Area Manager - Maintenance (Grocery)

Wal-Mart Stores Texas, LL•Pilesgrove, NJ

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The Facilities Maintenance Area Manager is responsible for communicating with individuals and groups verbally and in writing, implementing business plans for their area of responsibility by communicating goals, managing staffing and scheduling, assigning duties, and coordinating workloads to achieve facility goals. They will monitor and manage the productivity of their area by preparing, reviewing, and analyzing business reports. This role also involves maintaining quality and safety standards by ensuring associates are trained on Logistics and company policies, monitoring compliance, distributing procedures, and identifying and resolving associate, customer, and supplier concerns. The manager will supervise and develop associates and leaders by assigning duties, monitoring performance, providing feedback, teaching policies, identifying training needs, and participating in hiring, promotion, coaching, teaching, and evaluation. The role manages the daily operations of the maintenance department, monitoring and ensuring performance related to maintaining warehouse equipment (material handling, pneumatic systems, electrical systems, air compressors, ammonia refrigeration, general building repairs) and ensuring compliance with state and federal regulations (OSHA, Hazardous Waste, NFPA, Storm Water, DOT). Financial aspects include monitoring and tracking expenses and capital expenditures against budget, monitoring asset utilization, and preparing/analyzing business reports. The role emphasizes respecting individuals by building high-performing teams, embracing differences, creating a culture of belonging, and empowering associates. It also involves acting with integrity by maintaining high standards of ethics and compliance, modeling company values, and supporting the goal of becoming a regenerative company. Serving customers means delivering results with a customer-first approach, adapting to how, where, and when customers shop, and applying EDLP and EDLC business models. Decision-making should be based on data, insights, and analysis, balancing priorities and considering all stakeholders. Striving for excellence involves curiosity, a desire to learn, taking calculated risks, demonstrating courage and resilience, and encouraging learning from mistakes, while also driving continuous improvement, adopting new technologies, and supporting change.

Requirements

Associate's Degree or Technical School Certification in an Industrial related field and 1 year related maintenance department supervisory experience OR Bachelor's Degree in a Business, Industrial, or related field OR 1 year supervisory experience in a maintenance related environment supervising, evaluating, mentoring, and developing managers/supervisors; managing workload; and participating in the hiring and promotion of employees OR 2 year Walmart Logistics maintenance experience including six months experience leading a work or project team (e.g. risk control) OR 2 years supervisory experience in an industrial related environment; supervising, evaluating, mentoring, and developing managers/supervisors; managing workload; and participating in the hiring and promotion of employees with 1 year experience in the maintenance field.

Nice To Haves

Compliance
General Maintenance
Microsoft Office
Regulatory Agency
Bachelors: Business
Bachelors: Logistics

Responsibilities

Communicate with or to individuals or groups verbally and/or in writing (e.g., customers, suppliers, associates).
Implement the business plan for area of responsibility by communicating goals and managing staffing and scheduling, assigning duties, and coordinating workloads in order to achieve facility goals (e.g., production, quality, safety).
Monitor and manage productivity of area of responsibility by preparing, reviewing, and/or analyzing business reports.
Maintain quality and safety standards in area of responsibility by ensuring associates are trained on Logistics and company policies/standards/procedures, monitoring associate compliance to policies and procedures, distributing and maintaining procedures and supporting documentation.
Identify associate, customer, and/or supplier concerns by listening, consulting with others when needed to determine corrective action to take or make recommendations in order to resolve.
Supervise and develop associates and leaders in area of responsibility by assigning duties and coordinating workloads, monitoring performance and providing feedback, teaching, supporting, and modeling Logistics and company policies and procedures, identifying training and development needs, and participating in the hiring, promotion, coaching, teaching, and evaluation of associates and leaders.
Manages maintenance department daily operations by monitoring and ensuring department performance related to maintaining warehouse equipment (e.g., material handling equipment, pneumatic systems, electrical systems, air compressors, ammonia refrigeration equipment, general building repairs) and monitoring and ensuring compliance with state and federal regulations (e.g., OSHA, Hazardous Waste, NFPA, Storm Water, DOT) relating to maintenance operations.
Manage financial aspects as assigned and/or in area of responsibility by monitoring and tracking expenses and capital expenditures compared to budget, monitoring asset utilization, and preparing, reviewing, and/or analyzing business reports.

Benefits

Medical coverage
Vision coverage
Dental coverage
401(k)
Stock purchase
Company-paid life insurance
PTO (including sick leave)
Parental leave
Family care leave
Bereavement
Jury duty
Voting leave
Short-term disability
Long-term disability
Company discounts
Military Leave Pay
Adoption expense reimbursement
Surrogacy expense reimbursement
Paid time off
Performance-based bonus awards
Tuition, books, and fees paid for by Walmart through Live Better U program (eligibility requirements apply)