**Overview** Do you want to join a team that's changing the world? Do you have a strong background as a Quality Control Technician Lead – Level 5? 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** **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:** We are seeking a highly motivated Quality Lead - Level 5 with a background in quality inspection process to join our team at Panasonic Energy Corporation of North America (PECNA). As a Quality Lead, you will report to the Quality Supervisor and collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure proper day-to-day execution of quality objectives, enhance product quality, and contribute to the success of the world's largest lithium-ion battery initiative. The Quality Lead - Level 5 will work together with the Operations, Engineering and Maintenance in resolving bugs, defects, and other potential issues and ensuring that products meet customer specifications. **Essential Duties:** + Perform high-level data interpretation and analytics tied to Key Performance Indicators + Lead effective and timely containment actions and treatment of nonconforming materials, utilizing Python scripts, Foundry or other data visualization tools. + Establish basic process alarms utilizing Python scripts and Foundry. + Lead quality improvement projects aimed at enhancing product quality, process improvements or reducing defects. + Provide direction and support as required for QA Inspectors and Operators in quality improvement projects. + Lead hands-on training of inspectors to improve overall proficiency. + Operate independently sometimes without written SOP’s, analyze data, and make decisions. + Lead QA Inspectors and Technicians for proper implementation of quality control processes and procedures to ensure compliance with industry standards, regulatory requirements, and customer specifications. + Independently execute product and process audits as required. + Communicate with different levels of the organization to resolve quality issues. + Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including production, engineering, and maintenance, to identify and resolve quality issues in a timely manner. + Report quality issues, concerns, or deviations from standards to Supervisors and Engineers in a timely manner. + Maintain detailed inspection, quality issues and deviation records as required. + Function as the owner of area Key Performance Indicators. + Lead the Quality Tech team in Quality Supervisor’s absence. + Ensure adherence to quality, general plant and PECNA policies and procedures. + Ensure area cleanliness and 6S standards are met. **Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) Requirements:** + To ensure the health and safety in the workplace and for the protection of our employees’, 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. Pre-employment 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: Requirements - Required and/or Preferred** **Education** + Required: High school diploma, GED or 2 years of prior experience in functional area + Preferred: Associate’s degree **Essential Qualifications** + Minimum of 6 years of related work experience (manufacturing or similar industries). + Working knowledge in programming scripts, data visualization tools and Foundry AI platforms with the ability to modify the scripts as required. + Working knowledge in Statistical Process Control. + Working knowledge in CAPA and Root Cause Analysis. **Preferred Qualifications:** + 3-5 years of relevant experience within QA functions with strong understanding in corrective actions and containment actions or equivalent previous work experience. **Physical Demands** **Physical Activities:** Percentage of time (equaling 100%) during the normal workday the employee is required to: + Sit: 10% + Walk: 40% + Stand: 40% + 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.: Frequent + Up to 20 lbs.: Frequent + Up to 35 lbs.: Occasional + Team-lift only (over 35 lbs.): Occasional **Who We Are:** Meet Panasonic Energy (https://careers.na.panasonic.com/life-at-panasonic) ! 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 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h-x\_hDfMqb0) . 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, 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.** R-102002