(USA) Asset Protection Associate - All DC/FC

Walmart • Shakopee, MN

1d • $24 - $27 • Onsite

About The Position

The Asset Protection Associate is responsible for supporting facility security, monitoring and maintaining access control equipment, and ensuring employee health and safety. This role involves understanding and applying asset protection policies, environmental health and safety laws, and OSHA guidelines. The associate will also collaborate with stakeholders, utilize data and digital tools for reporting, deliver EHS training, communicate effectively, and participate in process improvement initiatives. Additionally, the role requires an understanding of environmental protection regulations and operational excellence within the assigned department. The associate must comply with company policies, ethical standards, and promote a culture of respect, integrity, and customer focus. This position contributes to continuous improvement and embraces new technologies and skills.

Requirements

• 6 months experience as a Walmart associate OR 1 year's work experience or coursework in criminal justice, loss prevention/asset protection, safety, compliance, or security-related field (for example, Military, Public Safety, Compliance, Criminal Justice).
• Possesses knowledge of Asset protection policies, practices, and guidelines, environmental health and safety laws and regulations.
• Possesses knowledge of OSHA guidelines, compliance, safety and food safety auditing processes, regulatory inspection processes, emergency evacuations plans.
• Possesses knowledge of Stakeholder identification, stakeholder communication, stakeholder engagement techniques, stakeholder management effectiveness tools and methods, specialized business vernacular.
• Possesses knowledge of Data collection modes, techniques, and tools, existing and upcoming digital applications and systems, data governance.
• Possesses knowledge of Training methodologies, training content development processes, organizational training lifecycles.
• Possesses knowledge of Verbal/nonverbal behaviors, applications and allocation of business communication styles/techniques in ambiguous and challenging situations, situational awareness, communication channels/mediums, interpersonal skills and universal relationship building with ability to connect seemingly unconnected parties.
• Possesses knowledge of To be able to carry out the following responsibilities Supports for the implementation of process improvement strategies for assigned area.
• Possesses knowledge of Environmental policies and procedures, applicable federal, state and local laws and regulations involving the environment.
• Possesses knowledge of Organizational processes, root cause analysis techniques, department workflows, Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) and One Best Way (OBW) processes.
• Complies with company policies, procedures and standards of ethics and integrity by implementing related action plans using the Open Door Policy and applying these in executing business processes and practices.
• Completes work assignments and priorities by using policies, data and resources.
• Collaborating with managers, coworkers, customers and other business partners.
• Identifying priorities, deadlines and expectations.
• Carrying out tasks, communicating progress and information.
• Determining and recommending ways to address improvement opportunities.
• Adapting to and learning from change, difficulties and feedback.

Nice To Haves

• Microsoft Office Suite; SharePoint and OneDrive
• Work experience or coursework in criminal justice, loss prevention/asset protection, safety, compliance, or security-related field (for example, Military, Public Safety, Compliance, Criminal Justice).

Responsibilities

• Supports facility security staff.
• Monitors and maintains access control equipment.
• Accesses organizational resources to address business-specific health and safety hazards.
• Supports the implementation of relevant industry-specific and OSHA guidelines.
• Highlights business risks associated with employee health and safety issues to facility management.
• Addresses employee health and safety issues within the assigned scope of responsibility.
• Maintains a directory of emergency response personnel and summons emergency services as necessary.
• Conducts compliance, safety, and food safety audits and reviews.
• Conducts daily audits of buildings and food safety audits.
• Creates audit reports.
• Acts as an associate interface for workers' compensation issues.
• Obtains necessary records.
• Analyzes and reports on types of claims that may require settlement.
• Owns the delivery of project activity and tasks assigned by others.
• Supports process updates and changes.
• Solves simple business issues.
• Gathers and interprets data, information, and content in a digital environment.
• Analyzes and creates reports using existing models/templates.
• Leverages technology to execute transactional activities.
• Reviews data across systems to ensure completeness and applies data quality checks.
• Suggests tasks that can be automated using technology.
• Supports the activities of instructors or learning facilitators in training programs.
• Manages systematic approaches to solicit feedback from training participants.
• Utilizes the organization's training lifecycles and methodologies to support training initiatives.
• Maintains repositories of benchmarks and best practices of training delivery.
• Explains relevant processes and procedures to contractors.
• Organizes thoughts and communicates credibly and concisely within the scope of work.
• Presents to and influences team members and business partners.
• Utilizes relevant data and fact-based information to articulate results and provide recommendations.
• Actively listens to others, seeks and provides constructive feedback.
• Provides ideas/recommendations on processes.
• Proactively builds a professional network.
• Supports the implementation of process improvement strategies for the assigned area.
• Understands key processes within the assigned business area to identify gaps.
• Leverages an understanding of processes to suggest process improvement strategies.
• Participates in investigations and root cause analysis.
• Leads incident investigations and root cause analysis under supervision.
• Demonstrates awareness of basic environmental regulations and compliance requirements.
• Receives and redirects inquiries from regulatory bodies to appropriate contacts.
• Implements Walmart's established environmental policies and procedures.
• Contributes to the achievement of established targets utilizing control procedures.
• Promotes environmental issues within the organization.
• Explains operational functions and key functional roles of the assigned department or unit.
• Clarifies the role of each department and its relevance to enterprise strategy.
• Describes the interdependence of support functions and line operating functions.
• Identifies the primary operational functions of the organization.
• Understands where to locate and how to read SOP and One Best Way (OBW) information.
• Locates information regarding fundamental practices and policies.
• Lists common tasks and activities performed by operations functions and subfunctions.
• Complies with company policies, procedures, and standards of ethics and integrity.
• Completes work assignments and priorities by using policies, data, and resources.
• Collaborates with managers, coworkers, customers, and other business partners.
• Identifies priorities, deadlines, and expectations.
• Carries out tasks, communicating progress and information.
• Determines and recommends ways to address improvement opportunities.
• Adapts to and learns from change, difficulties, and feedback.
• Embraces differences in people, cultures, ideas, and experiences.
• Creates a workplace where associates feel seen, supported, and connected.
• Creates opportunities for all associates to thrive and perform.
• Helps to attract the best talent.
• Works as a team, builds strong and trusting relationships.
• Communicates with impact, energy, and positivity to motivate and influence.
• Strengthens the team by helping, developing, and mentoring others.
• 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.
• Acts in a selfless manner and is consistently humble, self-aware, honest, fair, and transparent.
• Delivers results while putting the customer first.
• Makes decisions based on reliable information, balances short and long-term priorities, and considers how own work impacts the teams ability to deliver on our purpose for all stakeholders.
• Displays curiosity and a desire to learn.
• Takes calculated risks and demonstrates courage and resilience.
• Drives continuous improvements.
• Is open to and uses new technologies and skills.
• Supports others through change.

Benefits

• Health benefits include medical, vision and dental coverage
• Financial benefits include 401(k), stock purchase and company-paid life insurance
• Paid time off benefits include PTO, parental leave, family care leave, bereavement, jury duty, and voting.
• PTO and/or PPTO that can be used for vacation, sick leave, holidays, or other purposes.
• Short-term and long-term disability
• Company discounts
• Military Leave Pay
• Adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement
• Live Better U is a company 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.

What This Job Offers

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