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Area Manager - Floor (grocery)

Walmart Distribution Center
Pottsville, PA Full Time
POSTED ON 11/20/2025
AVAILABLE BEFORE 12/20/2025
Position Summary...

5S Grocery Supply Chain Area Manager

The Grocery Supply Chain Area Manager is responsible for leading operational excellence across assigned areas of the distribution center. This includes direct oversight of sanitation and detail cleaning teams, managing soil-rate targets, leading cross-functional projects, and embedding the 5S lean methodology. The role also ensures alignment with Walmart’s leadership expectations—Respect the Individual, Act with Integrity, Serve Our Customers and Members, and Strive for Excellence.

What you'll do...

Operational Leadership

- Implement the business plan for the area of responsibility by communicating goals, managing staffing and scheduling, assigning duties, and coordinating workloads to achieve facility goals (e.g., production, quality, safety).

- Monitor and manage productivity by preparing, reviewing, and analyzing business reports.

- Maintain quality and safety standards by ensuring associates are trained on logistics and company policies, monitoring compliance, and maintaining procedural documentation.

Sanitation & Cleaning Oversight

- Lead hourly detail cleaners and sanitation associates.

- Execute proactive cleaning schedules for wet rooms, reclaims, ceilings, walls, racks, and penthouses.

- Use soil-rate data to determine cleaning frequency and staffing needs.

- Collaborate with sanitation managers to ensure compliance and performance.

Soil-Rate Management

- Create and manage soil-rate metrics to assess cleanliness and labor efficiency.

- Use data insights to optimize cleaning schedules and resource allocation.

Project Creation & Management

- Lead operational improvement projects focused on sanitation, safety, and productivity.

- Manage project timelines, budgets, and cross-functional collaboration.

- Track and report project outcomes to leadership.

5S Program Leadership

- Champion the 5S methodology:

 - Sort: Remove unnecessary items.

 - Set-in-Order: Organize tools and materials.

 - Shine: Maintain clean work areas.

 - Standardize: Implement consistent visual standards and procedures.

 - Sustain: Foster a culture of continuous improvement and accountability.

- Ensure all associates receive adequate 5S training.

- Monitor compliance with 5S standards, including pedestrian safety and shadow board readiness.

Associate Engagement & Development

- Communicate with individuals and groups verbally and in writing (e.g., customers, suppliers, associates).

- Identify associate, customer, and supplier concerns and determine corrective actions.

- Supervise and develop associates and leaders by assigning duties, monitoring performance, providing feedback, and participating in hiring, coaching, and evaluation.

 


Respect the Individual: 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.

Respect the Individual: Works collaboratively builds strong and trusting relationships communicates with impact energy and positivity to motivate and influence.

Respect the Individual: Attracts and retains the best talent empowers and develops talent and recognizes others contributions and accomplishments


Act with Integrity: 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 useg creating a sense of belonging eliminating waste participating in local giving


Act with Integrity: Acts in a selfless manner and is consistently humble self-aware honest fair and transparent


Serve Our Customers and Members 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


Serve Our Customers and Members 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


Strive for Excellence: Displays curiosity and a desire to learn takes calculated risks demonstrates courage and resilience and encourages learning from mistakes


Strive for Excellence: Drives continuous improvements adopts and encourages the use of new technologies and skills and supports others through change

At Walmart, we offer competitive pay as well as performance-based bonus awards and other great benefits for a happier mind, body, and wallet. 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 (including sick leave), parental leave, family care leave, bereavement, jury duty, and voting. Other benefits include short-term and long-term disability, company discounts, Military Leave Pay, adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement, and more.

You will also receive PTO and/or PPTO that can be used for vacation, sick leave, holidays, or other purposes. The amount you receive depends on your job classification and length of employment. It will meet or exceed the requirements of paid sick leave laws, where applicable.

For information about PTO, see https://one.walmart.com/notices.

Live Better U is a Walmart-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.

Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to a specific plan or program terms.

For information about benefits and eligibility, see One.Walmart.


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Minimum Qualifications...

Outlined below are the required minimum qualifications for this position. If none are listed, there are no minimum qualifications.

Minimum Qualifications: Associate's Degree in Business, Logistics, or related field and 1 year supervisory experience OR Bachelor's Degree in Business, Logistics, or related field OR 1 year Walmart Logistics Management experience OR 2 years Walmart Logistics experience OR 2 years supervisory experience

Preferred Qualifications...

Outlined below are the optional preferred qualifications for this position. If none are listed, there are no preferred qualifications.

Microsoft Office, Supervising Associates, Walmart Logistics Systems Bachelors: Business, Bachelors: Logistics

Primary Location...

390 HIGHRIDGE PARK RD, POTTSVILLE, PA 17901-8100, United States of America. Walmart and its subsidiaries are committed to maintaining a drug-free workplace and has a no tolerance policy regarding the use of illegal drugs and alcohol on the job. This policy applies to all employees and aims to create a safe and productive work environment.

Salary : $65,500 - $98,000

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