Business Process Engineer III

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Business Process Engineer III

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Meet the Recruiter: Danielle Lomeli

Job Summary:

The Business Process Engineer III leads complex cross-functional business process transformation initiatives across teams, systems, and business units, including the evaluation and integration of manufacturing technologies such as automation, IoT, and robotics. This role owns end-to-end process redesign, establishes scalable practices, develops business cases, and manages dependencies to deliver measurable business value through effective integration of people, process, and technology. Mentors Business Process Engineer I and II team members and helps raise team standards and execution discipline.

Essential Duties:

Functional Operations

• Lead complex end-to-end process redesign efforts across multiple functions, systems, value streams, or business units
• Define project scope, success criteria, risks, dependencies, and business-value targets for assigned areas
• Facilitate senior stakeholder alignment on requirements, tradeoffs, operating-model impacts, adoption risks, and decisions
• Coordinate implementation across Operations, IT, Finance, Procurement, Planning, Engineering, and other business partners
• Present recommendations, risks, business impact, and implementation status to leadership in a clear, decision-oriented manner
• Provide technical and process advice on manufacturing systems, data flows, system integrations, automation opportunities, and process capability
• Lead evaluation and integration of technologies such as IoT, AI/machine learning, robotics, and automation into complex, cross-functional process redesigns

Performance Optimization & Continuous Improvement

• Develop business cases, financial models, cost-reduction opportunities, benefit-realization plans, and value-tracking mechanisms
• Establish process-control methods, KPIs, dashboards, and escalation paths to sustain improvements
• Use advanced data analytics and process simulation/modeling tools to derive actionable insights and support decision-making for transformation initiatives
• Develop strategies to optimize equipment utilization, minimize downtime, and reduce cycle times across multiple functions or value streams

Training & Team Support

• Coach Business Process Engineer I and II team members on process methods, stakeholder management, analysis quality, and project execution discipline
• Mentor and conduct hands-on training, providing process guidance and technical support to others at same or lower level within functional area
• No authority to hire, transfer, suspend, lay off, recall, promote, discharge, reward, or discipline other employees

Cross-Functional Collaboration & Communication

• Resolve cross-functional friction constructively and influence decisions without formal authority
• Translate complexity into clear business impact for senior stakeholders

Quality, Safety, & Compliance

• Follow safety, quality, customer, data-handling, and company standards, and establish controls and governance that sustain compliance across assigned initiatives

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 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.

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.

Requirements - Required and/or Preferred

Education, Certifications, and Licenses:

• Required: Bachelor's degree in Industrial Engineering, Computer Science, Information Technology, or a closely related engineering/technical field; OR 4 years of relevant business process engineering or manufacturing analysis experience in lieu of a degree

Preferred:

• Master's degree in Industrial Engineering, Computer Science, Information Technology, or a closely related engineering/technical field

Essential Qualifications:

• 4-6 years of professional experience in business process engineering or a related field
• Previous experience in semi-conductor, automotive, or other high-volume manufacturing field
• Hands-on experience applying business process analysis tools, including current-state and future-state design, root-cause analysis, business case development, cost-benefit analysis, metrics, and process control and management
• Ability to plan and deploy complex business process initiatives across multiple functions and stakeholder groups
• Ability to recognize structural issues within the organization, functional interdependencies, and cross-silo redundancies
• Able to assimilate and correlate disconnected business information and articulate its collective relevance to the organization
• Able to develop metrics, collect data, and analyze data to identify cause and measure performance against process requirements
• Excellent communication skills (oral and written), including the ability to explain and present technical information
• Collaborate and work effectively at all levels of the organization and influence others toward consensus
• Must have working-level knowledge of the English language, including reading, writing, and speaking English
• Ability to operate independently with minimal supervision and manage competing priorities
• Experience evaluating or integrating manufacturing technologies such as automation, IoT, robotics, or AI/machine learning
• Experience with process simulation/modeling software and data analytics tools

Preferred Qualifications:

• Lean or Six Sigma Certification is strongly preferred
• Resilient, self-motived and able to work well under pressure
• Experience in high-volume battery manufacturing or a related industrial environment such as electronics, automotive, or energy storage
• Alignment to Company's seven (7) core principles (contribution to society, fairness and honesty, cooperation and team spirit, untiring effort for improvement, courtesy and humility, adaptability, gratitude)

Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) Requirements:

• To ensure health and safety in the workplace and for employee protection, wearing PPE is required 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. A respirator fit test will be required based on functional area.

Physical Demands:

Physical Activities: Percentage of time (equaling 100%) during the normal workday the employee is required to:

• Sit: 70%
• Walk: 20%
• Stand: 10%

Required Lifting and Carrying: Rare (<1%), 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

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:

• Health Benefits – Offering medical, dental, vision, prescription plans, plus Health Savings Account and Flexible Spending Account options.
• Voluntary Benefits – Life, accident, critical illness, disability, legal, identity theft, and pet insurance.
• Panasonic Retirement Savings & Investment Plan (PRSIP) – 401(k) plan with company matching contributions and immediate vesting.
• Paid Time-Off Benefits – Vacation, holidays, personal days, sick leave, volunteer, and parental & caregiver leave.
• Educational Assistance – Tuition reimbursement for job-related courses after six months of service.
• Health Management and Wellbeing Programs –Lifestyle Spending Account, EAP, virtual health management, chronic condition, neurodiversity, tobacco cessation, substance abuse support, and life stage and fertility resources. Available to eligible employees starting the first day of the month following your start date. Eligibility for each benefit may vary based on employment status, location, and length of service.
• Employee Recognition Program - High5 employee recognition and awards platform, quarterly and annual employee recognition
• Annual Bonus Program - Opportunity for an annual performance-based bonus.
• On-site Food Options: Several on-site cafes, plentiful snack and beverage kitchens, revolving on-site vendor visits and employee events
• Free Shuttle: Rides to and from work!

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.

Who We Are:

Meet Panasonic Energy! 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.

Our journey began in 2017, and now, as the world's largest lithium-ion battery factory, we are expanding operations to De Soto, Kansas, providing 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!

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.

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