Warehouse Clerk

General Information

Job ID
ATR68038

Posting Job Title
Warehouse Clerk - 1st Shift

Locations
IL Bolingbrook

Employment Type
Full Time

Date Posted
07-Oct-2026

Relocation Support
No

Description & Requirements

Smurfit Westrock (NYSE:SW) is the go-to leader and partner of choice in sustainable packaging. We are dedicated to creating efficient and scalable paper and packaging solutions to help solve complex packaging challenges. Guided by our values of safety, loyalty, integrity and respect, we are committed to delivering meaningful value for shareholders, customers, employees and the communities where we operate.


The Opportunity

When you join Smurfit Westrock, you will be joining a team that creates sustainable paper and packaging solutions that help move the world forward. As a Warehouse Clerk - Assembly, you will support warehouse and production operations by coordinating the receipt, storage, distribution, and shipment of products and materials. You will help organize daily warehouse priorities, maintain accurate inventory transactions, coordinate inbound and outbound shipments, and work across departments, customers, and vendors to support safe and timely operations.

How You Will Make an Impact

• Provide day-to-day leadership to the department by assigning daily work, setting priorities, and helping coordinate Material Handler activities without direct supervisory responsibility.

• Schedule inbound loads of customer products, production materials, and supplies and coordinate outbound shipments to meet customer due dates and requirements.

• Verify counts, quantities, and descriptions of products and materials shipped and received, and ensure products and materials are handled safely and efficiently.

• Process shipping, receiving, production issue, transfer, and return transactions accurately and on time using the inventory control system and, when required, customer-specific warehouse management systems.

• Facilitate replenishment of products and materials to production lines and perform physical inventory activities, including periodic cycle counts.

• Interact with customers and vendors and serve as a liaison between the warehouse and other departments to support timely problem resolution and ongoing team coordination.

• Maintain a clean and safe warehouse environment, ensure compliance with safety policies and procedures, and perform Material Handler duties when needed.

• Assist the Warehouse Supervisor/Operations Manager as required, work required overtime, and perform other duties as assigned.

What You Need to Succeed

Required Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED.

• Two years of prior shipping and/or receiving experience.

• Two years of forklift experience.

• Proficient math skills, including the ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.

• Proficient computer skills, including Microsoft Excel, Word, and Outlook.

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.

• Ability to read and interpret safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals and to complete routine reports and correspondence as required.

• Ability to apply common-sense understanding to written or oral instructions and address routine problems in standardized situations.

• Ability to work required overtime and meet the physical demands and work environment requirements of the position, with reasonable accommodations as applicable.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience using inventory control systems or customer-specific warehouse management systems.

• Experience coordinating inbound and outbound shipments, inventory transactions, physical inventory, and cycle counts.

• Experience providing day-to-day work direction, setting priorities, or serving as a liaison across warehouse and production teams.

The starting rate is $23.50 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, 5 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.


Candidates are required to undergo a drug screening after receiving a conditional job offer, but before starting employment.


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.