Production Manager (Assembly, Day Shift)

Responsibilities

• Meet the Recruiter: Jenny Willhoit
• Shift: Days (A or C Shift)
• Department: Assembly
• Job Summary: The Production Manager (PM) is a key player in ramping up and in sustaining our manufacturing activities. The Manager is the owner of the management of assigned production line(s), contributing leadership support to all facets of production and ensuring production goals are continually met.
• Additional Responsibilities: Transform raw materials, components, and parts into finished Lithium Ion batteries; implement production manufacturing strategy and strategic operational goals; exceed customer expectations for product quality, cost, and delivery; maximize and optimize production levels; drive operational excellence; inspire, motivate, and mentor staff; align to and incorporate leadership style to Panasonic’s Seven Core Principles; contribute to society, fairness and honesty, cooperation and team spirit, untiring effort for improvement, courtesy and humility, adaptability, and gratitude.

Qualifications

• Education: Basic/Required: Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering or Business; Preferred: Master’s in Business Administration (MBA) or Master of Science (MS)
• Essential Qualifications: Excellent communication (spoken and written) skills, including the ability to explain and present technical information; excellent understanding of manufacturing operations; ability to influence change without direct authority; working-level knowledge of the English language, including reading, writing, and speaking English.
• Preferred Qualifications: Minimum of 3+ years of experience in a high speed/high volume manufacturing; understanding of machine controls and instrumentation; Lean Six Sigma and continuous process improvement experience; ERP transactional experience; 5S experience; strives for an accident-free workplace; keeps safety at the “heart” of everything; treats safety as a personal responsibility and sees oneself as being responsible for the safety of others; proven ability of being a strong leader of a production team; ability to help the team ‘connect the dots’ on the business expectations, KPI’s and the importance of their daily role; proven ability of exercising recognition and rewarding team members for behaviors that represent the company’s core values (Panasonic’s 7 Core Principles); strong problem solver (including root cause analysis); commitment to continuous improvement philosophy; contributes meaningfully to work group efforts by offering new ideas for improvement; demonstrates a cooperative manner in dealing with supervisors and other team members, does his/her part toward group efforts; works cooperatively with others; willing and able to work any shift assignment in a 24X7 operation; adapts approach as the requirements of the situation change; changes or easily accepts change in organization or job requirements; advanced skills in MS Office (Word, Power Point, Excel, Outlook); alignment to Panasonic’s seven (7) core principles (contribution to society, fairness and honesty, cooperation and team spirit, untiring effort for improvement, courtesy and humility, adaptability, gratitude).

Benefits & Perks

• Health Benefits: Medical, dental, vision, prescription plans, plus Health Savings Account and Flexible Spending Account options.
• Voluntary Benefits: Life, accident, critical illness, disability, legal, identity theft, and pet insurance.
• Panasonic Retirement Savings & Investment Plan (PRSIP): 401(k) plan with company matching contributions and immediate vesting.
• Paid Time-Off Benefits: Vacation, holidays, personal days, sick leave, volunteer, and parental & caregiver leave.
• Educational Assistance: Tuition reimbursement for job-related courses after six months of service.
• Health Management and Wellbeing Programs: Lifestyle Spending Account, EAP, virtual health management, chronic condition, neurodiversity, tobacco cessation, substance abuse support, and life stage and fertility resources.