Warehouse Lead (Hands-On Start → Growth into Management)

EVA Group

Northbrook, IL

JOB DETAILS
SALARY
$20–$30 Per Hour
JOB TYPE
Full-time
SKILLS
Warehousing, Warehouse Coordination, Order Picking, Forklift, Shipping/Receiving, Inventory Management, Team Lead/Manager, People Management, Safety/Work Safety, Order Picking/Packing, Staff Training,
QUALIFICATIONS
RESPONSIBILITIES

What You'll Do (Starting Out)

  • Pick products accurately from the shelves
  • Pack orders cleanly and efficiently for shipment
  • Receive and check in product directly from vendors
  • Operate a forklift and pallet jacks safely for heavy lifting and materials handling
  • Process and manage roughly 200 orders per day on your own through our in-house CRM system
  • Keep the warehouse organized, stocked, and safe
  • This is an on-your-feet role, not a desk job — but you'll use our own CRM to stay on top of orders, so you need to be organized and sharp, not just strong.

How the Role Grows

  • Once daily volume consistently pushes past 200 orders, you'll hire and train an assistant to help you keep up and grow.
  • As you bring that person up to speed, you'll shift into more of a managing role — they take on the bulk of the picking and packing while you direct, support, and oversee.
  • As volume climbs to more than 200 orders per day, you'll hire additional team member.
  • At full scale, you become a floating lead: overseeing the whole process end to end, training the team, troubleshooting, and keeping fulfillment running smoothly.
  • You'll have done every job in the building yourself, which is exactly what makes a strong lead.

Requirements

  • Forklift certification required — or willingness to become certified (we can help arrange this)
  • Experience operating pallet jacks
  • Comfortable with heavy lifting and physically demanding work throughout the shift
  • Proactive, self-directed, and organized — able to run ~200 orders a day solo without being managed
  • Quick to learn our in-house CRM / order system
  • Reliable, strong work ethic, and shows up ready to work
  • Genuine interest in growing into a leadership/management role and building a team
LOCATION
Northbrook, IL
POSTED
3 days ago

We're looking for a driven, high-energy person to grow with us into a Warehouse Lead role. This is a ground-floor opportunity: you'll start by doing the work yourself — picking, packing, and receiving — and as our order volume grows, you'll build and lead the team beneath you. Early on, the job is active, physical, and hands-on, with everything running through you. Over time, as you hire and train staff, you'll shift into overseeing the entire operation as the lead of the warehouse. If you want a role you can build a career and a team around, this is it.

About the Company

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EVA Group

This is a rare chance to start hands-on and grow into running the operation. Your effort early on directly earns you the lead position — you won't be managing a process you've never done; you'll be leading one you built from the floor up. We're a fast-moving, growing operation, and we're looking for someone who wants to grow right along with us.
 

COMPANY SIZE
1 - 10
HEADQUARTERS
Northbrook, IL, US