Production Manager (Electrode, Day)

Responsibilities

• Meet the Recruiter: Princess Damato
• Shift Days - C Shift
• Department Electrode
• Job Summary
• Production Manager (PM)
• Ensure that company resources are utilized to sustain safe manufacturing and distribution excellence
• Manage functional production teams to meet manufacturing KPI’s
• Empower, develop, and reward individuals and teams for performance and growth
• Manage continuous improvement in production efficiency, implementing Lean principles
• Cook up with internal cross-functional teams to fulfill customer and company goals
• Attend Management meetings and provide detailed input on status of production goals
• Other duties as assigned

Qualifications

• Basic/Required: Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering or Business
• PREFERRED: Master’s in Business Administration (MBA) or Master of Science (MS)
• Excellent communication (spoken and written) skills, including the ability to explain and present technical information
• Excellent understanding of manufacturing operations
• Able to influence change without direct authority
• 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 driving Change Management
• Strong communicator, self-directed, motivated and goal oriented
• Strong examples 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
• Able to pivot in a fast-paced environment
• 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 – Offering 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.

Who We Are

• Meet Panasonic Energy!
• We are dedicated to transforming the world through the acceleration of sustainable energy.
• By producing safe, high-quality lithium-ion batteries, you become part of a team that plays a crucial role in creating technologies that move us.
• Our journey began in 2017, and now, as the world's largest lithium-ion battery factory, we are expanding operations to De Soto, Kansas, providing you with the opportunity to experience career growth in more ways than one.
• As an innovative thinker, you'll thrive here, as we continually push the boundaries of lithium-ion battery technology and production capabilities to enhance efficiency and performance in EVs.
• Being part of Panasonic Energy means positively contributing to society, aligning with our commitment to building a better world through sustainable energy solutions.
• We care about what you care about, fostering an environment where your contributions make a meaningful impact on the future of energy and transportation.

Supplemental Information

• Pre-employment drug testing is required.
• Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by law.
• All qualified individuals are required to perform the essential functions of the job with or without reasonable accommodation.
• Due to the high volume of responses, we will only be able to respond to candidates of interest.
• All candidates must have valid authorization to work in the U.S. without restriction.