Job Details

Overview

Do you want to join a team that's changing the world? Do you have a strong background as a Quality Systems and Compliance Director? Then we're looking for you! Check out the job description and apply now! Put your skills to meaningful use, gain unique experience, and work with world-class team members with diverse backgrounds and expertise who share the same vision. Join the PECNA team today!

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage the Quality Systems and Compliance team organizational activities and established priorities to meet company and department goals and objectives. Across all PECNA Manufacturing Sites.
• Develop high performing team and future leaders by coaching and improving individual capability through performance management systems, processes and talent acquisition.
• People leader responsible for maintaining and improving employee morale to minimize attrition.
• Establish and monitor the teams performance ensuring aligned KPIs to the organizations strategic objectives and with all other functional groups while ensuring compliance to PECNAs policies.
• Plans and administers department budget, capital expenditures and direct/indirect labor costs by maintaining inventory and head count controls.
• Drives digital transformation quality work streams with IT and Operations to ensure Quality Systems Platforms are integrated with production and distribution to ensure proactive and predictive quality assurance and quality operations transaction interfaces.
• Ensures Quality Systems operate in state of sustained compliance to capture, measure, report and correct issues throughout the manufacturing process and prevent severity 1 escapes to the customer.
• Participate in new product and strategic project development to ensure PECNA quality requirements are established.
• Manage company compliance profile to achieve continuous improvement objectives that meet Business Plan targets creating a competitive market advantage.
• Facilitates and coordinates the flow of information necessary to plan and evaluate production performance to established Quality KPIs (FPY, Quality, Cost, Loss/scrap, Delivery etc.).
• Orchestrates executive Quality Systems Management Reviews to meet Quarterly reporting requirements and monthly CAPA Boards that drive action items to completion.
• Champion total quality excellence and quality first behaviors, transparency and collaboration to internal and external stakeholders.
• Leads all quality management systems activities, systems up-grades, internal/corporate audit, customer audits, external audits and certifications to applicable industry standards integration such as, but not limited to IATF 16949:2016, ISO 9001, where required by the Automotive Industry and its entire Supply Chain at large.
• Prepares reports, charts, graphs, and other statistical information to teams conducting failure investigation and corrective action for customer related failures.
• Provide leadership during problem resolution events and management of change opportunities.
• Champion and support all corporate Quality initiatives and be a key player in the local leadership team for all issues.
• Ability to travel as required of the position and other duties may be assigned.

Qualifications

Education

• Preferred: Bachelors Degree in Quality, Reliability, Engineering or related field
• Preferred: MS or MBA in Quality, Reliability, Engineering, or related field

Essential Qualifications

• Minimum of 10+ years Quality Systems and Compliance experience (designing, implementing and maintaining) required in a high-volume manufacturing environment including industries such as automotive (OEM and or Tiers 1 and 2), batteries, semiconductors, and medical devices.
• Demonstrated Experience (designing, implementing and maintaining) Process Level Audit Programs such as LPAs and VDA 6.3
• Extensive experience utilizing quality management tools including statistical decision-making methods, process capability analysis, Measurement System Analysis (MSA), Gage R&R (GR&R) and Design of Experiments (DoE).
• Extensive experience in continuous improvement and structured problem solving techniques and tools such as 8-D, fishbone, FTA, FMEA and other quality tools.
• Knowledge of 6 Sigma methods and techniques, process control systems, process capability, measurements, and analysis, FMEA, preventive action, and continuous improvement programs required.
• Must possess strong verbal and written communication skills including strong customer service skills.
• Must communicate appropriate information accurately and clearly in compliance with legal proprietary disclosures as needed.
• Must have strong presentation skills with the ability to effectively and appropriately interface and communicate with a variety of individuals or groups on a frequent basis (customers, corporate teams, executive leadership, and internal employees etc.).
• Ability to build good interpersonal relationships with peers, direct reports, and customer.
• Proficient in MS Office Suite, especially Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook.

Preferred Qualifications

• Previous work experience in a cross-culture; international environment in a Japanese business culture a big plus.
• Alignment to Panasonics seven core principles (contribution to society, fairness and honesty, cooperation and team spirit, untiring effort for improvement, courtesy and humility, adaptability, gratitude).

Travel

• 25% of the time away on average, however above 50% during peak situations

Physical Demands

Physical Activities: Sit 40%; Walk 30%; Stand 20%; Lift 10%.

Benefits & Perks

• 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
• On-site cafes, snack and beverage options, and employee events
• Collaborative culture focused on continuous personal and professional growth
• Shuttle rides to and from work

Where You'll Be / About Us

Panasonic Energy is dedicated to transforming the world through sustainable energy by producing safe, high-quality lithium-ion batteries. We are expanding operations to De Soto, Kansas, and offer a workplace that promotes productivity and a positive work atmosphere. We are an equal opportunity employer.

Supplemental Information: Pre-employment drug testing is required. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, 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 high volume of responses, we will only 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. R-102493

Employment type: Full-time Seniority level: Not Applicable Job function: Quality Assurance Industries: Services for Renewable Energy