Warehouse - Lead

Warehouse Lead - Help Build Exciting New Data Center Operations!

Location: South Metro Atlanta, GA (Fairburn, Union City & Palmetto)

Travel Required | Multiple Locations

Are you an experienced warehouse professional who enjoys leading teams, working hands-on, and keeping daily operations running smoothly? This is your opportunity to play a key role in launching new data center operations with a global logistics leader!

We are seeking motivated and dependable Warehouse Leads to support traveling teams responsible for material handling, assembly, placement, and setup of data towers at new data center locations. This role will work closely with the Operations Supervisor to coordinate daily activities, guide frontline employees, monitor productivity, and ensure tasks are completed safely, accurately, and on schedule.

If you're a natural leader who enjoys helping others succeed, solving operational challenges, and being part of a team that builds something from the ground up - we want to hear from you!

Why This Opportunity Stands Out

• Play a hands-on leadership role in supporting new data center start-up projects
• Help guide frontline teams responsible for material handling, equipment assembly, and setup
• Work closely with Operations Supervisors and site leadership
• Support daily productivity, safety, quality, and operational performance
• Gain experience working on multiple projects and at different locations
• Travel with your team to new data center locations as projects are completed
• Be part of a growing global organization with opportunities for career development

What You'll Do

• Lead and provide daily guidance to hourly employees performing material handling, assembly, placement, and setup of data towers at new data center locations
• Assist the Operations Supervisor with assigning daily tasks, coordinating work activities, and monitoring progress against project schedules
• Provide hands-on training, coaching, and support to ensure employees understand job responsibilities and follow established procedures
• Reinforce workplace safety standards, proper material handling practices, and quality requirements throughout daily operations
• Monitor employee productivity, work quality, and task completion to help ensure operational goals are met
• Communicate staffing needs, workflow delays, employee concerns, and operational challenges to the Operations Supervisor
• Assist with receiving, staging, organizing, and tracking materials and equipment to maintain inventory accuracy
• Support accurate documentation of material movements, work progress, and daily operational activities
• Maintain clean, safe, and organized work areas to support efficient operations
• Partner with other departments and operational teams to coordinate resources and maintain smooth workflows
• Help identify process improvements and opportunities to increase productivity, efficiency, and quality
• Provide backup support to the Operations Supervisor when needed and within assigned authority
• Support project completion activities and assist with the transition of work to ongoing operations teams
• Travel with the setup team to subsequent data center locations as each project is completed

What We're Looking For

• High school diploma or GED required
• Previous experience in a Warehouse Lead, Team Lead, or similar hands-on leadership role
• Experience working in warehouse, logistics, distribution, manufacturing, assembly, or similar operational environments
• Strong understanding of material handling, warehouse processes, and daily operational workflows
• Ability to guide, coach, and motivate hourly employees while maintaining productivity and quality standards
• Knowledge of workplace safety procedures and proper material handling practices
• Strong communication, organizational, and problem-solving skills
• Ability to prioritize tasks, coordinate daily work assignments, and meet operational deadlines
• Experience supporting inventory accuracy, material tracking, and operational documentation
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, physically active environment and adapt to changing project needs
• Willingness and flexibility to travel to new project locations as business needs require

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience supporting new warehouse launches, operational start-ups, or project-based work environments
• Experience in data center logistics, equipment assembly, installation support, or technology infrastructure environments
• Previous forklift or other material handling equipment experience
• Familiarity with warehouse management systems (WMS), inventory tracking, or material movement documentation
• Experience monitoring productivity metrics, quality standards, and daily operational performance
• Experience providing hands-on employee training or supporting workforce development
• Knowledge of Lean, 5S, or continuous improvement practices

Join DP World and Help Build Something Great!

At DP World , we are transforming global logistics through innovation, teamwork, and operational excellence.

This is more than a Warehouse Lead position - it's an opportunity to help guide frontline teams, support exciting new data center launches, and contribute to building successful operations from the ground up.

If you're ready to take the lead, support your team, and make a lasting impact across multiple projects, apply today!

About the Role

How you will contribute

• Coordinate efficient operation of the department and ensure procedures are documented and followed.
• Assist with monitoring daily KPI's, Quality Metrics, employee timecard exceptions & productivity administration is completed accurately and on time.
• Provide back up and support to the Supervisor and to represent him/her fully in periods of absence (sickness, holiday, business meetings, etc.) when required.
• Liaison with all operational departments to ensure smooth work flow & maximum synergy.
• Provide leadership to staff by establishing clear expectations and acting as a role model and assist with planning, overseeing and participating in the warehouse operations and activities.
• Able to work required scheduled deemed necessary to meet the production goals and Key Performance Indicators of the site. Schedule may fluctuate based on the needs of the business.
• Other duties as assigned.

Your Key Qualifications

• HS Diploma / GED.
• Experience in a Lead role.
• Experience in a Logistics or Manufacturing environment.
• Prior forklift experience.

Compensation

DP World offers exciting and challenging roles within a growing international organization. We strive to hire and develop the right people, locally and globally, stimulating personal growth and self-development within an informal atmosphere. We offer a market competitive compensation package.

About DP World

Trade is the lifeblood of the global economy, creating opportunities and improving the quality of life for people around the world. DP World exists to make the world's trade flow better, changing what's possible for the customers and communities we serve globally.


With a dedicated, diverse and professional team of more than 111,000 employees from 159 nationalities, spanning 77 countries on six continents, DP World is pushing trade further and faster towards a seamless supply chain that's fit for the future.

We're rapidly transforming and integrating our businesses -- Ports and Terminals, Marine Services, Logistics and Technology - and uniting our global infrastructure with local expertise to create stronger, more efficient end-to-end supply chain solutions that can change the way the world trades.

What's more, we're reshaping the future by investing in innovation. From intelligent delivery systems to automated warehouse stacking, we're at the cutting edge of disruptive technology, pushing the sector towards better ways to trade, minimising disruptions from the factory floor to the customer's door.

DP World is on a mission to transcend boundaries and bridge the gap between all nations and cultures - not just in what we do but also in how we behave.

We are dedicated to creating a culture where everyone feels respected, supported, and empowered to reach their full potential. We believe that embracing inclusion and diversity, drives innovation and growth and helps us connect people, businesses, and societies. Free minds and different perspectives are changing our world, and together we can change what's possible.

The DP World family comprises of syncreon, Imperial and P&O.

WE MAKE TRADE FLOW

TO CHANGE WHAT'S POSSIBLE FOR EVERYONE.