Production Manager - Planning PMO (Electrode)

Responsibilities

• Coordinates production planning with Supply Chain to translate ERP plans into an executable shop-floor plan across operations departments.
• Ensures plans are visible, understood, and executable; manages plan changes and performance reporting discipline.
• Facilitates escalation of cross-functional constraints and drives follow-up until closure.
• Provides embedded PMO support to accelerate delivery of operational priorities (constraint removal, readiness, and stability).
• Tracks milestones, dependencies, risks, and decision needs; ensures governance triggers are used when schedules slip.
• Reinforces expectation-setting, accountability, and disciplined follow-up through standard work and cadence.
• Develops planners and coordinators on data discipline, communication, and project execution fundamentals.
• Pairs with production, maintenance, engineering, and quality to align readiness, SOP updates, and handover requirements.
• Safeguards inventory/WIP and delivery by ensuring upstream/downstream communication of constraints.
• Maintains audit-ready documentation and change tracking for projects impacting SOPs and process controls.
• Owns the issue/action governance system for operational projects and constraints.
• Maintains the centralized issue/action repository with owners, due dates, and closure evidence.

Qualifications

• Required Education, Certifications, and Licenses: Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Operations Management, Business Administration, or a related technical field. Relevant work experience may be substituted for required education.
• Preferred Project management certification (PMP or equivalent) preferred.
• 5+ years of manufacturing leadership experience.
• Ability to manage issue/action systems with accountability and facilitate cross-functional follow-up.
• Experience supporting high-volume operations with frequent plan changes and multi-process dependencies.

Benefits & Perks

• Health Benefits – Medical, dental, vision, prescription plans, Health Savings Account, Flexible Spending Account.
• 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.