Plant Manager — Flexible Hours & Cross-Functional Launch

Walmart; Lansing (MI); On-site; USD 76,000 - 114,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Learning stipends

Flexible Lansing, MI hours

Job summary

Walmart in Lansing, MI seeks a Plant Manager to translate ambitions into actionable milestones by Friday. A track record of reliable, internship-structured delivery and cross-functional leadership is required.

You will guide the Lansing expansion, align Industrial Automation with APQP, and ensure staffing realism for launches. Prospective candidates should demonstrate experience in Change Management, welding-related skills, and a proactive, initiative-driven mindset.

Qualifications

• Experience leading cross-functional teams in a manufacturing/industrial setting.
• Ability to manage change and APQP processes.
• Proven track record of reliable delivery in fast-paced environments.
• Hands-on with SolidWorks reporting for Industrial Automation actions.

Responsibilities

• Keep Lansing expansion on schedule when plans change weekly.
• Rebuild a target that the MI team stopped believing in.
• Time the Lansing launch against realistic staffing by Walmart.
• Explain renewal terms to an internship client to keep both sides whole.
• Coordinate between Industrial Automation and APQP to make calls.
• Broker tradeoffs when sales, product, and finance seek different outcomes in Lansing.
• Own cadence turning SolidWorks reporting into Industrial Automation action.

Skills

Leadership

APQP

Change Management

Cross-functional collaboration

Delivery & reliability

Initiative

Internship experience

Welding

Tools

SolidWorks

Job description

Walmart in Lansing, MI seeks a Plant Manager to translate ambitions into actionable milestones by Friday. A track record of reliable, internship-structured delivery and cross-functional leadership is required.

You will guide the Lansing expansion, align Industrial Automation with APQP, and ensure staffing realism for launches. Prospective candidates should demonstrate experience in Change Management, welding-related skills, and a proactive, initiative-driven mindset.