Our Food Service Packaging plant facility in Plymouth, IN is seeking a Shipping Clerk. The Shipping Clerk is responsible to ensure efficient operation of the shipping department by partnering with scheduling, operations, and freight providers to ensure the on-time delivery of product to customers.
Smurfit WestRock will be a company where each of us genuinely belongs, is respected, and valued, and can do our best work, and where diversity, inclusion and equity are competitive advantages.
How you will impact WestRock:
- Coordinate with 3rd party freight provider to schedule runs in the most cost-effective and time-saving manner possible.
- Attend daily Scheduling Meeting and assist the Plant Schedule in meeting our customers requirements.
- Prepare work orders for and coordinate repairs of trucks, trailers, forklifts, dock plates, and dock doors.
- Coordinate with Sales Service the delivery of the customer orders on time.
- Keeping Shipping Supervisor informed of problems or situations that may affect the performance of your department.
- Adheres to daily production schedule. Make recommendations for optimizing the schedule to meet cost, quality, delivery, and service goals. Utilize Computer systems, MS Office tools and AS400 based WMS software to accomplish duties.
- Communicate with necessary supervision to avoid problems between shits changes.
- Develop strong rapport with various freight lines.
- Implement, maintain, and support all company policies and procedures, including union contract safety programs, and good housekeeping.
- Additional duties may be assigned by management.
What you need to succeed:
- Ability to read, analyze, and interpret written instructions. Ability to present information and respond to questions form groups of management.
- Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
- Must be flexible on shift. (8-hours, 10-hours, M-F) on call, overtime, weekend availability
- Prior experience in shipping coordination or related warehousing and distribution required.
- High School Diploma/GED equivalent required.
- Warehouse Experience:1 year (preferred)
- Shipping & Receiving: 1 year (preferred)
- Must successfully pass pre-employment screenings, drug test, and criminal background check.
What we offer:
- Corporate culture based on integrity, respect, accountability, and excellence.
- Comprehensive training with numerous learning and development opportunities.
- An attractive salary reflecting skills, competencies, and potential.
- A career with a global packaging company where Sustainability, Safety and Inclusion are business drivers and foundational elements of the daily work.
Benefits:
Day One Benefits package that includes
- Medical (includes Domestic Partner Coverage)
- Prescription Coverage
- Wellness Invective Program
Rewards up to $600/employee & $400/spouse per year
- Dental (includes Domestic Partner Coverage)
- Vision (includes Domestic Partner Coverage)
- Employer Paid Life Insurance 2x your Annual Rate
- Optional Voluntary Life Insurance
- Optional Spouse Life Insurance
- Optional Children Life Insurance
- Short Term and Long-Term Disability
- 401k Up to 5% company match and an additional 2.5 % of your prior year earnings deposited into your account the following January, possible total of 12.5%.
- Paid Vacation after 30 days UP to 80 hours of vacation in your First Year of Employment
- Paid Holiday Up to 11 Paid Holidays including your Birthday
- Safety Engagement Incentive
- $75 Quarterly incentive and $125 year end incentive
- Eligibly for Promotions
- Employee Discounts (car purchases, household appliances, office products/computers, hotel stay/car rentals, entertainment tickets, relocation/home mortgage, etc.)
A career with a global packaging company where Sustainability, Safety and Inclusion are business drivers and foundational elements of the daily work
Hiring Immediately.
If you have one or more of the above skills, we encourage you to apply.
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 integrity, respect, accountability and excellence, we use leading science and technology to move fiber-based packaging forward.
Smurfit Westrock is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We strive to create and maintain a diverse workforce where everyone feels valued, respected, and included. Smurfit Westrock does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other basis protected by federal, state or local law.