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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 Description:

The General Manager of Maintenance drives the long-range strategic planning process for operations by overseeing maintenance manufacturing operations. The General Manager defines goals, improves technologies, and resolves problems in conjunction with managers of manufacturing, quality assurance, and engineering. Develops operations-related plans, budgets, and policies and procedures. Maintains safety and regulatory compliance relating to the production facility.

Responsibilities:

• Lead Maintenance to meet manufacturing KPI’s
• Promote and implement safety principles, environmental responsibility, and overall employee health and wellness
• Ensure compliance with all quality systems to achieve target quality
• Develop, lead, and role model organization standards
• Empower, develop, and reward individuals and teams for performance and growth
• Drive continuous improvement principles to improve results
• Lead ongoing improvements in production efficiency, implementing Lean principles, and demonstrate proficiency in implementation
• Develop Autonomous & Preventive Maintenance capability in organization including 6S
• Lead change management in accordance with business and plant objectives
• Be responsible for people management including goal setting, performance management, competency development, recognition, engagement, and well-being
• Ensure employees receive the necessary training, coaching and experiences to raise their performance level and advance the organization
• Proactively work with Production, Engineering, Facilities, EHS, QC, etc. in the incorporating of best practices into the manufacturing and maintenance environment
• Build a strong maintenance management team, providing a balanced focus between strategic, tactical and operational activities through exceptional servant leadership, while providing a clear vision and inspiring staff to achieve excellence

Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) Requirements:

• To ensure the health and safety in the workplace and for the protection of our employee’s, 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.

Requirements - Required and/or Preferred

Education:

• Basic/
  
  Required:
  
  Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering.
• Minimum of 5-10+ years of Leadership experience in a high speed/high volume manufacturing
• Prior experience as a…