Equipment Specialist I: Battery Manufacturing & Impact

Socket.dev; De Soto (KS); On-site; USD 52,000 - 76,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare options

401K plan

Annual bonus

Education assistance

Employee assistance programs

Job summary

Panasonic Energy is expanding to De Soto, Kansas, and seeks an Equipment Specialist I to support reliability, defect reduction, and safe manufacturing operations. You’ll work with production teams, maintenance, and engineers to diagnose issues, implement improvements, and drive continuous improvement initiatives.

The role emphasizes hands-on troubleshooting, data analysis, and collaboration within a growing battery manufacturing environment in the Kansas City area.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of manufacturing or industrial maintenance experience, or completion of related apprenticeship programs.
• Demonstrated mechanical aptitude and understanding of mechanical/electrical/hydraulic systems.
• Working-level English (reading, writing, speaking).
• Experience with MES/Tableau or similar production data systems.

Responsibilities

• Troubleshoot, repair, and maintain manufacturing equipment.
• Perform equipment recovery and verify machine functionality.
• Identify and troubleshoot routine mechanical issues.
• Maintain documentation of repairs, inspections, and improvements.
• Support machine startup and readiness activities.
• Participate in PDCA-based problem solving.

Skills

Mechanical aptitude

Reading technical documents

Team collaboration

English language

Data interpretation

Education

High School diploma

Electronics/Maintenance apprenticeship

PECNA Apprenticeship Program

Tools

MES

Excel

Tableau

Job description

Panasonic Energy is expanding to De Soto, Kansas, and seeks an Equipment Specialist I to support reliability, defect reduction, and safe manufacturing operations. You’ll work with production teams, maintenance, and engineers to diagnose issues, implement improvements, and drive continuous improvement initiatives.

The role emphasizes hands-on troubleshooting, data analysis, and collaboration within a growing battery manufacturing environment in the Kansas City area.