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Meet the Recruiter: Anh Martin

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 Senior Facilities Operations Manager leads and develops a 50+ member Facilities Operations and Facilities Services Team, ensuring operational excellence, safety, and service quality across all facilities systems. The position oversees daily operations, including staffing, scheduling, budgeting, and adherence to best practices and regulatory requirements. It manages inventory, collaborates with cross-functional teams, and partners with HR and EHS to support compliance, training, and talent development. Additionally, the role drives continuous improvement, performance metrics, and strategic alignment with engineering, maintenance, and project initiatives.

Essential Duties:

Functional Leadership & Operations:

• Builds, leads, and develops the Facilities Operations Team (50+ personnel), including Facilities Services, Utility/Systems Operations, Shift Supervisors, CUB Command Center Lead Operators, and Operations Technicians.
• Oversees day-to-day operational activities, ensuring reliable facility performance and service excellence.
• Champions best practices, company policies, and operational standards to drive a culture of accountability and excellence.
• Sets strategic priorities for Facilities Services, managing work requests and tenant improvement projects.
• Supports Operations Shift Supervisors in staffing, scheduling, and cost management while mitigating operational risks.

Strategic Alignment & Continuous Improvement:

• Provides strategic direction and alignment between Operations, Maintenance, Engineering, Construction, and Design Teams.
• Oversees the development, implementation, and adherence to procedures, work instructions, and best business practices.
• Drives operational excellence through continuous improvement initiatives, identifying efficiency opportunities across teams.

Team Development & Knowledge Sharing:

• Guides the professional growth of all direct reports through coaching, mentoring, and structured performance reviews.
• Promotes a high-performance team culture focused on collaboration, problem-solving, and skill development.
• Ensures consistent communication of goals, expectations, and performance standards across all levels of the Facilities Operations Team.

Cross-Functional Collaboration & Stakeholder Engagement:

• Partners with Facilities Engineering, Maintenance, Construction, and Design to align operational requirements with project planning.
• Collaborates with EHS, HR, and Procurement teams to ensure effective resource management and compliance with corporate policies.
• Participates in cross-departmental initiatives, meetings, and leadership forums to ensure unified organizational direction.

Quality, Safety, Compliance, & Risk Management:

• Ensures compliance with all safety, quality, environmental, and financial regulations.
• Partners with Environmental Health and Safety (EHS) to uphold safety policies, conduct audits, and support training and orientation programs.
• Manages the Facilities Operations budget, ensuring financial accountability and resource optimization.
• Develops and maintains key performance metrics (safety, quality, cost, delivery, people) to monitor and report operational performance.
• Maintains accurate inventory and procurement records, collaborating with vendors to sustain adequate material levels and reporting monthly inventory trends to management.

Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) Requirements:

• To ensure health and safety in the workplace and for employee protection, 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. A 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: Required and/or Preferred

Education:

• Required: Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or related field
• Preferred: Master’s degree in Engineering, Public Administration or related field

Essential Qualifications:

• 10+ years of experience in Facilities operations/site services in an industrial manufacturing setting
• Minimum of 5+ years of demonstrated experience as a manager
• Ability to build, lead, and develop teams.
• Strong team leader with excellent organizational and verbal communication skills.
• Proficient with Microsoft Office Suite software including Access, Excel, Word, and PowerPoint, and familiarity with visualization tools such as Power BI.
• Ability and proficiency in collecting, analyzing, and presenting data.
• Ability to create KPI Dashboards and Charts.
• Experience with ERP systems, preferably SAP.
• Familiarity with Lean principles and Six Sigma process improvement methodologies.
• Ability to review systems and information to determine best practices, best products, and applications as well as other technologies that may maximize the efficient use of resources.
• Effective planning, organization, time management, and problem-solving skills with a strong attention to detail.
• Ability to manage multiple concurrent tasks in a fast-paced environment, effectively prioritize work, and deliver quality results.
• Self-starter who works well independently and an outstanding ability to follow up with minimal direction by seeking answers and a focus on team success.
• Ability to make appropriate decisions in a timely manner when confronted with obstacles, think about them before acting, and consistently resolve issues in creative and effective ways.
• Strong work ethic with a “get the job done” approach and consistently delivers excellent customer service, both internally and externally.
• Willingness to work outside of their comfort zone on a variety of tasks that could fall outside of the normal tasks for the role as needed.
• 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:

• 15 years’ experience as a Facilities, Construction or Project Manager for a large (> 3 million sq. ft.) and complex manufacturing facility.
• Previous experience with TPM (Total Productive Maintenance).
• 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):

• Lean Six Sigma Green Belt or Black Belt certification.

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.: Not Required
• Up to 35 lbs.: Not Required
• Team-lift only (over 35 lbs.): Not Required

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.

This is an exciting time to join us as we expand our operations to De Soto, Kansas and build the world's largest lithium-ion battery factory. We will provide 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!

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.

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
• 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.

Supplemental Information:

Pre-employment drug testing is required.

Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, 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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