Maintenance Lead - Winding, Days M-F Shift

Panasonic•Sparks, NV

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The Maintenance Lead ensures timely execution of repair and preventive maintenance activities throughout the facility. The role applies substantial job knowledge to a wide range of tasks, including resolving issues and recommending solutions, evaluating equipment improvements to increase availability, capability, and yield, analyzing equipment failures, and troubleshooting and diagnosing equipment problems. The Lead also prepares technical reports documenting equipment modifications and maintenance procedures. Working Monday through Friday from 6:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. in the Maintenance Department, the Lead coordinates and directs maintenance teams, supports employee development, and works with planners and production supervisors to maintain equipment performance and coordinate work. The position supports planned and emergency maintenance, preventive and predictive maintenance programs, root-cause analysis, continuous improvement, and capital projects. Panasonic Energy Corporation of North America manufactures cylindrical lithium-ion cells at the Gigafactory near Reno, Nevada, in collaboration with Tesla.

Requirements

Associate degree or equivalent working experience in a manufacturing environment or related field.
At least 2 years of experience in a manufacturing environment.
Proven troubleshooting and problem-solving skills.
Experience performing preventive maintenance.
Experience reading blueprints.
Sensitivity to customer needs and stringent delivery requirements.
Availability to work weekends and/or overtime as needed.
Ability to communicate and interact professionally and clearly with team members, customers, and other parties at all levels.
Ability to maintain good attendance.
Proficient in Microsoft Office, including Word, PowerPoint, Excel, and Outlook.
Continuous-improvement mindset.
Team-building skills.
Strong organizational, written communication, and verbal communication skills.
Working-level English proficiency, including reading, writing, and speaking.
Ability to perform the essential job functions with or without reasonable accommodation.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s degree.
Ability to operate as a collaborative team member and function with minimal supervision.
Ability to thrive in a demanding, deadline-driven culture.
Ability to multitask, pay attention to detail, prioritize, and lead a team.
Resilience, self-motivation, and ability to work well under pressure.
Alignment with Panasonic’s seven core principles: contribution to society, fairness and honesty, cooperation and team spirit, untiring effort for improvement, courtesy and humility, adaptability, and gratitude.
Experience in an industrial manufacturing environment.

Responsibilities

Coordinate, direct, and hold maintenance teams accountable for planned and emergency maintenance on shift.
Assess hourly personnel’s training needs and develop employees’ maintenance skills.
Assess maintenance’s impact on online performance, including uptime, throughput, and product quality.
Update the computerized maintenance system daily for the responsible shift.
Maintain Workday (HRIS labor-tracking system) daily for the responsible shift.
Communicate work-order status with planners and production supervisors and coordinate shift-to-shift handoffs.
Lead maintenance-team troubleshooting and use available resources to resolve maintenance issues promptly.
Execute the shift plan for planned work orders, preventive maintenance, training, and capital projects.
Participate in preventive-maintenance development and maintenance budget management with planners.
Apply root-cause analysis to resolve technical problems in packing, process, warehouse, and utilities areas.
Identify continuous-improvement and cost-saving opportunities, including Integrated Lean Six Sigma progression.
Manage predictive and preventive maintenance technologies and programs.
Review and coordinate work requisitions and related requests for feasibility and approval, and assign priorities and work.

Benefits

Medical, dental, vision, and prescription plans.
Health Savings Account and Flexible Spending Account options.
Voluntary life, accident, critical illness, disability, legal, identity theft, and pet insurance.
401(k) retirement savings plan with company matching contributions and immediate vesting.
Vacation, holidays, personal days, sick leave, volunteer leave, and parental and caregiver leave.
Tuition reimbursement for job-related courses after six months of service.
Lifestyle Spending Account, employee assistance program, virtual health management, chronic condition support, neurodiversity support, tobacco cessation, substance abuse support, and life-stage and fertility resources; availability and eligibility vary.
Employee recognition and awards platform, including quarterly and annual recognition.
Opportunity for an annual performance-based bonus.
On-site cafes, snack and beverage kitchens, vendor visits, and employee events.
Free shuttle rides to and from work.