Senior Equipment Technician - EV Battery Manufacturing

Panasonic Corporation of North America; De Soto (KS); On-site; USD 75,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental & Vision insurance

401(k) with company match

Bonus program

Job summary

Panasonic Energy Corporation of North America is expanding its De Soto, Kansas facility and seeking a Manufacturing Equipment Technician III. This senior role coordinates daily activities, drives equipment reliability, and leads cross-functional improvements across production, maintenance, quality and engineering teams.

You will troubleshoot complex equipment issues, conduct root cause analyses, and guide continuous improvement using Lean and Six Sigma methodologies to ensure safe, efficient

Qualifications

• Senior technical resource for manufacturing operations with advanced troubleshooting skills.
• Ability to lead cross-functional teams and coordinate activities across shifts.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the primary technical escalation point for complex equipment issues and downtime.
• Coordinate daily activities and priorities for Equipment Specialists.
• Lead complex troubleshooting across mechanical, pneumatic, hydraulic, electrical, and automated systems.
• Support equipment startup, qualification, modifications, upgrades, and validation activities.
• Provide technical direction during repairs, improvements, and ECN implementations.
• Analyze equipment data to identify defects, alarms, downtime, and productivity losses.
• Promote safety, quality, and documentation compliance.
• Coach and develop Equipment Specialists and support onboarding and training.

Skills

Equipment troubleshooting

Root cause analysis

Process optimization

Lean Manufacturing

Six Sigma

PDCA

Cross-functional collaboration

Project coordination

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Ramsay mechanical/electrical aptitude assessment (required)

Tools

Microsoft Office

MES

Tableau

JMP

Job description

Panasonic Energy Corporation of North America is expanding its De Soto, Kansas facility and seeking a Manufacturing Equipment Technician III. This senior role coordinates daily activities, drives equipment reliability, and leads cross-functional improvements across production, maintenance, quality and engineering teams.

You will troubleshoot complex equipment issues, conduct root cause analyses, and guide continuous improvement using Lean and Six Sigma methodologies to ensure safe, efficient