Inventory Clerk - Level 1

Inventory Clerk Level 1

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.

Functional Operations: Accurately enter and track inventory receipts, transfers, usage, adjustments, lot codes, and component usage. Maintain inventory balance reports, safety stock, demand rates, and track canceled or reduced purchase orders. Order and maintain production supply materials to support uninterrupted production. Operate and maintain tools and equipment within functional area. Ability to work all scheduled shift hours.

Performance Optimization & Continuous Improvement: Assist with monthly and year-end physical inventory counts and verify counts against system records. Conduct weekly reconciliations for spare parts and support scrap/recovery processes. Identify and document inventory discrepancies and escalate findings for resolution. Generate and distribute inventory, production, shipping, and receiving reports on time.

Training & Team Support: Ability to share standard work knowledge and support onboarding or task-level training for peers under guidance.

Cross-Functional Collaboration & Communication: Communicate with production, engineering, and maintenance teams to resolve inventory or quality issues in a timely manner. Respond to inventory-related inquiries and assist other departments as needed.

Quality, Safety & Compliance: Follow all quality standards, safety protocols, and company policies, including 6S. Report quality concerns or deviations promptly to supervisors or engineering staff. Support proper implementation of processes and procedures to ensure compliance with industry standards, regulatory requirements, and customer specifications. Maintain a clean, organized, and safe work area and wear required PPE.

Education, Certifications, and Licenses: Required: High school diploma, GED, or 2 years of prior experience in functional area. Preferred: Associate's degree in Business, Supply Chain, Logistics, or related field. Forklift/Electric Pallet Jack Certification. OSHA Safety Training or similar.

Essential Qualifications: 01 year of experience in a manufacturing or inventory environment. Basic communication and problem-solving skills. Safety-conscious mindset and willingness to follow established procedures. Ability to operate or obtain certification for forklift, electric pallet jack, and manual pallet jack (training can be provided). Proficiency with Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint) or willingness to learn. Must have working-level knowledge of the English language, including reading, writing, and speaking English. Alignment to Panasonic's seven (7) core principles (contribution to society, fairness and honesty, cooperation and team spirit, untiring effort for improvement, courtesy and humility, adaptability, gratitude).

Preferred Qualifications: 12 years of inventory experience within a high-volume manufacturing environment. Exposure to team coordination or collaborative projects. Experience with lithium-ion battery manufacturing or related industries. Demonstrated interest in continuous improvement and process adherence.

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: Sit: 20% Walk: 40% Stand: 40% Required Lifting and Carrying: Up to 10 lbs.: Continuous Up to 20 lbs.: Continuous Up to 35 lbs.: Continuous Team-lift only (over 35 lbs.): Frequent

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 that is rooted in continuous personal and professional growth and much more.

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