
Morris: Forklift Operator
Hiring bonus: $25 — Express Employment Professionals pays new hires who apply through this link. Terms are set by the agency.
- Agency
- Express Employment Professionals
- Location
- Morris, IL
- Job type
- Temporary
- Pay
- $21.00/HourlyRate
- Profession
- Forklift Operator
- Industry
- Warehouse & Logistics
- Posted
- Oct 1, 2026
Pay breakdown
- Hourly
- $21.00
- Weekly
- $840
- Yearly (full-time)
- $43,680
This job pays about $21.00/hour — 8% below the median for Forklift Operator jobs in Illinois ($22.94/hour).
Estimated from the hourly rate in the listing, 40 hours a week; yearly = 52 weeks. Median wage: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025.
Forklift Operator jobs in Illinois right now
- 3 open Forklift Operator jobs in Illinois from 2 agencies.
- Pay in these listings: $18.00 – $32.50/hour, median $21.00/hour.
- Typical Forklift Operator pay in Illinois: $22.94/hour ($47,715/year, BLS).
- Highest median pay: Express Employment Professionals ($26.75/hour across 2 jobs).
Job description
Forklift Operators Needed - Morris, IL
Express Employment Professionals Partnered Opportunity
Multiple shifts available
$21.00-$23.00/hour
Don't have basaloid experience? No problem. Most operators haven't worked with this attachment before, and the company provides training. Candidates with forklift experience and a strong safety mindset are encouraged to apply.
Express Employment Professionals Partnered Opportunity
Multiple shifts available
$21.00-$23.00/hour
About the Position
Express Employment Professionals is partnered with a leading distribution center in Morris, IL that is actively hiring Forklift Operators for multiple shifts. This facility utilizes sit-down forklifts equipped with clamp and basaloid attachments.Don't have basaloid experience? No problem. Most operators haven't worked with this attachment before, and the company provides training. Candidates with forklift experience and a strong safety mindset are encouraged to apply.
Open Shifts
- 2nd Shift Full-Time
- Weekend Part-Time
- 3rd Shift Full-Time
- 1st Shift Full-Time
- 1st Shift Full-Time (4-Day Work Week)
Qualifications
- Previous forklift experience preferred
- Experience with sit-down forklifts is a plus
- Ability to work safely in a warehouse environment
- Reliable attendance and transportation required
- Employment offer contingent upon successful completion of a background check
- Medical, Dental, Vision Insurance
- Life Insurance
- Paid Sick Time
- WEEKLY pay
- Direct Deposit
- $100 Referral Bonus (+$50 for the person being referred)
- $100 for every candidate you send that works 80 hours
- $50 for them just for being referred
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