Warehouse Package Handler(Contract)|Lombard

Position in Lombard, IL

Role Essentials

• Employer: UPS (Hiring in Lombard)
• Position: Warehouse Package Handler (Flexible/Contract, Lombard)
• Based in: Lombard, IL (our main Lombard branch)
• This Lombard-based role is an excellent opportunity for professionals skilled in relevant skills.
• Our UPS team in Lombard, IL is growing.
• Benefit from working in Lombard, a key hub for the Package Logistics industry.

Salary and Benefits

• Compensation: $21-$23/Hour (approx. $26.3k/Year)
• Benefits: A competitive compensation package is offered.
• Flexible contract/gig opportunity in Lombard.

Position Scope

• Apply your your professional skills skills at our Lombard location.

About UPS & Our Culture

At UPS, we have been moving the world forward for over a century, and our warehouse teams are the engine behind every delivery. When you explore UPS warehouse jobs, you are stepping into one of the most respected logistics networks on the planet. Our package centers and hubs are built on a culture of safety, teamwork, and advancement from within. These warehouse jobs offer something rare in today's labor market — a part-time schedule paired with full union benefits and a genuine pathway into one of the most coveted logistics careers in America.

What Our Team Says (Employee Reviews)

"I started as a Package Handler three years ago just to pay for school, and now I am a full-time driver making incredible money. The Teamsters benefits kicked in faster than I expected, and the Earn & Learn tuition program literally paid for two semesters. If you want real UPS warehouse jobs that actually go somewhere, this is the one." - Current Full-Time Driver, Former Package Handler.

Role Overview & Responsibilities

As a UPS Warehouse Package Handler, you are the physical backbone of our package center operation. Working fast-paced sort shifts, you will load, unload, and sort parcels that keep our delivery network running precisely on schedule every single day.

• Trailer Unloading: Pull packages from inbound 53-foot trailers at high speed, placing every parcel onto the correct inbound conveyor belt for system scanning and sortation.
• Package Sorting: Read digital destination labels and manually direct parcels to the correct outbound chutes, belts, or route cages based on zip-code routing instructions.
• Package Car Loading: Stack packages inside UPS package cars in precise delivery sequence order, ensuring every driver can execute their route without searching for a single parcel.

Benefits & Perks

UPS Package Handlers receive Teamsters union medical, dental, and vision benefits, a pension contribution, and access to the UPS Earn & Learn tuition assistance program — up to $25,000 toward your college education. Paid vacation and weekly paychecks are standard from day one.