Equipment Specialist I
About The Position
Panasonic Energy Corporation of North America (PECNA) is seeking ambitious specialists to lead the world’s largest lithium ion battery initiative. 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. At PECNA, specialists quickly become experts in the fundamentals of lithium-ion cell technology and work to integrate that understanding with high speed, automated manufacturing methods to produce the highest performance and highest quality lithium ion batteries.
Requirements
- Completion of a High School Diploma or GED.
- Experience conducting maintenance on advanced production machinery.
- Demonstrated examples of improvements and root cause analysis.
- Strong hydraulic, pneumatic, mechanical, sensor, automation, and industrial skills.
- 2+ years of high-level experience at Panasonic Energy of North America.
- Valid authorization to work in the U.S. without restriction.
Nice To Haves
- Associate’s Degree, completion of a craft apprenticeship, or an equivalent number of years of education and production maintenance experience.
- Experience working with facilities HVAC systems.
- Previous background with PLC programming and troubleshooting.
- Experience in a machine shop is strongly desired.
- 5+ years of manufacturing experience.
Responsibilities
- Analyze problems, plan, and execute countermeasures for achieving operation improvement of production equipment.
- Implement or modify equipment to correspond to new products or improvements.
- Identify problems from equipment, PLC’s, sensors, machines, or electrical drawings.
- Perform highly diversified duties to install and maintain production machines and plant facilities/equipment.
- Provide emergency/unscheduled repairs of production equipment during production.
- Perform mechanic skills including, but not limited to, mechanical, electrical, pneumatic, hydraulic, troubleshooting, and repair of production machines.
- Diagnose problems, replace or repair parts, test, and make adjustments to product lines.
- Perform regular overhaul of machines and equipment.
- Use a variety of hand and power tools, electric meters, and material handling equipment in performing duties.
- Comply with safety regulations and maintain clean and orderly work areas.
- Work closely with engineers to execute on projects.
- Provide support with ordering and fabricating new parts.
- Train entry level and new engineers basic and unique skills related to PENA production.
Benefits
- Medical, dental, vision, prescription plans
- Health Savings Account and Flexible Spending Account options
- 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
- Vacation, holidays, personal days, sick leave, volunteer, and parental & caregiver leave
- Tuition reimbursement for job-related courses after six months of service
- Lifestyle Spending Account, EAP, virtual health management, chronic condition, neurodiversity, tobacco cessation, substance abuse support, and life stage and fertility resources
- High5 employee recognition and awards platform, quarterly and annual employee recognition
- Opportunity for an annual performance-based bonus
- Several on-site cafes, plentiful snack and beverage kitchens, revolving on-site vendor visits and employee events
- Free Shuttle
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
High school or GED
