Nike Inc. plans to permanently lay off 172 workers at its Air Manufacturing Innovation facility in St. Charles County in Missouri this summer, according to a state filing. The filing comes as Nike last week announced plans to lay off about 1,400 employees, largely around operations and technology.
The layoffs included streamlining and adjusting staffing at Air Manufacturing Innovation (Air MI) facilities in Beaverton, Oregon.; St. Louis; Missouri; and Vietnam.
Nike said in a Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) letter dated April 23 that the cuts will take effect June 26 at its facility located at 8 Research Park Drive.
The affected employees work at the site operated by NIKE IHM Inc., doing business as AirMI. Nike, which also owns the facility, said the layoffs are permanent, employees do not have bumping rights and none are represented by a union.
The filing includes a wide range of impacted roles, from production and machine operators to engineers, technicians and management positions, according to lists of affected jobs included in the notice.
The St. Charles County facility is part of Nike’s advanced manufacturing footprint in the region. The company has had operations tied to its Air Manufacturing Innovation efforts at Missouri Research Park for years.
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