Occupational Health and Safety Manager

Occupational Health And Safety Manager

Do you want to join a team that's changing the world? Do you have a strong background as an Occupational Health and Safety Manager? Then we're looking for you! Check out the job description and apply now! 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. Join the PECNA team today!

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.

The Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) Manager leads the development, implementation, and continuous improvement of PECNA's safety management systems to ensure a safe, compliant, and high-performing manufacturing environment. This role provides strategic and operational leadership to OHS professionals and production teams, embedding safety excellence into every phase of battery manufacturing. The OHS Manager partners cross-functionally with operations, engineering, and facilities leadership to drive proactive risk reduction, ensure regulatory compliance, and cultivate a sustainable safety culture. This position serves as both a hands-on leader and a strategic advisor, guiding PECNA toward industry-leading performance in health, safety, and environmental stewardship.

Safety Leadership & Strategy :

• Champion a proactive, values-driven safety culture that aligns with PECNA's mission, goals, and core principles
• Lead and mentor OHS team members, safety champions, and cross-functional production leaders to drive ownership of safety performance and compliance
• Establish and track OHS performance metrics (KPIs and leading indicators) to monitor progress and identify improvement opportunities
• Represent OHS within leadership meetings and strategic planning sessions to ensure alignment of safety objectives with business priorities

Program Management & Regulatory Compliance :

Risk Assessment & Operational Support :

Incident Management & Continuous Improvement :

Collaboration & Leadership Communication :

Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) Requirements :

To ensure health and safety in the workplace and for employee protection, wearing PPE is a possibility 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.

Qualifications : Education :

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Preferred Qualifications :

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Physical Demands :

Required Lifting and Carrying :