Quality Operations Manager

				Overview:

Do you want to join a team that's changing the world? Do you have a strong background as a Quality Operations Manager? 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:

Meet Panasonic
Meet the Recruiter: Eric Laffey
Explore Panasonic Careers 
Panasonic Video Our Mission: Create Technologies That Move Us 

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: 

We are seeking a highly motivated Quality Operations Manager with a strong background in process improvement to join our team at Panasonic Energy Corporation of North America (PECNA). This person will collaborate with cross-functional teams to optimize manufacturing processes, enhance product quality, and contribute to the success of the world's largest lithium-ion battery initiative. The Quality Operations Manager will work together with the Operations, Product and Process development teams, resolving bugs, defects, and other potential issues and ensuring that products meet customer specifications.

Essential Duties:

* Develop and implement quality control processes and procedures to ensure compliance with industry standards, regulatory requirements, and customer specifications.
* Establish and maintain quality management systems, including document control, corrective and preventive actions (CAPA), and internal audit programs.
* Develop and lead a team of quality supervisors, technicians, and inspectors to execute daily, weekly and monthly quality functions.
* Organize and lead day-to-day quality GEMBA to ensure proper operations of QA team functions.
* Develop and manage training for all quality operations roles.
* Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including production, engineering, and supply chain, to identify and resolve quality issues in a timely manner.
* Analyze quality data and performance metrics to identify trends, root causes, and areas for improvement.
* Implement corrective and preventive actions to address non-conformities and improve product quality.
* Drive continuous improvement initiatives, such as lean manufacturing principles, Six Sigma methodologies, and process optimization projects.
* Develop and manage PECNA VDA 6.3 Process Audit program and ensure proper execution with corrective and preventive actions.
* Communicate quality objectives, performance metrics, and improvement initiatives to management and stakeholders.
* Develop and manage Nonconformance Report (NCR) process.

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 includes equipment such as a full Tyvek suit, safety shoes, gloves, safety glasses, face mask, and a full hazmat suit that includes a respirator. Respirator fit test will be required based on functional area.

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

* Required: Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Business Administration, or a related field. In lieu of education, have 5+ years of operations management experience in a high-volume manufacturing environment.
* Preferred: Master's degree

Essential Qualifications

* A minimum of 5 years of experience in quality management or operations roles within the battery manufacturing or other relevant high volume manufacturing industries.
* Strong knowledge of quality management systems (e.g., ISO 9001, IATF 16949) and regulatory requirements (e.g., UL, CE, RoHS).
* Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities, with a data-driven approach to decision-making.
* Experience leading cross-functional teams including Supervisors and hourly workforce.
* Extensive knowledge of or the ability to quickly learn the organization's production processes.
* Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to effectively collaborate with internal teams and external stakeholders.
* Proven agility in all levels of work processes.
* Able to make appropriate decisions when confronted with obstacles, think about them before acting, and consistently resolve issues in creative and effective ways.
* Intuitive, adaptable, creative, and collaborative with excellent communication and interpersonal skills
* Collaborative nature with strong team building skills and willing to learn from and accept guidance from others.
* Must have working-level knowledge of the English language, including reading, writing, and speaking English.

Preferred Qualifications:

* 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)

Preferred Certification(s):

* Six-Sigma Black Belt
* American Society for Quality (ASQ)
* Certified Quality Engineer (CQE)
* Certified Quality Manager (CQM)

Physical Demands:

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

* Sit: 40%
* Walk: 30%
* Stand: 20%
* Lift: 10%

Required Lifting and Carrying: Not required (0%), Occasional (1-33%), Frequent (34-66%), Continuous (67-100%)

For this position the required frequency is:

* Up to 10 lbs.: Occasional
* Up to 20 lbs.: Occasional
* Up to 35 lbs.: Occasional
* Team-lift only (over 35 lbs.): Not Required

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:

* Highly inclusive and class-leading healthcare options to include family planning, mental health, and pet insurance
* Employee assistance programs that support total well-being with complimentary session offered each and every month
* Company-matched and fully vested 401K retirement program that starts immediately from date of enrollment
* Annual bonus program, High5 employee recognition and awards platform, quarterly and annual employee recognition
* Simplified access to self-guided and representative-supported short and long-term financial wellness and retirement planning
* Educational Assistance & Reimbursement Program
* Diversity, equity, and inclusion programs and associated employee resource groups that promote representation and belonging
* Leadership, career, and mentorship development programs opportunities at all levels across the organization
* Collaborative and motivating culture routed in continuous personal and professional growth and much more.

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
			

Apply

Share this job:

Share this Job

View company profile

Panasonic Corporation of North America