Adidas Lead, DC Operations - Control Room (Night Shift) | $27.00/hr + $2.50 Shift Differential

Adidas; Wilkes-Barre (Luzerne County); On-site; USD 37,000 - 41,000; Full time

Job summary

Adidas seeks a night-shift leader for our warehouse operations in the United States. The role focuses on labor allocation, leading meetings, assigning duties, coaching for success, and maintaining a safe, collaborative environment while driving process improvements.

The position works closely with department supervisors to monitor workflows, manage dwells, and drive overall shift performance with strong problem-solving abilities and a hands-on approach to training and mentoring teams.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Minimum of two years related distribution experience and/or training.
• Required to speak, read, write, and comprehend the English language.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with supervisor and staff to meet daily SLA goals.
• Follow all SOPs and standard procedures.
• Troubleshoot and solve operational issues; escalate as needed.
• Analyze data from WMS and LM modules to identify trends.
• Maintain a safe work environment.
• Reward and recognize performance.
• Train and coach associates to meet goals and service levels.
• Mentor teammates for career development.
• Share best practices and improve processes.

Skills

English language

Excel

Outlook

Word

WMS principles

Communication skills

Team collaboration

DC operations knowledge

Performance & metrics mindset

Education

High school diploma

Tools

RF Guns

WMS

LM module

Job description

Shift & Pay

Night Shift - $27.00/hr + shift differential

• Back Half Nights: Thu-Sat, 5:00 PM - 5:00 AM (+$2.50/hr)

Purpose & Overall Relevance for the Organization

This hourly position supports the operations leadership team by contributing to labor allocation, leading meetings, assigning job duties, coaching for success, creating a safe & collaborative work environment, and driving process improvement. This leader will act as cultural ambassador that views the business holistically. The role will be very technical and require strong problem-solving skills. Leads will work closely with department supervisors to monitor work flows, manage dwells, and drive overall shift performance.

Key Responsibilities

• Collaborate with supervisor and all other operational/support staff to meet daily SLA goals
• Understand and act as a role model in following all standard operating procedures (SOPs)
• Troubleshoot and problem solve for operational issues throughout the warehouse escalating to senior management and Support staff when applicable.
• Analyze and decipher operational data through reporting and Warehouse Management Systems( WMS) recognizing trends in order/product flow.
• Develop and maintain a safe work environment
• Ability to reward and recognize performance
• Train and coach associates to achieve all operational goals and service levels
• Mentor and develop teammates to perform better in their current roles while preparing them for future career opportunities
• Ability to develop and share best practices
• Create a positive team environment that encourages all associates to provide insights and feedback to improve processes, adapt to an ever-changing business, and stay focused on customer satisfaction
• Utilize warehouse tools, including radio frequency hand held units ("RF Guns") and computer kiosks, to update transactions within the warehouse management system (WMS) and log activities in the labor management (LM) module

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Required to speak, read, write and comprehend the English language
• Excel, Outlook, Word and working knowledge of WMS principles
• Excellent communication skills
• Ability to work collaboratively within a large group of co-workers
• Positive and enthusiastic approach
• Strong knowledge of DC operations, including storage methods and material flow
• Performance and metrics driven mindset

Physical Requirements

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is:

• regularly required to talk or hear; Sit, stand or walk; use fingers, hands and arms to feel, handle, grip, grasp, lift, push and pull for up to twelve (12) hours/day
• able to work in a warehouse environment
• able to reliably attend work/scheduled hours
• occasionally required to sit; bending, twisting, climb or balance; lift and carry items such as boxes weighing up to forty (40) pounds; and stoop, kneel, crouch, and crawl

Requisite Education and Experience / Minimum Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent
• Minimum of two (2) years related distribution experience and/or training
• Required to speak, read, write, and comprehend the English language.

adidas celebrates diversity, supports inclusiveness and encourages individual expression in our workplace. We do not tolerate the harassment or discrimination toward any of our applicants or employees. We are an equal opportunity employer.