(USA) Area Manager - Maintenance (grocery)

About the Role

Responsible for overseeing logistics and maintenance operations, leading and developing associates, ensuring quality, safety, and productivity, and managing financial performance to achieve facility goals.

Responsibilities

• Communicate verbally and in writing with customers, suppliers, and associates.
• Implement the business plan for the area of responsibility by communicating goals, managing staffing and scheduling, assigning duties, and coordinating workloads to achieve production, quality, and safety objectives.
• Monitor and manage productivity by preparing, reviewing, and analyzing business reports.
• Maintain quality and safety standards by training associates on logistics and company policies, monitoring compliance, and distributing procedures and supporting documentation.
• Identify associate, customer, or supplier concerns, consult with stakeholders, and determine corrective actions or recommendations.
• Supervise and develop associates and leaders: assign duties, coordinate workloads, monitor performance, provide feedback, teach, support, model policies, identify training needs, and participate in hiring, promotion, coaching, and evaluation.
• Manage daily operations of the maintenance department, ensuring performance of warehouse equipment (material‑handling, pneumatic, electrical, air compressors, ammonia refrigeration, building repairs) and compliance with state and federal regulations (OSHA, Hazardous Waste, NFPA, Storm Water, DOT, etc.).
• Manage financial aspects by tracking expenses and capital expenditures against budget, monitoring asset utilization, and preparing/reviewing business reports.
• Respect the Individual: build high‑performing teams, embrace diversity, create a culture of belonging, develop talent, and recognize contributions.
• Act with Integrity: uphold the highest standards of ethics and compliance, support Walmart’s regenerative goals, eliminate waste, and engage in local giving.
• Serve Our Customers and Members: deliver results with a customer‑first mindset, adapt to shopping preferences, and apply EDLP/EDLC business models.
• Strive for Excellence: demonstrate curiosity, take calculated risks, learn from mistakes, drive continuous improvement, adopt new technologies, and support change.

Minimum Qualifications

• 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 Business, Industrial, or a related field; or
• 1 year supervisory experience in a maintenance‑related environment (supervising, evaluating, mentoring, developing managers/supervisors; managing workload; participating in hiring and promotion); or
• 2 years Walmart Logistics maintenance experience, including 6 months leading a work or project team (e.g., risk control); or
• 2 years supervisory experience in an industrial‑related environment with 1 year experience in the maintenance field.

Preferred Qualifications

• Compliance
• General Maintenance
• Microsoft Office
• Regulatory Agency knowledge
• Bachelor’s degree in Business
• Bachelor’s degree in Logistics

Benefits

• Medical, vision, and dental coverage.
• 401(k) plan, stock purchase program, and company‑paid life insurance.
• Paid time off (PTO) including sick leave, parental leave, family care leave, bereavement, jury duty, and voting; amount varies by job classification and length of employment.
• Short‑term and long‑term disability.
• Company discounts.
• Military Leave Pay.
• Adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement.
• Live Better U education benefit – tuition, books, and fees fully paid for eligible programs (high school completion, bachelor’s degrees, certificates, English language learning).

Pay

Annual salary range: $80,000 – $120,000. Additional compensation includes performance‑based bonuses (annual or quarterly), possible Regional Pay Zone (RPZ) adjustments based on location, and stock awards.

Location

20131 Gene Campbell Rd, New Caney, TX 77357‑3845, United States.