Sr. Safety Specialist

Overview

Do you want to join a team that’s changing the world? Do you have a strong background as a Sr. Safety Specialist? Then we’re looking for you! 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!

Sr. Safety Specialist

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 Sr. Safety Specialist leads the implementation, administration, and continuous improvement of occupational health and safety programs to ensure compliance with applicable regulations and company standards during commissioning and production operations. Serving as a subject matter expert and trusted partner, this role identifies and mitigates workplace hazards, leads risk assessments, audits, inspections, incident investigations, corrective actions, and emergency preparedness initiatives, and supports employee training and emergency preparedness initiatives.

The Sr. Safety Specialist contributes to moderately complex projects, monitors safety performance metrics, and partners with cross-functional stakeholders to promote regulatory compliance, risk reduction, operational excellence, and a strong safety culture.

• Lead the implementation, administration, and continuous improvement of occupational health and safety programs, policies, procedures, and systems to support regulatory compliance and operational excellence
• Provide visible safety leadership through routine field presence, employee engagement, hazard recognition, coaching, and incident response support
• Manage safety records, permits, reports, metrics, and documentation to support business needs and regulatory requirements
• Support emergency preparedness and response activities, including drills, exercises, and after-hours response as needed

• Lead risk assessments, job hazard analysis (JHA), management of change (MOC) activities, and other risk reduction initiatives
• Serve as the lead safety resource for assigned operational areas, advising leaders on safety strategy, risk mitigation, and regulatory compliance
• Monitor, analyze, and communicate safety performance metrics, trends, and program effectiveness to support decision-making and continuous improvement
• Lead or support moderately complex projects and cross-functional initiatives focused on safety, compliance, and operational performance
• Conduct workplace inspections, audits, and operational assessments to identify hazards, verify compliance, and recommend corrective actions
• Lead incident investigations, root cause analyses, and corrective and preventive action processes, including verification of effectiveness and completion
• Support strategic initiatives that strengthen safety culture, regulatory compliance, and operational excellence

• Develop, deliver, and continuously improve safety training programs, materials, and resources for employees and contractors
• Serve as a mentor and subject matter…