ROCKWOOL Group

Forklift Operator

ROCKWOOL Group  •  $42k/yr  •  Chicago, IL (Onsite)  •  5 days ago
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Job Description

Ready to drive results in a fast-paced warehouse environment?

Rockfon, a global leader in acoustic and fire-rated ceiling solutions, is hiring experienced Forklift Operators to join our Warehousing & Site Logistics team at our state-of-the-art Lockport distribution center. This position reports to the Distribution Center Manager, Logistics.

Join us and make a difference!

Job Title: Forklift Operator

Location: 16317 W Prologis Pkwy, Lockport, IL 60441

Hourly Rate: $21.00

Shift: First

Weekly Working Hours: 07:00 am to 03:30 pm – (Monday-Friday)

Role Overview:

As a Forklift Operator, you will be the backbone of our order fulfillment operation, safely and efficiently moving materials, loading trucks, and ensuring every shipment leaves our facility on time and damage-free, while maintaining the highest safety and quality standards.

What You will Do:

  • Operate forklifts to pick, load, and unload customer orders with precision and speed
  • Verify inventory accuracy
  • Maintain a safe, organized work environment following 5S principles and all company safety protocols
  • Collaborate with your team to consistently meet on-time shipping, accuracy, and efficiency targets
  • Support inbound receiving, inventory movement, and cycle counting activities

What You Bring:

  • 2-5 years of experience in highly fast-paced distribution center
  • Current forklift operator certification (or ability to obtain through our training program)
  • Proven experience with safe truck-loading/unloading practices and warehouse best practices
  • Proficiency with warehouse management systems and RF scanning equipment
  • Ability to lift and handle items up to 80 lbs safely
  • Strong communication skills, basic math ability, and English fluency
  • A safety-first mindset and commitment to working effectively in a team-oriented environment

What we offer:

  • Competitive Pay & Benefits from Day 1:  Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans.
  • 401K Match: Up to 6%
  • Life and Disability Programs: 100% company paid!
  • Paid Time Off: PTO, 12 paid holidays, and paid parental leave.
  • Educational Assistance & Career Growth: Invest in your future.
  • Wellness Perks: Fitness reimbursement and EAP access.
  • Safety First: Company-provided PPE and programs to keep you protected.

Work Environment & Conditions:

Join a clean, safe, and modern facility equipped with cutting-edge technology, advanced machinery, and innovative processes. Safety, cleanliness and employee well-being are at the heart of what we do, supported by comprehensive training programs and protocols.

Who We Are

We are the world leader in stone wool solutions. Founded in 1937 in Denmark, we transform volcanic rock into safe, sustainable products that help people and communities thrive.  We are a global company with 12,000 employees, located in 37 countries with 36 manufacturing facilities, all focused on one common purpose – to release the natural power of stone to enrich modern living. 

Sustainability is central to our business strategy.  Through our partnership with One Ocean Foundation and in connection with our sponsorship of the Denmark SailGP team, we help raise awareness around ocean health challenges in an effort to accelerate solutions to protect it.   

This role is part of our Rockfon business, a division of the ROCKWOOL Group. Rockfon delivers comprehensive ceiling system solutions, integrating stone wool and specialty metal ceiling panels with Chicago Metallic suspension systems, providing high-quality, sustainable offerings to our customers. To learn more, visit www.rockfon.com.

ROCKWOOL Group

About ROCKWOOL Group

We release the natural power of stone to enrich modern living.

ROCKWOOL Group is a focused industrial company with leading positions in insulation, acoustic ceilings and horticultural growing media based on proprietary stone wool technology. We harness the properties that nature has given us to create products for quality living.

Our products touch most aspects of everyday life. We offer carefully designed, innovative sustainable solutions for your comfort, safety and for the benefit of the environment.

ROCKWOOL Group's business portfolio consists of:

* ROCKWOOL® insulation solutions for buildings.

* ROCKWOOL® technical insulation solutions to both industry, marine and offshore.

* ROCKWOOL® core solutions tailor made stone wool products to be integrated into finished systems.

* Rockfon® acoustic ceilings and wall solutions.

* Rockpanel® cladding material.

* Grodan® growing media solutions for plants.

* Lapinus® solutions for applications such as friction, water management, tracks, coatings, gaskets.

At ROCKWOOL Group, we are committed to enriching the lives of everyone who experiences our product solutions. Our expertise is perfectly suited to tackle many of today’s biggest sustainability and development challenges, from energy consumption and noise pollution to fire resilience, water scarcity and flooding. Our range of products reflects the diversity of the world’s needs, supporting our stakeholders in reducing their own carbon footprint along the way.

Stone wool is a versatile material and forms the basis of all our businesses. With around 12,200 colleagues in 40 countries, we are the world leader in stone wool solutions, from building insulation to acoustic ceilings, external cladding systems to horticultural solutions, engineered fibres for industrial use to insulation for the process industry and marine & offshore.

Industry
Wholesale & Distribution
Company Size
1,001-5,000 employees
Headquarters
Hedehusene, DK
Year Founded
1937
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