Assistant Quality Control Manager - Supply Chain

Walmart•Pottsville, PA

9d•$84,000 - $126,000•Onsite

About The Position

The Assistant Quality Control Manager supports quality control, food safety, supply-chain operations, and continuous improvement in a distribution environment. The role involves monitoring product deliveries and stored products, maintaining product quality and food safety, and addressing potential quality issues, including cold-chain deviations and raw-material problems. It also includes partnership and communication with business leaders and cross-functional teams, using data and technology to identify root causes and improve processes, and supporting warehouse operations, documentation, and produce ripening activities. The position applies food-handling and workplace safety practices, including applicable ServSafe standards, organizational policies, and laws and regulations. It also contributes to operational excellence by monitoring policy adherence, facilitating communication across departments, recommending efficiencies, and supporting regulatory compliance. The role is expected to demonstrate Walmart’s values of respect for the individual, integrity, customer service, and striving for excellence. The annual salary range is $84,000–$126,000, with additional compensation that may include annual or quarterly performance bonuses, a regional pay zone adjustment based on location, and stock. The position is based at 390 Highridge Park Road, Pottsville, Pennsylvania.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Agriculture, Agronomy, Food Science, or a related field, or 2 years of experience in food manufacturing or production quality control/assurance, food safety, or a related field.
Knowledge of stakeholder identification, analysis, communication, engagement, and management.
Knowledge of auditing, reporting requirements, inventory quality, and food storage and processing.
Knowledge of cold-chain policies, sanitary and safe food-handling practices, and personal protective equipment policies.
Knowledge of process-improvement techniques, change management, and process analysis.
Strong communication, presentation, relationship-building, influencing, decision-making, and coordination skills.
Knowledge of data collection, analytics, visualization, data quality and governance, technology applications, and industry benchmarks.
Knowledge of warehouse reporting requirements, KPIs, equipment maintenance procedures, and basic warehouse activities.
Knowledge of regulatory and reporting requirements, data auditing, and data-retention policies.
Knowledge of fruit-ripening processes, color and maturity guidelines, produce quality, ordering and scheduling, and proper produce handling.
Knowledge of standard operating procedure documentation, regulatory requirements, and key departmental functions.

Nice To Haves

Data analysis experience.
Fruit ripening experience.

Responsibilities

Build and maintain effective internal and external partnerships, communicate shared goals, and address partner needs.
Participate in audits of product deliveries and stored products, maintain audit information, and apply quality-control techniques.
Identify potential cold-chain deviations and quality problems, and carry out quality-control activities according to organizational standards.
Monitor food-handling hazards, cold-chain management, cross-contamination risks, personal protective equipment use, and sanitary work areas and equipment.
Follow ServSafe standards, food-handling policies, and applicable laws and regulations.
Analyze business processes, assess alternatives to outdated processes, evaluate factors affecting improvements, and recommend innovative approaches, including technology-enabled solutions.
Lead discussions and presentations, communicate data-based narratives, influence business partners, and provide and act on feedback.
Use data to identify root causes, maintain data quality, establish benchmarks and quality rules, and identify opportunities to automate or improve processes.
Perform warehouse activities including receiving, put-away, picking, packing, and shipping; document warehouse KPIs and help implement mechanization approaches.
Maintain warehouse equipment and facilities.
Evaluate and implement best practices for data gathering, record maintenance, and documentation; teach others to interpret reports and logged data.
Manage conditioning and ripening of bananas, avocados, pears, and other produce; forecast fruit demand and schedule inbound and outbound deliveries.
Educate distribution center and store associates on produce handling and ripening criteria.
Monitor adherence to policies and procedures, facilitate communication across departments, recommend operational efficiencies, and support regulatory compliance.
Develop and support high-performing teams, promote belonging, act with integrity, serve customers and members, and drive continuous improvement.

Benefits

Medical, vision, and dental coverage.
401(k).
Stock purchase plan.
Company-paid life insurance.
Paid time off, including sick leave.
Parental leave, family care leave, bereavement leave, jury duty leave, and voting leave.
Short-term and long-term disability.
Company discounts.
Military Leave Pay.
Adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement.
Walmart-paid Live Better U education program, including tuition, books, and fees for eligible programs.
Performance-based bonus awards.