Overview
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Summary
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 the Sr. Specialist Emergency Management for the Factory, you will manage all factory related emergency management responsibilities and assist with KPA corporate office emergency management responsibilities. The Sr. Specialist will assist the business with emergency management planning, program implementation processes, and engage in refining the Emergency Management Program (EMP) as new processes are implemented and in response to risk mitigation priorities. The position's primary responsibilities are preparing businesses to manage emergency-related incidents through planning, rehearsal, and engagement in real world incidents. The primary job duties for this role include:
- Collaborating with company leadership
- Building an accountability network
- Implementing best practices in emergency management
- Managing risk mitigation and planning efforts associated with identified hazards
- Engaging and planning with community partners
- Engaging and overseeing emergency response functions
- Assisting with recovery efforts
- Assisting with developing and maintaining all emergency management documentation
This position reports to the Security & Risk Emergency Manager and will work with various site functions and internal and external customers, such as, Production leaders, Facilities, Human Resources, Employee Health and Safety, local fire agencies, County emergency management agencies, and contracted vendors. The primary objective of this position is to implement and manage the Emergency Management Program, provide training opportunities and act as a lead and content matter expert during a crisis/emergency. This position may require limited travel, working non-business hours and potentially weekends as needed
Essential Duties
- Locally manage the Emergency Management Program for our KS area facilities.
- Within reason, be available and respond to incidents 24/7 by assessing, triaging, and escalating to appropriate stakeholders.
- Work effectively and efficiently under pressure while managing competing demands and tight deadlines, maintain composure under pressure, and facilitate meetings with diverse stakeholders under stressful conditions.
- Demonstrate ability to take initiative, successfully handle and prioritize multiple competing assignments, and effectively manage deadlines.
- Help to develop, implement, and maintain emergency management policies, standards, and procedures.
- Help to develop, deliver, evaluate, and improve training/exercises, including seminars, workshops, tabletops, games, drills, and functional exercises, that test emergency management plans and develop core capabilities among key participants.
- Develop professional working relationships with fire departments, emergency medical services, and County emergency management officials.
- Help evaluate the risks faced by the company and use this information to find solutions that will mitigate priority risks.
- Engage in proactive problem resolution and strategies (internally and externally) to include incorporating best practices in alignment with Panasonic Energy of North America emergency management initiatives.
- Participate in incident investigation to identify causal factors to determine how incidents might be prevented in the future; recommend remedial and corrective action.
- Keep informed of current emergency management standards, best practices, technologies, and other resources, and as needed, recommend changes to company processes, policies, standards, and procedures.
- Attend emergency preparedness meetings with local, regional, state, and federal agencies, and address recommendations, decisions, and outcomes as they pertain to the Emergency Management Program.
- Engage with an assist in recovery strategies post incident in alignment with the Business Continuity Program,
- Align with 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)
- Various other duties as assigned.
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 includes equipment such as a full Tyvek suit, safety shoes, gloves, safety glasses, face mask, 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.
Qualifications
Requirements - Required and/or Preferred:
Education
- Bachelor’s degree in emergency management or enrollment in a Bachelor’s degree program in emergency management with previous emergency management experience.
Essential Qualifications
- FEMA IS-100, IS-200, IS-300, IS-400, IS-700, IS-800
- FEMA Professional Development Series
- Excellent written, verbal, presentation communication skills
- A high level ability to leverage technology in order to enhance the program
- Ability to communicate effectively with senior business leadership
- Ability to exercise clarity and directness in all forms of communication
- Intuitive, adaptable, creative, and collaborative with excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- Collaborative nature with strong team building skills and willing to learn from and accept guidance from others
- Must have working-level knowledge of the English language, including reading, writing, and speaking English
Preferred Qualifications
- Breadth of experience and ability to recognize, inspire and motivate others to perform well
- Certified Emergency Manager from International Association of Emergency Managers (IAEM) or State Emergency Management certification
- Homeland Security Exercise and Evaluation Program (HSEEP)
- Advanced Degree
Physical Demands
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: (Required frequency is: Not required (0%), Occasional (1-33%), Frequent (34-66%, Continuous (67-100%)
- Up to 10 lbs.: Occasional
- Up to 20 lbs.: Occasional
- Up to 35 lbs.: Occasional
- Team-lift only (over 35 lbs.): Not Required
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
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.
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.
Panasonic Energy of North America is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to: race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, genetic information, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic 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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