Engineering Supervisor (Controls Support Production Team) - PENA Panasonic Energy of North America

Do you want to join a team that's changing the world? With superior battery designs and the fastest manufacturing lines in the world, Panasonic is producing millions of batteries per day at the Gigafactory to support Tesla’s electric vehicle and energy storage businesses. Panasonic invites you to join us in this ongoing full-scale effort to electrify our society. 

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Essential Duties:

• Leading a team of highly talented and motivated technicians to support controls and vision systems across all of Panasonic’s battery production processes. The duties of the team include but are not limited to:
  • Providing support related to daily production activities and escalations.
  • Utilizing OEE data, team reports, MMS data, and other production data to effectively manage tasks and activities.
  • Demonstrating solid troubleshooting skills and ability to quickly solve unknown problems.
  • Troubleshooting real time production problems to maintain production and reduce defects.
  • Monitoring and auditing controls and vision systems to ensure product specifications and standards are achieved.
  • Applying technical knowledge to develop clear and standard work instructions, SOP’s and troubleshooting guides.
  • Developing new processes and methods to reduce downtime and defects.
• Leading by example with a strong work ethic and a “get the job done” approach.
• Having excellent time and project management skills, including effectively allocating time and resources, clearly tracking project and training progress, and delivering accurate results by deadlines.
• Developing a reporting system for coordinating with other Controls/Vision teams on recurring issues for permanent solutions.
• Creating and coordinating effective training and certification programs to continually supply the team with the knowledge needed for success and ensuring team growth
• Developing effective short-term and long-term plans for the team to achieve the team mission and business targets.
• Effectively communicating and working with management teams, team members, and related divisions (e.g. Production, Maintenance, Engineering, Quality Control).
• Executing high performance culture and servant leadership.   

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.

Education:

• Basic:  Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or related discipline.
• Preferred:  Master’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or related discipline.

Essential Qualifications:

• Panasonic Energy of North America does not sponsor applicants for work visas for this position.
• Evidence of exceptional ability. Panasonic follows a culture of full-cycle engineering where members will have full responsibility and accountability for their projects from start to finish. We are looking for the best of the best.
• 5+ years of engineering experience in manufacturing.
• Strong analytic and decision-making abilities. Able to influence others to move towards a common goal.
• Self-motivation and resourcefulness are required.
• Able to manage multiple concurrent tasks in a fast-paced environment, effectively prioritize work, and deliver quality results.
• Intuitive, adaptable, creative, and collaborative with excellent communication and interpersonal skills.

Preferred Qualifications:

• 3+ years of leadership experience preferred.
• Previous experience with Industrial data analysis or Manufacturing Execution System (MES).
• Experience in a high-volume manufacturing environment (1M+ units per day) such as batteries or electronic devices.
• Familiarity with six sigma methodologies and tools.
• Strong data analysis skills with tools such as JMP, Minitab, Python, or MATLAB are highly desired.
• Experience with battery production or R&D.

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