Production Manager - Planning PMO (Electrode)

Panasonic Avionics Corporation; Sparks (NV); On-site; USD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Benefits – medical, dental, vision

401(k) with company matching

Paid Time‑Off – vacation, holidays, sick leave

Educational Assistance – tuition reimbursement

Employee Recognition Program

Annual Bonus Program

Job summary

Panasonic Avionics Corporation in Sparks, Nevada is looking for a Production Manager – Planning PMO with a strong background in manufacturing leadership. This role involves leading safety and quality performance while ensuring effective communication across teams to maintain operational excellence.

The ideal candidate will have a bachelor’s degree and over five years of experience in manufacturing operations, adept at managing complex production schedules and project management principles. Various health benefits, a retirement plan, and paid time off are offered for this position.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of manufacturing leadership experience.
• Ability to manage issue/action systems with accountability and facilitate cross‑functional follow‑up.

Responsibilities

• Leads and delivers Safety, Quality, Cost, Delivery, and People performance in the role.
• Coordinates production planning with Supply Chain and confirms plans are executable.
• Tracks milestones, dependencies, risks, and governance triggers to maintain project timelines.

Skills

Manufacturing leadership experience

Project management

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Operations Management, Business Administration, or a related technical field

Project management certification (PMP or equivalent)

Job description

Overview

Do you want to join a team that's changing the world? Do you have a strong background as a Production Manager - Planning PMO? Then we're looking for you! 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.

Responsibilities

Leads and delivers Safety, Quality, Cost, Delivery, and People (SQCDP) performance for Production Manager – Planning & PMO across PECNA Operations. Expected to serve as a leader who sets clear expectations, holds people accountable, removes barriers, and inspects what you expect with courtesy and respect. 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 is imperative and the mandate of Quality is the foundation of everything we do—neither will be compromised under any circumstances.

Functional Leadership & Operations

• 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.

Strategic Alignment & Continuous Improvement

• 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.

Team Development & Knowledge Sharing

• 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.

Cross‑Functional Collaboration & Stakeholder Engagement

• 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.

Quality, Safety, Compliance & Risk Management

• 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.

Supervisory Responsibilities

• 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.

Travel Requirement

Minimal travel as required for business needs.

Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) Requirements

• Wearing PPE 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.

Qualifications

Education, Certifications, and Licenses

• Required: Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Operations Management, Business Administration, or a related technical field. Relevant work experience may be substituted for required education.
• Preferred: Project management certification (PMP or equivalent).

Essential Qualifications

• 5+ years of manufacturing leadership experience.
• Ability to manage issue/action systems with accountability and facilitate cross‑functional follow‑up.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience supporting high‑volume operations with frequent plan changes and multi‑process dependencies.

Physical Demands

Physical Activities

• Sit: 10%
• Walk: 50%
• Stand: 40%

Required Lifting and Carrying

For this position, the required frequency is:

• Up to 10 lbs.: Continuous
• Up to 20 lbs.: Frequent
• Up to 35 lbs.: Frequent
• Team‑lift only (over 35 lbs.): Occasional

Benefits & Perks

• Health Benefits – medical, dental, vision, prescription plans, Health Savings Account, Flexible Spending Account options.
• Voluntary Benefits – life, accident, critical illness, disability, legal, identity theft, pet insurance.
• Panasonic Retirement Savings & Investment Plan – 401(k) with company matching and immediate vesting.
• Paid Time‑Off – vacation, holidays, personal days, sick leave, volunteer, parental & caregiver leave.
• Educational Assistance – tuition reimbursement for job‑related courses after six months.
• Health Management and Wellbeing Programs – Lifestyle Spending Account, EAP, virtual health management, chronic condition, neurodiversity, tobacco cessation, substance abuse support, life stage and fertility resources.
• Employee Recognition Program – High5 platform, quarterly and annual recognition.
• Annual Bonus Program – performance‑based bonus.
• On‑site Food Options – cafes, snack and beverage kitchens, vendor visits, employee events.
• Free Shuttle – rides to and from work.

Pre‑employment drug testing is required.

Supplemental Information

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.