(Usa) Area Manager Asset Protection - All Dc/Fc

Position Summary...
What you'll do...
Team Overview
This team has a cross-functional role touching environmental, health, safety, compliance, and physical security within a grocery distribution center. We work with onsite and home office partners to ensure compliance with local, state and federal regulations. Day to day we operate with a team of 18 full time hourly associates who report directly to two Area Managers, and an operations manager. This team is an integral part of the building support structure and is critical for the overall success of the operation.
Job Summary
In this role you will supervise a team of associates, create staffing plans for 24/7 coverage at the DC, and be in a position to remove barriers for our team and the floor operations teams in the safety and process improvement spaces. You will perform audits and administrative tasks to ensure compliance with environmental, health, and safety policies and regulations, and support the building day to day as the subject matter expert in these areas.
What you'll bring:

• Communication, Collaboration, and Influence - able to build trusting relationships with team members and partners within the building to work collaboratively and to achieve building goals. Are able to communicate with energy and positivity to motivate and influence.
• Servant Leadership and Talent Management - acts as a servant leader through self-awareness, honesty, and transparency. Has discipline and focus around developing talent and regularly recognizing others' contributions and accomplishments.
• Knowledge of Safety Management Systems and Continuous Improvement - encourages the team to leverage new digital tools and ways of working with a whole picture perspective that considers data and impact on overall strategy.
• Knowledge of Walmart processes and procedures and willingness to learn (internal)
• Organization and Time Management

What you'll do:

• Ensure compliance with FSA, OSHA, EPA, and other federal and state regulations.
• Develop partnerships with onsite teams to drive process improvements through collaboration.
• Management of people through task assignment, providing direction and guidance, and supporting the Open Door Policy.
• Up-skilling of direct reports through development plans, hiring and training.
• Supporting root cause analysis and incident investigations.

Essential Functions:
Environmental Health and Safety
Possesses knowledge of:

• General workplace safety regulations and compliance including - OSHA Recordkeeping and Regulations, Emergency Evacuation Planning, Regulatory Inspection Processes, First Aid Responder Training and Supplies, Training requirements, NFPA Fire System Requirements, Risk Identification and Reduction. BONUS - Experience with UST and AST compliance, Process Safety Management (PSMs).
• Food safety auditing processes including - HACCP, Cold Chain Compliance, Pest Control and Site Security and Food Defense.

Able to carry out the following responsibilities:

• Participates in regulatory agency (OSHA, FDA, USDA, EPA, etc) and internal inspections for occupational safety and health, food safety, etc. Able to create action plans to address findings or violations.
• Maintains health and safety records according to OSHA guidelines and validate claim records in partnership with worker's compensation case managers for investigation of claims.
• Evaluate facility for safety hazards and manage facility risk using quality evaluation tools and techniques (for example, walkthroughs, inspections, ergonomic assessments, etc.).
• Support root cause analysis for all incidents and near misses to reduce workplace hazards and risk to associates.
• Implement internal and external audit programs within assigned area of work. Creates action plans to address audit findings.

Environmental Protection
Possesses knowledge of:

• Applicable federal, state, and local laws and regulations involving the environment (stormwater, wastewater, SPCC) and ability to implement company policies/procedures.
• Ensures compliance with environmental legislation in partnership with home office compliance teams.
• Supports regulatory visits for environmental protection and prepare audit reports for management review.
• Participates in evaluating pollution control and management at assigned facility.
• Assists in integrating environmental considerations into process design.
• Interprets and evaluates compliance status reports and relevant risk management practices. Assists in the development of company policies, practices, and procedures relating to environmental risks.

EHS Training Delivery
Possesses knowledge of training methodologies, training content development and organizational training lifecycles.
Able to carry out the following responsibilities:

• Support the activities of instructors or learning facilitator in training programs
• Manage systematic approaches to solicit feedback from training participants.
• Utilizes the organization's training lifecycles and methodologies to support training initiatives.
• Explains relevant processes and procedures to contractors.

Process Improvement
To be able to carry out the following responsibilities:

• Defines the critical workflows for executing key processes. Identifies process problems that limit performance.
• Focuses on the most significant problems to maximize efficiency gains.
• Surfaces systemic problems to be addressed at the organizational level.
• Implements methods for improving and establishing controls for critical processes.
• Coaches team members to develop process improvement skills.
• Leads incident investigations and root cause analysis.
• Provides countermeasure solutions.

Asset Protection & Security
Possesses knowledge of Asset Protection policies, practices, and guidelines.
Able to carry out the following responsibilities:

• Work with Walmart tools used for theft prevention and investigation. Detect and report incidents of loss and shrink, as well as related issues.
• Recognize and investigate security breaches, thefts, and vandalism and report findings to facility management.
• Assist in the implementation of access control procedures to prevent unauthorized access to restricted facilities.
• Assist with the installation of emergency and surveillance services (for example, fire alarms, refrigeration alarms, metal detectors, closed-circuit television).
• Maintain loss prevention records and generates standard loss and shrinkage reports.
• Works to support the development and use of practices for reducing loss and shrinkage.

Risk Management (Asset Protection)
Possesses Knowledge of risk management processes, assessment reports, and risk management tools.
Able to carry out the following responsibilities:

• Conduct risk assessments and produce and interpret common risk assessment and management reports. Utilize documentation, statistics, reports, and recommendations for continuous improvement.
• Identify common technology, security, or financial risks relevant to assigned function or unit.
• Documents the key steps of a unit-specific risk management process and associated procedures.
• Evaluate employee risk awareness and trains employees as needed. Collects and analyzes

Data and Digital Literacy
Possesses knowledge of data collection modes, techniques, tools, and analytics.
Able to carry out the following responsibilities:

• Articulates levers that influence data.
• Ensures data quality and organizes and processes information for analysis.
• Develops and implements technology changes across multiple processes within assigned area of work.
• Familiarity with PowerBI or other data analysis and display tools (Tableau, Excel, etc)

Operational Excellence
Possesses knowledge of organizational processes, root cause analysis techniques, department workflows, Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) and One Best Way (OBW) processes.
Able to carry out the follow responsibilities:

• Explain the operational functions and key functional roles of assigned department or unit.
• Clarifies the role of each department and its relevance to the enterprise strategy.
• Describes the interdependence of support functions and line operating functions.
• Identifies the primary operational functions of the organization.
• Understands where to locate and how to read SOP and OBW information.
• Locates information regarding fundamental practices and policies.
• Lists common tasks and activities performed by operations functions and subfunctions.

Partnership & Collaboration
Is able to identify key stakeholders, communicate and engage with those identified effectively and manage collaborative projects using project management tools and techniques.
Able to carry out the following responsibilities:

• Own the delivery of project activity and tasks assigned by others.
• Support process updates and changes
• Solve simple business issues.
• Demonstrate functional knowledge of the business unit/organization being supported.

Influential Communication
Is able to organize thoughts and communicates credibly and concisely within scope of work. Presents to and influences team members and business partners, conveying messages through a basic understanding of the relevant context Utilizes relevant data and fact-based information to articulate results and provide recommendations in a structured manner. Actively listens to others, seeks and provides constructive feedback, and provides ideas/recommendations on processes. Proactively builds professional network.
Transportation Operations
Possesses knowledge of laws, regulations, and safety rules regarding hazardous materials transportation as it related to shipping and disposing of hazardous waste in compliance with federal, state and DOT regulations.
Our Core Values:
Customer/Member Centered : Reviews customer/member-focused data and adjusts performance to address findings. Promotes and supports associate efforts to exceed customer/member expectations. Informs associates on how to identify and locate resources to meet the diverse needs of customers/members.
Judgment: Use Appropriate Judgment to identify, review, and apply policies and procedures to make informed judgments. Identifies and uses facts, information, and expertise to set priorities and make informed decisions. Uses data and evidence to determine the causes of problems and develop solutions to address them.
Execution and Results : Holds associates accountable for completing work within expectations and time requirements. Plans and manages own and others' time, based on business priorities, and follows up to ensure all work requirements are completed in a timely and accurate manner. Identifies and obtains the resources needed to complete projects. Encourages associates to strive for excellence, efficiency, and quality in work practices.
Planning and Improvement: Plan and Pursue Team-Based Improvement. Coordinates and aligns planning with organizational initiatives and direction. Looks at work plans and makes changes, as needed, to achieve team or work group objectives. Sets realistic timelines for goal accomplishment. Improves work processes and practices to increase performance and results.
Influence and Communicate: Promotes ideas and links them to business needs and benefits. Builds trusting, cooperative relationships and alliances with others, inside and outside of the organization. Effectively communicates clear, up-to-date information on business plans and priorities (for example, change initiatives). Shares experience and ideas with associates across the organization.
Ethics and Compliance: Instructs associates on how to act in accordance with policies and procedures and supports their efforts in doing so. Ensures associates demonstrate the highest standards of integrity and ethics in work situations. Corrects ethical and compliance issues, enforcing compliance and administering appropriate consequences as needed.
Adaptability: Demonstrates creativity and strength in the face of change, obstacles, and adversity. Adapts to competing demands and shifting priorities. Updates knowledge and skills to handle new complexities, challenges, and responsibilities. Seeks exposure to new ideas and perspectives. Helps associates adjust to and develop the capabilities needed to implement organizational change
initiatives.
Talent and Associate Supervision: Provides specific, honest, accurate, and timely feedback on associate performance. Assigns tasks to associates that fit their skill levels and maximize team performance. Uses people processes (for example, selection, development, performance evaluation) to ensure effective associate performance. Recruits and hires the associates needed to meet business requirements. Teaches, guides, and assists in the development of associates.
Minimum Qualifications...
Outlined below are the required minimum qualifications for this position. If none are listed, there are no minimum qualifications.
Option 1: Bachelor's Degree in Occupational Safety Management; Criminal Justice, Security, Industrial Hygiene; Environmental Science, or related field.
Option 2: 2 years' experience in the field of Environmental, Health and Safety or Asset Protections, Security, within Supply Chain, Retail.
Associates will be required to attend and successfully complete all job-required trainings and assessments (for example, Academy trainings, Open Door trainings, etc.).
Preferred Qualifications...
Outlined below are the optional preferred qualifications for this position. If none are listed, there are no preferred qualifications.
1 or More Degreed Certifications (Associate Safety Professional; Loss Prevention Certifications (LPC), Certified Security Professional (CSP)., 2 or more years of investigative experience or Asset Protection experience in retail or warehouse., Microsoft Office Suite...