Job Description

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.

Job Summary:

As a Senior Health & Safety Manager, you will lead the strategic development and hands-on implementation of health and safety initiatives within a fast-paced, advanced manufacturing environment. This role requires a dynamic leader capable of fostering a proactive safety culture while ensuring operational compliance with regulatory standards and internal policies. You’ll collaborate closely with production leaders, safety teams, and cross-functional partners to identify risk, optimize safety processes, and drive continuous improvement initiatives. The position demands a strong technical command of safety management systems, incident investigation, and risk mitigation strategies. Success in this role means championing a zero-incident mindset while contributing to the long-term operational excellence of a state-of-the-art facility.

Essential Duties:

• Plays a key role in day-to-day operations in production processes driving safety culture and compliance on production floor.
• Must be able to manage and coach teams and drive KPI with zero incident mentality.
• Manager will work directly with Production managers, supervisors, safety champions and vendors to maintain compliance and mitigate risk by implementing best practices within PECNA Management systems.
• Promote, coach and influence culture of safety, quality, compliance, and continuous improvement.
• Assess, identify, and evaluate processes and safety risks in day-to-day operations on production floor and mitigate safety risks in production areas.
• Serve as technical Subject Matter Expert for HS programs such as LOTO, machine guarding, fall protections, respiratory protection, hearing conservation, process safety.
• Ensure appropriate root cause analysis has been conducted and corrective actions have been identified and implemented.
• Participate and Drive Safety Committee meetings to address issues.
• Conduct Industrial Hygiene surveys, risk assessment and establish JSA, JHA, SWP
• Prepare and submit timely and accurate reports and permitting requirements as needed.
• Experience with Behavioral based Safety programs and implementation
• Experience in conducting risk assessments, incident investigations, root cause analysis and corrective action management.
• Ability and willingness to respond and support site emergencies 24 hours a day, 7 days a week if needed.

Requirements - Required and/or Preferred:

Education:

• Basic/Required: Bachelor’s degree in occupational health and safety, related branch of Engineering, System Safety, Biology, Chemistry, related science/technical field from accredited 4-year college or equivalent experience

Essential Qualifications:

• Minimum of 5 years in a senior, supervisory, or managerial role related to Health & Safety
• Experience with Health & Safety regulations and guidelines, including OSHA, NFPA, ANSI
• Knowledge of Occupational health & safety systems such as ISO-45001
• Experience with Lean Six Sigma and 6S principles
• Experience in developing and implementing emergency response plans, ensuring preparedness for various scenarios.
• Experience in developing and delivering health and safety training programs for employees at all levels.
• In-depth knowledge of local, state, and federal health and safety regulations relevant to the industry.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience commissioning manufacturing equipment

Preferred Certification(s):

• Certification in Occupational Health and Safety, such as Certified Safety Professional (CSP), Occupational Health and Safety Technician (OHST), or Certified Industrial Hygienist (CIH).

Physical Demands:

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.

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

• Sit: 40%
• Walk: 30%
• Stand: 20%
• Lift: 10%

Required Lifting and Carrying: Not required (0%), Occasional (1-33%), Frequent (34-66%), Continuous (67-100%)

For this position, the required frequency is:

• Up to 10 lbs.: Occasional
• Up to 20 lbs.: Occasional
• 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:

• 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
• Diversity, equity, and 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 routed in continuous personal and professional growth and much more.

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:

! 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 .

This is an exciting time to join us as we expand our operations to De Soto, Kansas and build the world's largest lithium-ion battery factory. We will provide 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 of North America.

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