Warehouse Shift Leader (All Genders)

New

Munich, Bavaria, Germany

At Stark, we forge the future of European and national security through cutting-edge, AI-driven technology and unmatched engineering precision. As a premier defence technology company, our mission is clear: to equip NATO Allies and their partners with next-generation autonomous defence platforms and advanced AI-driven software built to perform in the worlds most demanding environments.

We believe that true security stems from relentless innovation. By combining elite engineering talent with agile technology and an AI-native operational culture, Stark turns complex defence challenges into field-tested, multi-domain solutions.

WHY JOIN US

• The software and systems you work on directly protect personnel and defend European and national sovereignty.
• You will work alongside industry-leading minds on autonomous systems, advanced propulsion, and secure cyber platforms.
• We foster a fast-paced, collaborative environment where bold ideas are supported by serious R&D backing.

ABOUT THE TEAM

Our Logistics Operations team is the backbone of the site, ensuring that material flows seamlessly from supplier intake all the way to production and final customer shipment. Reporting directly to the Teamlead Logistics Operations, you will act as the operational anchor on the shop floor across alternating early and late shifts. We work closely together in a dynamic, hands-on environment driven by safety, high quality, and schedule adherence. In this role, you will lead shift members functionally to keep processes stable, eliminate bottlenecks, and ensure every area hits its operational targets.

YOUR MISSION

As Schichtleiter Logistik / Shift Lead Logistics, you ensure the daily operational excellence of our warehouse and supply chain during the early and late shifts. You will provide functional guidance to the shift team across Inbound, Outbound, Kitting/Inventory Management, and Production Supply to guarantee OTIF delivery and zero-defect quality. By identifying operational bottlenecks early and taking swift corrective action, you safeguard continuous material flow directly to our production lines and end customers.

WHAT YOU WILL DO AT STARK

• Guide and coordinate the shop-floor team functionally across early and late shifts to balance daily workload and achieve shift performance targets.
• Steer incoming goods operations (Inbound) to ensure compliant goods inspection, timely booking, and correct put-away into storage.
• Coordinate outbound logistics activities (Outbound), ensuring all picking, packing, and dispatch processes meet customer shipping deadlines.
• Oversee the kitting area and daily inventory management to maintain high inventory record accuracy and defect-free pre-assembly kits.
• Ensure reliable, on-time material supply to the manufacturing lines (Produktionsversorgung) to prevent assembly stoppages.
• Monitor critical logistics KPIs (quality rates, throughput times, delivery reliability) and execute root-cause analyses on operational deviations.
• Conduct thorough shift handovers to ensure continuity of material flow, open order transparency, and safety critical updates between shifts.
• Enforce strict adherence to warehouse safety policies, 5S workplace organization standards, and standard operating procedures (SOPs).

WHAT YOU BRING TO THE MISSION

• Completed vocational training in logistics (e.g., Fachkraft für Lagerlogistik, Fachlagerist) or a comparable operational qualification.
• Proven operational track record in warehousing, including hands-on experience in Inbound, Outbound, and Production Supply.
• Demonstrated experience in functional team steering, shift coordination, or acting as a deputy shift lead / Vorarbeiter.
• Solid working knowledge of warehouse management systems (WMS) and ERP software (e.g., SAP WM/EWM).
• Willingness and ability to work in an alternating 2-shift model (early and late shift).
• Professional working proficiency in German (spoken and written) for shop-floor steering, shift documentation, and handover alignment.

NICE TO HAVE

• Further qualification as a certified logistics master (Logistikmeister) or technical specialist (Fachwirt).
• Practical experience with Lean Logistics methods (5S, Gemba, Shopfloor Management, Kaizen/KVP).
• Valid forklift license (Flurfördermittelschein) with hands-on reach-truck or counterbalance experience.
• Communicative English skills for multinational warehouse environments or global ticket systems.
• If youre interested in building the future of European Defence with us, and you see yourself reflected on the description above, please send us your CV in English. Were looking forward to meeting you!

SECURITY CLEARANCE

Due to the nature of our work in the defence sector, candidates must be eligible to obtain and maintain the appropriate security clearance required for this position. Details will be provided during the recruitment process.

EQUAL OPPORTUNITY

We are an equal-opportunity employer committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, sex, national origin, disability, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.

DATA PRIVACY STATEMENT

This data privacy statement, which refers exclusively to data collected as part of the online application process, is to inform you about how your personal data that is collected as part of the online application process is handled at our end.

The controller

The controller under data protection law is:

SKD SE

• Französische Strasse 12, 10117 Berlin
• Commercial register entry number: HRB 260878

Registration Court: Amtsgericht Charlottenburg

Data Protection officer: heyData GmbH, Schützenstraße 5, 10117 Berlin, www.heydata.eu , datenschutz@heydata.eu

Personal data collected as part of the application process

Personal data means any information concerning the personal or material circumstances of an identified or identifiable individual. This includes information such as, for example, your name, address, telephone number and date of birth, but also data relating to your specific career etc. by reference to which a specific individual can be identified with reasonable effort. However, information which cannot be (in)directly associated with your real-life identity is not personal data.

Fundamentals and purposes of processing personal data collected from application documents and during the application process

If you apply to us electronically, i.e. via e-mail or using our online form, we will collect and process your personal data for the purpose of executing the application process and preparing contracts.

By submitting an application via our recruitment website, you express your interest in taking up work with us. In this context, you transmit personal data, which we will use and store exclusively for the purpose of your job search / application process.

In particular, the following data is collected during this process:

name (first and last names)

• e-mail address
• phone number
• LinkedIn profile (optional)

channel through which you found us

Furthermore, you can choose to upload expressive documents such as a cover letter, your CV and reference letters. These may contain additional personal data such as date of birth, address etc.

Only authorized HR staff and/or staff involved in the application process have access to your data.

The personal data is stored, as a rule, exclusively for the purpose of filling the vacancy for which you have applied.

Your data will be stored for a period of 180 days after the application process has been concluded. This is usually done to fulfill legal requirements and/or defending ourselves against any claims arising from legal provisions. After this period, we are obligated to delete or anonymize your data. In case of anonymization, the data will only be available to us in the form of so-called metadata, without any direct personal reference, for statistical analysis (for example, share of male and/or female applicants, number of applications per specified period of time etc.).

Furthermore, we reserve the right to store your data for 180 days after the application process has been concluded for the purpose of adding it to our Talent Pool in order to identify any other vacancies that may be of interest to you. This includes, for example, applications for apprenticeships or internships. By accepting the data privacy statement, you consent to any further storage of your data as well as its inclusion in our Talent Pool.

Should you be offered and accept a position with us during the application process, we will store the personal data collected as part of the application process for at least the duration of your employment.

Disclosure of data to third parties

Data transmitted as part of your application will be transferred using TLS encryption and stored in a database. This database is operated by Greenhouse, which offers a human resource and applicant management software solution (https://www.greenhouse.com/data-processing-addendum). In this context, Greenhouse is our processor under article 28 of the GDPR. In this case, the processing is based on an agreement for the processing of orders between us as the controller and Greenhouse.

Rights of data subjects

If we as the controller process personal data, you as the data subject have certain rights under Chapter III of the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), depending on the legal basis and the purpose of the processing, in particular the right of access (article 15 of the GDPR) and the rights to rectification (article 16 of the GDPR), erasure (article 17 of the GDPR), restriction of processing (article 18 of the GDPR), and data portability (article 20 of the GDPR), as well as the right to object (article 21 of the GDPR). If the personal data is processed with your consent, you have the right to withdraw this con