Safety Manager

Safety Manager  –  PACCAR Technical Center

Company Information

PACCAR is a Fortune 500 company recognized as a global leader in the commercial vehicle, financial, and customer service fields with internationally recognized brands such as Kenworth, Peterbilt, and DAF trucks. PACCAR is a global technology leader in the design, manufacture, and customer support of high-quality light-, medium- and heavy-duty trucks under the Kenworth, Peterbilt and DAF nameplates. PACCAR designs and manufactures advanced diesel engines and also provides customized financial services, information technology and truck parts related to its principal business.

We are a purpose-led, values-driven company that believes the work we do today makes a difference tomorrow. Whether you are starting your career or continuing to build on an established one, PACCAR provides meaningful opportunities to grow, contribute, and succeed. Join a community of professionals helping deliver best-in-industry products and services that keep our communities running.

Requisition Summary

The Safety Manager is responsible for developing, implementing, and managing safety programs at PACCAR Technical Center. The ideal candidate would have a combination of high-level technical experience as well as leadership experience with people and programs. The Safety Manager’s focus would be sustaining safety programs, leading proactive safety initiatives and effectively collaborating with leadership to develop and promote a strong safety culture.  This position is in Mount Vernon, WA and reports to Technical Center HR Manager.

Job Functions / Responsibilities

• Manage a comprehensive safety program including prevention, inspection, investigation, and recording of incidents. Detect hazardous conditions, track and measure results and recommend, as well as implement appropriate actions.
• Provide leadership, training, and analysis to managers, and employees in the identification of potential hazards and accident prevention.
• Oversee the location's worker's compensation program, including investigations, reporting, and collection of information for claims management. 
• Develop and implement preventive or corrective measures relating to processes.
• Working with the Battery Electric Vehicle (BEV) safety team, implement and maintain BEV Program safety requirements to include overall facility, storage and work-center safety
• Implement BEV-specific safety training and technician certification
• Participate in Risk Assessment and long-term safety projects, in collaboration with relevant managers and executives and Corporate Safety. 
• Proactively streamline safety processes and automate as appropriate. 
• Oversee the safety committee.