Immediate Opening in East Chicago for a Fulfillment Center

Role Based in East Chicago

Role in East Chicago: Fulfillment Center Worker — Full-time, Weekly Pay & Day 1 Benefits Employer: UPS (Hiring in East Chicago) Worksite: East Chicago, IN

Pay: $20-$23/Hour (approx. $45.9k/Year) Benefits: Eligible team members receive standard benefits. Clear growth pathways at our East Chicago office.

Position Scope

Apply your your professional skills skills at our East Chicago location.

• This East Chicago-based role is an excellent opportunity for professionals skilled in relevant skills.
• Our UPS team in East Chicago, IN is growing.
• Benefit from working in East Chicago, a key hub for the Package Logistics And Fulfillment industry.

About UPS & Our Culture

UPS fulfillment centers are the operational backbone of one of the most trusted logistics networks on earth — and the full-time workers who staff them are the reason millions of packages move accurately and on time every single day. When you search for UPS fulfillment center jobs, you are not searching for a gig or a temp assignment. You are searching for a career-grade, W2 full-time position backed by one of the strongest union contracts in American blue-collar work. Our full-time fulfillment worker jobs come with Teamsters union representation from day one — meaning your wages, your benefits, and your working conditions are contractually protected, not managed at anyone's discretion.

What Our Team Says (Employee Reviews)

"I left my retail management job to work full-time at the UPS fulfillment center and it was the best career decision I have made. The hourly rate is significantly higher than retail, the Teamsters medical coverage replaced a health plan that was costing me $400 a month, and the pension is something I never had before. Full-time UPS fulfillment center work is genuinely different from any warehouse job I have had — the structure, the training, and the career path are all real." - Current Full-Time Fulfillment Center Worker, Memphis, TN.

Role Overview & Responsibilities

As a full-time UPS Fulfillment Center Worker, you execute the complete daily cycle of our fulfillment center operation — processing inbound freight, sorting packages across conveyor systems, building outbound loads, and staging shipments for delivery — on a structured 8-hour shift with consistent start times and a predictable weekly schedule you can plan your life around.

• Inbound Freight Processing: Unload arriving trailers, scan inbound packages into the fulfillment system, and route every parcel accurately to the correct sort lane or staging zone based on destination routing data.
• Package Sortation & Routing: Work the main sort conveyor, reading destination routing labels and diverting packages to correct outbound belts, chutes, and trailer lanes with the accuracy and pace that UPS fulfillment standards require across every shift.
• Outbound Load Building: Construct outbound trailer loads in sequence order, applying UPS-approved stacking methods to maximize trailer capacity while protecting every package from transit damage throughout its journey to the delivery center.

Benefits & Perks

Full-time UPS Fulfillment Center Workers receive Teamsters union medical, dental, and vision insurance starting on their first day of eligibility, a defined-benefit pension plan, paid vacation, paid holidays, paid sick time, and a 401(k) with company match. Weekly direct-deposit paychecks, contractual annual wage raises, and access to UPS Earn & Learn tuition assistance complete one of the most comprehensive benefit packages available in full-time fulfillment center jobs anywhere in the logistics market.