits effective day one of employment.
Retirement benefits, Paid Parental Leave, Educational Assistance Program, Wellness Reimbursement, and more!

What you’ll do:

In this function, you will:

Optimize packaging based on product.
Ability to cross-train in all department functions.
Identify, count, sort, package, and tag completed parts for shipment without assistance.
Load and unload LTL and flatbed trucks.
Build crates / work in woodshop to support packaging product.
Read and interpret pick tickets accurately.
Licensed to operate powered industrial trucks.
Train other employees necessary.
Perform receiving functions on all inbound freight, including verification and data entry
Handle incoming product inspections to print and quality specifications
Responsible for adherence to receiving and Quality procedures
Process returned products for restocking, notify Quality upon receipt of non-conforming material

Qualifications:

Basic (Required) Qualifications:

Must have previous forklift truck experience (stand-up or sit-down)
No relocation benefit is being offered for this position. Only candidates that reside within 50 miles of Pinckneyville, IL will be considered. Active-Duty Military Service member candidates are exempt from the geographical area limitation.
Eaton will not consider applicants for employment immigration sponsorship or support for this position. This means that Eaton will not support any CPT, OPT, or STEM OPT plans, F-1 to H-1B cap registration, O-1, E-3, TN status, I-485 job portability, etc.

Position Success Criteria:

Ability to work with and understand trucking manifests, packing lists, etc.
Ability to read measuring tape, calipers, square, protractor and Engineering drawings
Ability to learn SAP Shipping functions.
Ability to utilize shipping specific tools.

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