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Overview

Do you want to join a team that's changing the world? Do you have a strong background as a **Process Lead** ? Then Panasonic Energy is 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

**Summary:** Join us at Panasonic Energy as we expand to De Soto, Kansas, where we’re building the world’s largest lithium-ion battery factory. This is an exciting opportunity to grow your career while contributing to the future of electric vehicles. As part of our team, you’ll help push the limits of battery technology, enhancing performance and efficiency in sustainable transportation.

Our state-of-the-art facility, just outside the Kansas City Metro, will be a hub for innovation in green energy solutions. If you're passionate about sustainability and eager to contribute to the electric vehicle revolution, we invite you to be part of our dynamic team. Join us and make a meaningful impact on the future of energy and transportation.

**Job Summary:** The Process Lead – Level 5 plays a key role in supporting production leadership across assembly, machinery, processing, and/or packaging operations. This role leads by example, providing day-to-day direction, motivation, and mentorship to Skilled Machine Technicians (SMTs) while working under the guidance of a supervisor. The Process Lead helps drive operational efficiency by facilitating hands-on training, promoting team engagement, and fostering a culture of continuous improvement. Additionally, this role is responsible for coordinating production schedules based on material availability, staffing levels, and output targets to ensure consistent delivery of high-quality, on-time production.

Essential Duties:

Team Coordination & Leadership

+ Coordinate an assigned team with professionalism, integrity, mindfulness, and composure.

+ Lead by example and adhere to all company rules, QuickTake Policies, and Critical Safety Rules.

+ Encourage behaviors that embody the traits of a High-Performance Culture (HPC) and motivate team members to excel.

+ Flexibility with work shifts and willingness to cross-train across processes within the assigned department.

+ No authority to hire, transfer, suspend, lay off, recall, promote, discharge, reward, or discipline other employees.

Communication & Collaboration

+ Interact daily with team members to provide process-driven guidance, make decisions, and escalate conflicts as necessary.

+ Communicate product/project status consistently with co-workers using verbal communication or two-way radio transmission.

+ Effectively communicate and collaborate with different departments, shifts, and leadership levels as needed.

+ Collaborate with cross-functional teams—including production, engineering, and maintenance—to identify and resolve quality issues promptly.

Reporting & Data Analysis

+ Generate and deliver comprehensive daily end-of-shift reports, operational feedback, and data to SMT team supervisors.

+ Provide operational feedback and recommend improvement actions to supervisors to minimize deficiencies.

+ Maintain detailed inspection, quality issue, and deviation records as required.

+ Report quality issues, concerns, or deviations from standards to Supervisors and Engineers in a timely manner.

Training & SOP Compliance

+ Understand, interpret, uphold, and teach Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) and Standard Work Instructions (SWIs).

+ Efficiently train SMTs at all levels in role duties, SOPs, processes, and other required material.

+ Ability to train others at the same or lower level within the functional area.

Operations & Maintenance Support

+ Perform duties of all SMT levels, including operating machinery to meet production schedules and departmental requirements.

+ Support SMTs with equipment maintenance, repair, and replacement of equipment as needed.

+ Perform advanced preventive and reactive maintenance as necessary.

+ Manage and coordinate raw materials for use in production.

+ Ensure adherence to quality standards, general plant policies, and PECNA procedures.

+ Ensure area cleanliness and compliance with 6S standards.

General Role Requirements

+ Ability to work all scheduled shifts.

+ Ability to meet the physical demands and PPE requirements of the role.

Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) Requirements:

+ 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: Required and/or Preferred

Education:

+ **Required:** High school diploma, GED, or 2 years of prior experience in functional area

+ **Preferred:** Associate or Bachelor’s degree

MUST-HAVES:

+ 4+ years of progressive prior experience in a fast-paced, high-volume manufacturing environment

+ Proficient in the Microsoft Office suite and experienced in computer operations, with knowledge of navigating department-specific system programs

+ Comprehensive understanding of the principles and methodologies associated with the 6S and Lean processes

+ Must have working-level knowledge of the English language, including reading, writing, and speaking English

+ 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)

NICE-TO-HAVES:

+ 8 + years of previous experience in roles such as Shift Lead, Team Lead, or a related position

+ Possess or ability to learn the necessary skills to effectively use high-quality equipment relevant to the designated area of work

+ Experience with Manufacturing Execution System (MES), SCADA, SAP, and data visualization tools

**Preferred License(s):** None

Preferred Certification(s):

+ Ability to obtain a certification for operating a forklift, electric pallet jack, and manual pallet jack

+ Lead Six Sigma Green Belt

Physical Demands:

**Physical Activities:** Percentage of time (equaling 100%) during the normal workday the employee is required to:

+ Sit: 30%

+ Walk: 30%

+ Stand: 20%

+ Lift: 20%

**Required Lifting and Carrying:** _Not required (0%), Occasional (1-33%), Frequent (34-66%), Continuous (67-100%)_

Employees in this role must be capable of lifting, carrying, or moving:

+ Up to 10 lbs.: Frequent

+ Up to 20 lbs.: Frequent

+ Up to 35 lbs.: Occasional

+ 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:

+ **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. 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.

+ **Employee Recognition Program** - High5 employee recognition and awards platform, quarterly and annual employee recognition

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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