(USA) Lead Associate, Manufacturing

Walmart • Valdosta, GA

2d • Onsite

About The Position

This role coordinates with other departments to ensure smooth operations and communication, maintains a safe and compliant work environment by adhering to all Walmart policies and procedures, and demonstrates an advanced understanding of production techniques and processes in an assigned area. The Lead Associate ensures quality standards are met and products are produced in accordance with company standards, and demonstrates a strong understanding of food safety practices and procedures. This role also manages inventory, including receiving, stocking, and ordering materials, and accurately follows recipes and preparation instructions. The Lead Associate effectively manages time to ensure efficient and accurate completion of tasks, including preparing products for customer orders and maintaining a clean and organized work area. They lead by example, providing guidance and support to other associates, and maintain accurate records and reports, including production reports, inventory levels, and employee performance. The role complies with company policies, procedures, and standards of ethics and integrity, completes work assignments and priorities, and adapts to and learns from change, difficulties, and feedback. The Lead Associate embraces differences, creates a workplace where associates feel seen, supported, and connected, and strengthens the team by helping, developing, and mentoring others. They act with integrity, maintain the highest standards of ethics and compliance, and support Walmart's goal of becoming a regenerative company. The role delivers results while putting the customer first, makes decisions based on reliable information, and balances short and long-term priorities. They display curiosity, a desire to learn, take calculated risks, and demonstrate courage and resilience, driving continuous improvements and supporting others through change.

Requirements

• 1 year's experience in a manufacturing or production environment.
• 1 year's experience working with hazard analysis and critical control points (HACCP), Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP), and Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and Safe Quality Food (SQF) requirements.

Responsibilities

• Coordinates with other departments to ensure smooth operations and communication
• Maintains a safe and compliant work environment by adhering to all Walmart policies and procedures
• Demonstrates advanced understanding of production techniques and processes in an assigned area
• Ensures quality standards are met and products are produced in accordance with company standards
• Demonstrates a strong understanding of food safety practices and procedures to ensure company standards are met
• Manages inventory including receiving stocking and ordering materials as needed
• Accurately follows recipes and preparation instructions to ensure all products are prepared to company quality standards
• Effectively manages time to ensure efficient and accurate completion of tasks including preparing products for customer orders and maintaining a clean and organized work area
• Leads by example providing guidance and support to other associates as needed
• Maintains accurate records and reports including production reports inventory levels and employee performance
• 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 and adapting to and learning from change difficulties and feedback
• 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 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 Walmarts goal of becoming a regenerative company by making a positive impact for associates customers members and the world around us
• Acts in a selfless manner and is consistently humble selfaware honest fair and transparent
• Delivers results while putting the customer first
• Makes decisions based reliable information balances short and longterm 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 and supports others through change

Benefits

• medical
• vision
• dental coverage
• 401(k)
• stock purchase
• company-paid life insurance
• PTO (including sick leave)
• parental leave
• family care leave
• bereavement
• jury duty
• voting
• short-term and long-term disability
• company discounts
• Military Leave Pay
• adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement
• PTO and/or PPTO that can be used for vacation, sick leave, holidays, or other purposes
• Tuition, books, and fees are completely paid for by Walmart (Live Better U program)

What This Job Offers

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