Warehouse Lead - Days Job detail

Job: Warehouse Lead

Location: 475 Leominster Shirley Rd, Lunenburg, MA 01462

Shift: Days

Pay: $33/ hour

As the Logistics Team Lead, you will be primarily responsible for organizing and managing the day-to-day logistical activities for shipping and receiving of the Devens Warehouse facility in Lunenberg, MA. Your role is also responsible for ensuring personnel operate efficiently and safely, maximizing shipping efficiencies while minimizing shipping costs, and coordinating with 3rd Party Logistics Companies to ensure on-time delivery of customer products and high customer satisfaction.  This person must also be willing to work, as needed, at the main plant location in Devens, MA.

How you will impact Smurfit Westrock:

• Coordinate daily dispatch to ensure timely and cost-effective shipment methods
• Identify opportunities to maximize cubing out of trailers to increase utilization of assets and increase cost savings
• Coordinate material staging, shipments, pick and pack order fulfillment, expired inventory management, and raw and customer owned inventory
• Maintain working knowledge of Department of Transportation regulations and general routes to create time efficient shipping schedules
• Work collaboratively with Production to assess, manage, and prioritize customer requests to ensure load planning accuracy, mitigate delays, and enable high customer satisfaction
• Ensure Shipping Clerks and PIT Drivers are safely operating 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:

• High School diploma or G.E.D.
• 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
• Ability to coach and develop talent to create a highly productive, safety-conscious team
• 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

What we offer:

• Hourly rate of $33 per hour. OT is paid at time and ½
• Best in class benefits. Medical and Dental is available upon hire. 
• Generous 401K match, tuition reimbursement, life insurance, STD, LTD are some of the additional benefits we offer. 

The starting rate is $33 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 www.westrock.com/company/careers and the application window is expected to close by 08/16/2026.