Description
**SKILLBRIDGE/UNPAID INTERNSHIP OPPORTUNITY**
***ALSO AVAILABLE TO MILITARY SPOUSES!!
Locations Available:
Shafter, CA
Lancaster, TX
Welford, CA
As an Area Manager, you’ll lead a team within one of Walmart’s distribution centers, helping move products efficiently and safely to stores and customers. This role is a strong fit for leaders who enjoy fast-paced operations, developing people, solving problems in real time, and owning results.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead, coach, and develop a team of associates in a high-volume distribution environment
- Own daily operational performance, including safety, quality, productivity, staffing, and service goals
- Use data and floor-level observations to identify issues, remove barriers, and improve how work gets done
- Plan labor, prioritize workload, and adjust quickly as business needs shift
- Partner with other leaders across Operations, People, Safety, Transportation, and Maintenance
- Build an inclusive, accountable team culture where associates can grow and succeed
- Support continuous-improvement initiatives that make the operation safer, simpler, and more efficient
What we are looking for
- Experience leading teams in operations, logistics, supply chain, manufacturing, military, retail, or another fast-paced environment
- Strong decision-making, communication, and problem-solving skills
- Comfort managing competing priorities, tracking performance, and delivering against goals
- A people-first leadership style with a focus on coaching and developing others
- Ability to work in a distribution-center environment and support varying shifts, including nights, weekends, or holidays as business needs require
Benefits
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.
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.