Overview:
Do you want to join a team that's changing the world? Do you have a strong background as a Production Manager - Planning PMO? Then we're looking for you! Check out the job description and apply now! Put your skills to meaningful use, gain unique experience, and work with world-class team members with diverse backgrounds and expertise who share the same vision. Join the PECNA team today!
Responsibilities:
Production Manager - Planning PMO
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Meet the Recruiter: Jenny Willhoit
Shift: Monday - Friday Day Shift
Department: Assembly
Job Summary:
Leads and delivers Safety, Quality, Cost, Delivery, and People (SQCDP) performance for Production Manager – Planning & PMO across PECNA Operations. Expected to serve as a leader who sets clear expectations, holds people accountable, removes barriers, and inspects what you expect with courtesy and respect. Ensures end-to-end supply chain value-stream accountability by collaborating upstream and downstream to maintain proper inventory control levels and healthy WIP. Personal Safety is imperative and the mandate of Quality is the foundation of everything we do—neither will be compromised under any circumstances.
Essential Duties:
Functional Leadership & Operations:
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Coordinates production planning with Supply Chain to translate ERP plans into an executable shop-floor plan across operations departments.
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Ensures plans are visible, understood, and executable; manages plan changes and performance reporting discipline.
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Facilitates escalation of cross-functional constraints and drives follow-up until closure.
Strategic Alignment & Continuous Improvement:
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Provides embedded PMO support to accelerate delivery of operational priorities (constraint removal, readiness, and stability).
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Tracks milestones, dependencies, risks, and decision needs; ensures governance triggers are used when schedules slip.
Team Development & Knowledge Sharing:
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Reinforces expectation-setting, accountability, and disciplined follow-up through standard work and cadence.
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Develops planners and coordinators on data discipline, communication, and project execution fundamentals.
Cross-Functional Collaboration & Stakeholder Engagement:
- Partners with production, maintenance, engineering, and quality to align readiness, SOP updates, and handover requirements.
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Ensures upstream/downstream communication of constraints to protect inventory/WIP and delivery.
Quality, Safety, Compliance, & Risk Management:
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Ensures all planning and project decisions maintain non-negotiable standards for Personal Safety and Quality.
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Maintains audit-ready documentation and change tracking for projects impacting SOPs and process controls.
Supervisory Responsibilities:
- Leads planners / PMO coordinators as assigned; owns the issue/action governance system for operational projects and constraints.
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Maintains the centralized issue/action repository with owners, due dates, and closure evidence.
Travel Requirement:
- Minimal travel as required for business needs.
Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) Requirements:
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To ensure the health and safety in the workplace and for the protection of our employees, wearing PPE is a possibility and may include equipment such as a full Tyvek suit, safety shoes, gloves, safety glasses, face mask, bump cap, and a full hazmat suit that includes a respirator.
The foregoing description is not intended and should not be construed to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, skills and efforts or work conditions associated with the job. It is intended to be an accurate reflection of the general nature and level of the job.
Qualifications:
Requirements - Required and/or Preferred
Education, Certifications, and Licenses:
Required:
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Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Operations Management, Business Administration, or a related technical field. Relevant work experience may be substituted for required education.
Preferred:
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Project management certification (PMP or equivalent) preferred.
Essential Qualifications:
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5+ years of manufacturing leadership experience.
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Ability to manage issue/action systems with accountability and facilitate cross-functional follow-up.
Preferred Qualifications:
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Experience supporting high-volume operations with frequent plan changes and multi-process dependencies.
Physical Demands:
Physical Activities: Percentage of time (equaling 100%) during the normal workday the employee is required to:
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Sit: 10%
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Walk: 50%
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Stand: 40%
Required Lifting and Carrying: Rare (<1%), Occasional (1-33%), Frequent (34-66%), Continuous (67-100%)
For this position, the required frequency is:
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Up to 10 lbs.: Continuous
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Up to 20 lbs.: Frequent
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Up to 35 lbs.: Frequent
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Team-lift only (over 35 lbs.): Occasional
Benefits & Perks - What's In It For You:
Panasonic Energy prioritizes total well-being and offers comprehensive benefits options to support physical, emotional, financial, social, and environmental health:
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Health Benefits – Offering medical, dental, vision, prescription plans, plus Health Savings Account and Flexible Spending Account options.
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Voluntary Benefits – Life, accident, critical illness, disability, legal, identity theft, and pet insurance.
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Panasonic Retirement Savings & Investment Plan (PRSIP) – 401(k) plan with company matching contributions and immediate vesting.
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Paid Time-Off Benefits – Vacation, holidays, personal days, sick leave, volunteer, and parental & caregiver leave.
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Educational Assistance – Tuition reimbursement for job-related courses after six months of service.
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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. Available to eligible employees starting the first day of the month following your start date. Eligibility for each benefit may vary based on employment status, location, and length of service.
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Employee Recognition Program - High5 employee recognition and awards platform, quarterly and annual employee recognition
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Annual Bonus Program - Opportunity for an annual performance-based bonus.
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On-site Food Options: Several on-site cafes, plentiful snack and beverage kitchens, revolving on-site vendor visits and employee events
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Free Shuttle: Rides to and from work!
Where You'll Be:
For our onsite roles, Panasonic Energy is committed to fostering an ideal working environment that goes beyond the conventional. We understand the significance of moments that matter in your onsite experience, and we prioritize creating a workspace that not only promotes productivity but also ensures a fulfilling and positive work atmosphere. Join us at Panasonic Energy, where your onsite presence is valued, and we strive to make each moment count in your professional journey.
Who We Are:
Meet Panasonic Energy! At Panasonic Energy, you'll do work that matters as 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. Join us and be part of a team that values your work, encourages innovation, and actively contributes to a positive societal impact.
In addition to an environment that is as innovative as our products, we offer competitive salaries and benefits.
We Take Opportunity Seriously:
At Panasonic Energy, we are committed to a workplace that genuinely fosters inclusion and belonging. Fairness and Honesty have been part of our core values for more than 100 years and we are proud of our diverse culture as an equal opportunity employer.
We understand that your career search may look different than others and embrace the professional, personal, educational, and volunteer opportunities through which people gain experience. If you are actively looking or starting to explore new opportunities, submit your application!
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.
Thank you for your interest in Panasonic Energy Corporation of North America.
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