• Shipping & Receiving Coordinator

    WestRock Company (Bedford Park, IL)


    Opportunity Summary: (Monday - Friday hours @ $22.55 / hr. plus overtime and Saturdays as needed) Hours are 2:55pm-11:00 pm. As the Shipping Coordinator, you will be responsible for organizing and managing the day-to-day logistical activities for shipping and receiving of the Plant facility. Your role is also responsible for ensuring personnel operate efficiently and safely, maximizing loads while minimizing shipping costs, and coordinating with 3rd Party Logistics Companies to ensure on-time delivery of customer products and high customer satisfaction.

    How you will impact Smurfit Westrock:

    * Coordinate daily dispatch to ensure timely and cost-effective shipment methods

    * Identify opportunities to maximize manufactured square footage (MSF) per trailer to increase utilization of assets and increase cost savings

    * Coordinate material staging, shipments, pick and pack order fulfillment, expired inventory destruction, and raw and customer owned inventory

    * Maintain working knowledge of Department of Transportation regulations and general routes to create time efficient shipping schedules

    * Ensure Shipping Clerks safely operate material handling equipment (e.g. forklift) and properly adhere to all safety regulations and procedures

    * Partner with 3rd Party Logistics Companies to coordinate dock times for customer receipt of inventory

    What you need to succeed:

    * 3 years of experience in Shipping and Receiving in a warehouse environment

    * Great written and verbal communication skills with ability to adjust communication style and interact across all levels of the organization

    * Strong decision-making skills with the ability to adapt and quickly respond to unforeseen changes in the production environment

    * Well organized with great time management skills to manage the execution of multiple priorities

     

    The starting rate is $22.55 per hour, depending on your role, level, and location. The benefits for this role may include short-term bonus incentive, health, dental and vision insurance, flexible spending accounts or health savings accounts, retirement savings plans, life and disability insurance programs, and paid sick leave as required by applicable state/local law, 10 days of paid vacation, and 11 days of paid holidays, subject to annual change. Your actual pay will be based on your work location and other factors, such as your skills, experience, and education. To learn more about the specific salary range for your preferred location, please contact your recruiter during the hiring process. You may apply online at [1] www.westrock.com/company/careers and the application window is expected to close by 02/02/26.

     

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    1. http://www.westrock.com/company/careers

     

    Smurfit Westrock (NYSE:SW) is a global leader in sustainable paper and packaging solutions. We are materials scientists, packaging designers, mechanical engineers and manufacturing experts with a shared purpose: Innovate Boldly. Package Sustainably. Guided by our values of safety, loyalty, integrity, and respect, we use leading science and technology to move fiber-based packaging forward.

     

    Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by state or federal law.