Area Manager - Energy Center (Grocery)

Wal-Mart Stores EastAuburn, WA
Onsite

About The Position

This position is responsible for managing the daily operations of the energy center maintenance department. This includes diagnosing problems, developing repair alternatives, and taking action to repair electrical systems, electronics, and other areas of the facility related to refrigeration system assets. The role also involves monitoring and ensuring department performance related to maintaining refrigeration equipment, such as electronic controls, system electrical systems, air compressors, ammonia refrigeration equipment, and general building equipment repairs associated with the refrigeration system. Additionally, the position ensures compliance with state and federal regulations, including OSHA, PSM, EPA, NFPA, Storm Water, and DOT, relating to energy center maintenance operations. The Area Manager also manages financial aspects as assigned, including monitoring and tracking expenses and capital expenditures against budget, monitoring asset utilization, and preparing/reviewing/analyzing refrigeration reports. A key aspect of the role is driving quality and safety standards by ensuring equipment, tools, and supplies are in proper working order and available, and by investigating asset-related incidents.

Requirements

  • 1 year Walmart Energy Center Refrigeration Technician experience OR 1 year industrial warehouse refrigeration systems experience OR 1 year refrigeration/HVAC maintenance supervisory experience.
  • Obtain Refrigerating Engineers & Technicians Association (RETA) Certified Assistant Refrigeration Operator (CARO) and Certified Industrial Refrigeration Operator (CIRO) certifications within 30 months of job entry date and maintain them while employed in this position.

Nice To Haves

  • Compliance
  • HVAC
  • Microsoft Office
  • Refrigeration Equipment - Supermarkets
  • Regulatory Agency
  • Supervising Associates
  • Warehouse Management Systems
  • Working with blueprints, schematics, and equipment manuals

Responsibilities

  • Implement the business plan for area of responsibility by communicating goals and managing staffing and scheduling, assigning duties, and coordinating workloads to achieve facility goals.
  • Monitor and manage the productivity of the area of responsibility by preparing, reviewing, and analyzing refrigeration reports.
  • Maintain quality and safety standards in the area of responsibility by ensuring associates are trained on Logistics and company policies/standards/procedures, monitoring associate compliance, and distributing/maintaining procedures and supporting documentation.
  • Identify associate, customer, and supplier concerns by listening, consulting with others when needed to determine corrective action, and making recommendations to resolve concerns.
  • Supervise and develop associates and leaders in the area of responsibility by assigning duties, coordinating workloads, monitoring performance, providing feedback, teaching, supporting, and modeling Logistics and company policies and procedures, identifying training and development needs, and participating in hiring, promotion, coaching, teaching, and evaluation.
  • Manage energy center maintenance department daily operations by diagnosing problems, developing repair alternatives, and taking action to repair electrical systems, electronics, and other areas of the facility related to refrigeration system assets.
  • Monitor and ensure department performance related to maintaining refrigeration equipment (e.g., electronic controls, system electrical systems, air compressors, ammonia refrigeration equipment, general building equipment repairs associated with the refrigeration system).
  • Monitor and ensure compliance with state and federal regulations (e.g., OSHA, PSM, EPA, NFPA, Storm Water, DOT) relating to energy center maintenance operations.
  • Manage financial aspects as assigned and/or in the area of responsibility by monitoring and tracking expenses and capital expenditures compared to budget, monitoring asset utilization, and preparing, reviewing, and analyzing refrigeration reports.
  • Drive quality and safety standards in the area of responsibility by ensuring equipment, tools, and supplies used by associates are in proper working order and readily available at the start of each work shift.
  • Investigate asset-related incidents (e.g., damage, physical accidents, theft).

Benefits

  • Medical insurance
  • Vision insurance
  • Dental insurance
  • 401(k)
  • Stock purchase
  • Company-paid life insurance
  • PTO (including sick leave)
  • Parental leave
  • Family care leave
  • Bereavement leave
  • Jury duty leave
  • Voting leave
  • Short-term disability
  • Long-term disability
  • Company discounts
  • Military Leave Pay
  • Adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement
  • Paid time off and/or PPTO that can be used for vacation, sick leave, holidays, or other purposes.
  • Walmart-paid education benefit program (Live Better U) for full-time and part-time associates, covering tuition, books, and fees for programs ranging from high school completion to bachelor's degrees, including English Language Learning and short-form certificates.
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