(USA) Area Manager - Maintenance (Grocery)

Walmart•Washington Court House, OH

1d•$80,000 - $120,000•Onsite

About The Position

The Area Manager - Maintenance is responsible for implementing the business plan for their area of responsibility by communicating goals, managing staffing and scheduling, assigning duties, and coordinating workloads to achieve facility goals in production, quality, and safety. This role involves monitoring and managing the productivity of the area by preparing, reviewing, and analyzing business reports. The manager must maintain quality and safety standards by ensuring associates are trained on logistics and company policies, monitoring compliance, and distributing procedures. They will identify and resolve associate, customer, and supplier concerns. A key part of the role is supervising and developing 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 manager also oversees the daily operations of the maintenance department, ensuring performance related to maintaining warehouse equipment (material handling, pneumatic systems, electrical systems, air compressors, ammonia refrigeration, general building repairs) and compliance with state and federal regulations (OSHA, Hazardous Waste, NFPA, Storm Water, DOT). Financial management, including monitoring expenses and capital expenditures against budget, asset utilization, and business report analysis, is also assigned. The role emphasizes building high-performing teams, embracing diversity, creating a culture of belonging, and empowering associates to thrive. It requires working collaboratively, building trusting relationships, communicating with impact, and attracting/retaining talent. Integrity, ethics, and compliance are paramount, as is acting in a selfless, humble, self-aware, honest, fair, and transparent manner. The position is customer-focused, adapting to how, where, and when customers shop, and applying EDLP and EDLC models. Decision-making should be data-driven, balancing short and long-term priorities while considering all stakeholders. The role encourages curiosity, continuous improvement, calculated risks, courage, resilience, and learning from mistakes, while 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

Implement the business plan for area of responsibility by communicating goals and managing staffing and scheduling, assigning duties, and coordinating workloads.
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, monitoring compliance, and distributing procedures.
Identify associate, customer, and/or supplier concerns and determine corrective action or make recommendations.
Supervise and develop associates and leaders in area of responsibility by assigning duties, coordinating workloads, monitoring performance, providing feedback, teaching policies, identifying training needs, and participating in hiring, promotion, coaching, teaching, and evaluation.
Manage maintenance department daily operations by monitoring and ensuring department performance related to maintaining warehouse equipment (material handling, pneumatic systems, electrical systems, air compressors, ammonia refrigeration, general building repairs).
Monitor and ensure compliance with state and federal regulations (OSHA, Hazardous Waste, NFPA, Storm Water, DOT) relating to maintenance operations.
Manage financial aspects as assigned by monitoring and tracking expenses and capital expenditures compared to budget, monitoring asset utilization, and preparing/analyzing business reports.
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.
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.
Support Walmart's goal of becoming a regenerative company by making a positive impact for associates, customers, members, and the world.
Serve customers by delivering results, putting the customer first, and adapting to how, where, and when customers shop.
Make decisions based on data insights and analysis, balancing short and long-term priorities.
Drive continuous improvements, adopt and encourage the use of new technologies and skills, and support others through change.

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
Live Better U (Walmart-paid education benefit program for full-time and part-time associates)