(USA) Area Manager - Maintenance, Supply Chain

Walmart•Belvidere, IL

1d•$80,000 - $120,000•Onsite

About The Position

The Area Manager - Maintenance is responsible for managing the financial aspects of their area of responsibility, including monitoring expenses and capital expenditures against budget, and tracking asset utilization. They will also maintain quality and safety standards by ensuring associates are trained on company policies and procedures, monitoring compliance, and providing support documentation. This role requires a strong technical understanding of equipment systems, performance monitoring, and inspection techniques to support the improvement of existing processes and standards. The Area Manager will engage, enable, and empower associates by coordinating workloads, monitoring performance, providing feedback, and identifying training needs. They will also collaborate with other Maintenance Area Managers to determine capacity and ensure optimization of service delivery. Key responsibilities include performing routine equipment inspections and maintenance, maintaining daily/weekly/monthly checklists, and ensuring compliance with state and federal regulations. The role also involves providing and supporting business solutions by building partnerships, identifying business needs, and adapting to changing demands. The Area Manager will model compliance with company policies and procedures, support the company mission, and respond to incident alarms, conduct triage, and manage responses to equipment alarms and incidents. They will utilize Continuous Improvement Tools and Processes for Maintenance and Reliability Performance Monitoring and KPI Improvement, focusing on eliminating breakdowns through root cause and component failure analysis. The role emphasizes building high-performing teams, fostering a culture of belonging, and attracting and retaining talent. It also requires acting with integrity, maintaining high standards of ethics and compliance, and supporting Walmart's goal of becoming a regenerative company. Decision-making should be data-driven, balancing short and long-term priorities while considering all stakeholders. The Area Manager should display curiosity, a desire to learn, take calculated risks, and encourage learning from mistakes, while also driving continuous improvements and supporting others through change.

Requirements

Minimum Qualifications Outlined below are the required minimum qualifications for this position. If none are listed, there are no minimum qualifications.

Nice To Haves

Preferred Qualifications Outlined below are the optional preferred qualifications for this position. If none are listed, there are no preferred qualifications.

Responsibilities

Manage financial aspects by monitoring and tracking expenses and capital expenditures compared to budget, and monitoring asset utilization.
Maintain quality and safety standards by ensuring associates are trained on Supply Chain and company policies, standards, and procedures, and monitoring associate compliance.
Demonstrate and communicate a solid working knowledge of maintenance procedures to help associates conduct high-quality maintenance operations.
Ensure associates adhere to company policies, standards, and procedures related to maintenance operations, handling accidents and emergencies, and maintaining equipment that is safe and in proper working order.
Identify and appropriately respond to customer compliance and operational issues related to maintenance operations, taking steps to prevent recurrence.
Demonstrate broad technical understanding of equipment systems and performance monitoring and inspection techniques.
Support improvement of existing processes and standards for a specific equipment type by recognizing and escalating possible issues.
Engage, enable, and empower associates and peers by coordinating workloads, monitoring performance, and providing feedback.
Teach, support, and model Supply Chain and company policies and procedures, identifying training and development needs, and participating in the hiring, promotion, leading, mentoring, and evaluation of associates and leaders.
Utilize strategic leadership skills to develop maintenance associates' capability and improve work processes.
Collaborate with other Maintenance Area Managers to determine capacity and ensure optimization of service delivery.
Perform routine equipment inspection and maintenance of warehouse equipment (e.g., material handling equipment, pneumatic systems, electrical systems, air compressors, ammonia refrigeration equipment, general building repairs) in accordance with established processes and programs.
Maintain daily, weekly, and monthly checklists and follow priorities for work process and monitoring, ensuring compliance with state and federal regulations (e.g., OSHA, Hazardous Waste, NFPA, Storm Water, DOT) relating to maintenance operations.
Confirm parts inventory logs and reports per standard and established templates.
Provide and support the implementation of business solutions by building relationships and partnerships with key stakeholders, identifying business needs, determining and carrying out necessary processes and practices, monitoring progress and results, recognizing and capitalizing on improvement opportunities, and adapting to competing demands, organizational changes, and new responsibilities.
Model compliance with company policies and procedures and support company mission, values, and standards of ethics and integrity.
Respond to incident alarms, understand potential causes, and determine appropriate course of action for straightforward incidents.
Conduct triage as required and follow standard protocols (e.g., initiating downtime process for critical path assets) to manage responses to equipment alarms and incidents (e.g., submit and escalate tickets, update logs).
Utilize Continuous Improvement Tools, Systems, and Processes for Maintenance and Reliability Performance Monitoring and KPI Improvement (e.g., equipment uptime, product throughput, OEE) and evolve predictive maintenance techniques.
Eliminate breakdowns by being proficient in root cause and component failure analysis.
Build high-performing teams, embrace differences, create a workplace where associates feel seen, supported, and connected, and create opportunities for all associates to thrive.
Work collaboratively, build strong and trusting relationships, and communicate with impact, energy, and positivity to motivate and influence.
Attract and retain the best talent, empower and develop talent, and recognize others' contributions and accomplishments.
Maintain and promote the highest standards of integrity, ethics, and compliance.
Act in a selfless manner and be consistently humble, self-aware, honest, fair, and transparent.
Deliver results while putting the customer first, considering and adapting to how, where, and when customers shop, and applying the EDLP and EDLC business models to all plans.
Make decisions based on data insights and analysis, balance short and long-term priorities, and consider all stakeholders when making plans.
Display curiosity and a desire to learn, take calculated risks, demonstrate courage and resilience, and encourage learning from mistakes.
Drive continuous improvements, adopt and encourage the use of new technologies and skills, and support others through change.

Benefits

Medical, vision and dental coverage
401(k)
Stock purchase
Company-paid life insurance
PTO (including sick leave)
Parental leave
Family care leave
Bereavement
Jury duty
Voting
Short-term and long-term disability
Company discounts
Military Leave Pay
Adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement
PTO and/or PPTO that can be used for vacation, sick leave, holidays, or other purposes.
Live Better U (Walmart-paid education benefit program for full-time and part-time associates in Walmart and Sam's Club facilities. Programs range from high school completion to bachelor's degrees, including English Language Learning and short-form certificates. Tuition, books, and fees are completely paid for by Walmart.)