(USA) Area Manager - Energy Center (grocery)

Walmart • New Caney, TX

5d • $80,000 - $120,000 • Onsite

About The Position

The Area Manager - Energy Center role is responsible for overseeing the daily operations of the energy center maintenance department, ensuring the proper functioning and maintenance of refrigeration systems and related equipment. This includes diagnosing problems, developing repair solutions, and ensuring compliance with all relevant state and federal regulations. The role also involves managing financial aspects of the department, driving quality and safety standards, and building high-performing teams. The Area Manager will communicate goals, manage staffing, monitor productivity, and identify training needs for associates and leaders within their area of responsibility. They will also focus on attracting and retaining talent, acting with integrity, serving customers and members by delivering results, and striving for continuous improvement through learning and adopting new technologies.

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

• 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 refrigeration 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 supplier concerns by listening, consulting with others when needed to determine corrective action to take, and making recommendations in order to resolve concerns.
• 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 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., Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), Process Safety Management (PSM), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Hazardous Waste, National Fire Protection Association (NFPA), Storm Water, Department of Transportation (DOT) relating to energy center 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 analyzing refrigeration reports.
• Drive quality and safety standards in 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 and investigating asset-related incidents (e.g., damage, physical accidents, theft).
• Builds high-performing teams, embraces differences in people, cultures, ideas, and experiences, creates a workplace where associates feel seen, supported, and connected through a culture of belonging, creates opportunities for all associates to thrive and perform.
• Works collaboratively, builds strong and trusting relationships, communicates with impact, energy, and positivity to motivate and influence.
• Attracts and retains the best talent, empowers and develops talent, and recognizes others' contributions and accomplishments.
• Maintains and promotes the highest standards of integrity, ethics, and compliance, models the Walmart values to support and foster our culture, holds oneself and others accountable, supports Walmart's goal of becoming a regenerative company by making a positive impact for associates, customers, members, and the world around us (e.g., creating a sense of belonging, eliminating waste, participating in local giving).
• Acts in a selfless manner and is consistently humble, self-aware, honest, fair, and transparent.
• Delivers results while putting the customer first, considers and adapts to how, where, and when customers shop, and applies the EDLP and EDLC business models to all plans.
• Makes decisions based on data, insights, and analysis, balances short and long-term priorities, and considers our customers, fellow associates, shareholders, suppliers, business partners, and communities when making plans.
• Displays curiosity and a desire to learn, takes calculated risks, demonstrates courage and resilience, and encourages learning from mistakes.
• Drives continuous improvements, adopts and encourages the use of new technologies and skills, and supports others through change.

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
• Jury duty
• Voting leave
• Short-term disability
• Long-term disability
• Company discounts
• Military Leave Pay
• Adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement
• Paid time off
• Tuition, books, and fees are completely paid for by Walmart for Live Better U program

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager
• Education Level: No Education Listed