Production Manager - Planning PMO (Electrode)

Panasonic•Sparks, NV

3h•Onsite

About The Position

This role leads and delivers Safety, Quality, Cost, Delivery, and People (SQCDP) performance for Production Manager – Planning & PMO across PECNA Operations. The individual is expected to serve as a leader who sets clear expectations, holds people accountable, removes barriers, and inspects what you expect with courtesy and respect. This role ensures end-to-end supply chain value-stream accountability by collaborating upstream and downstream to maintain proper inventory control levels and healthy WIP. Personal Safety and the mandate of Quality are non-negotiable foundations of everything we do.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Operations Management, Business Administration, or a related technical field. Relevant work experience may be substituted for required education.
5+ years of manufacturing leadership experience.
Ability to manage issue/action systems with accountability and facilitate cross-functional follow-up.
Minimal travel as required for business needs.
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.
Valid authorization to work in the U.S. without restriction.

Nice To Haves

Project management certification (PMP or equivalent) preferred.
Experience supporting high-volume operations with frequent plan changes and multi-process dependencies.

Responsibilities

Coordinates production planning with Supply Chain to translate ERP plans into an executable shop-floor plan across operations departments.
Ensures plans are visible, understood, and executable; manages plan changes and performance reporting discipline.
Facilitates escalation of cross-functional constraints and drives follow-up until closure.
Provides embedded PMO support to accelerate delivery of operational priorities (constraint removal, readiness, and stability).
Tracks milestones, dependencies, risks, and decision needs; ensures governance triggers are used when schedules slip.
Reinforces expectation-setting, accountability, and disciplined follow-up through standard work and cadence.
Develops planners and coordinators on data discipline, communication, and project execution fundamentals.
Partners with production, maintenance, engineering, and quality to align readiness, SOP updates, and handover requirements.
Ensures upstream/downstream communication of constraints to protect inventory/WIP and delivery.
Ensures all planning and project decisions maintain non-negotiable standards for Personal Safety and Quality.
Maintains audit-ready documentation and change tracking for projects impacting SOPs and process controls.
Leads planners / PMO coordinators as assigned; owns the issue/action governance system for operational projects and constraints.
Maintains the centralized issue/action repository with owners, due dates, and closure evidence.

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
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: Rides to and from work!