TN Visa Safety Manager Jobs
Safety Manager roles qualify for TN visa sponsorship under the USMCA's engineer and scientist categories when tied to industrial hygiene, occupational safety, or related technical disciplines. Canadian citizens can apply at the border or a U.S. consulate with no cap. Mexican citizens go through consular processing with an annual allocation.
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Get Access To All JobsTitle: Manager, Health & Safety
Location: Phoenix, Arizona
LG Energy Solution Michigan, Inc is a global leader in advanced lithium-ion battery technology for electric vehicle (EV) and energy storage applications. With growing operations across the United States, we are committed to innovation, quality, and powering the future of clean energy. Join a leader in advanced EV batteries.
Summary
As the Manager of Health & Safety, you will lead the development, implementation, and continuous improvement of site safety programs by using your experience to anticipate, recognize, evaluate, and control chemical, mechanical, electrical, ergonomic, and other workplace hazards. This role serves as the subject-matter expert for Health & Safety, ensuring consistent application of company standards, regulatory compliance, employee engagement, risk reduction, and a strong safety-first culture across all operations.
Responsibilities:
- Accountable for achieving strategic objectives in team member safety, environmental protection, and loss prevention
- Lead implementation of safety programs, Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) compliance, workers’ compensation reduction initiatives, and required recordkeeping
- Ensure plant-wide compliance with OSHA and all applicable federal, state, and local regulations
- Ensure timely communication of safety, environmental, and compliance matters to plant operations and corporate leadership
- Conduct ad hoc compliance audits and site assessments as needed
- Build and promote a company culture that prioritizes safety, protects employees, improves processes, and enhances key metrics such as Incident Rate Ratio (IRR) and Lost Time Incident Rate (LTIR)
- Ensure effective hazard identification, risk mitigation, and corrective actions for plant operations and administrative offices
- Manage, coach, and develop the Health & Safety team
- Establish, monitor, and report key performance indicators (KPIs) for team and site performance
- Provide coaching, mentoring, and career development planning for direct reports
- Conduct daily safety walks to verify safe work practices and identify unsafe acts, faulty equipment, or policy non-compliance
- Ensure prompt follow-up and closure of corrective actions identified through audits, inspections, or incidents
- Oversee all required environmental reporting related to air, chemical, waste, and water compliance
- Organize Health & Safety training programs and maintain required records, certifications, and documentation
- Lead incident investigations, root cause analysis, and preventive action implementation
- Support emergency response planning, drills, and crisis preparedness activities
- Partner cross-functionally with Operations, Maintenance, Engineering, HR, and leadership to improve safety performance
- Conduct thorough and timely Layered Process Audits (LPA) in assigned work areas
- Maintain cleanliness at the worksite in accordance with 5S3R Standards:
+ Sort, Set in order, Shine, Standardize, Sustain
+ Right Location, Right Quantity, Right Container
- Perform other duties as assigned
Qualifications
Bachelor’s Degree in Occupational Safety, Environmental Health, Industrial Hygiene, Engineering, or related field; or equivalent relevant experience
- Board of Certified Safety Professionals CSP (Certified Safety Professional) preferred
- Strong knowledge of occupational safety regulations, environmental compliance, and risk management systems
Experience:
7 to 10+ years of experience evaluating, leading, and improving safety programs in a manufacturing environment
- 3 to 6+ years of leadership experience managing a Health & Safety team in a manufacturing environment
- Experience with regulatory inspections, audits, workers’ compensation, and incident management
- Knowledge of advanced manufacturing technology, chemicals, pneumatic, and industrial systems preferred
- Experience in high-volume production environments preferred
Skills:
- Comfortable presenting to and partnering with senior leadership
- Ability to manage ambiguity and make sound business decisions
- Effective workflow, project, and process management skills
- Strong planning skills with clear communication of priorities
- Ability to delegate effectively and lead teams to meet goals
- Strong knowledge of OSHA and applicable state/local regulations and requirements
- Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite, especially Excel and PowerPoint
- Strong analytical, organizational, and communication skills
- Ability to work flexible hours as needed to support all production shifts
- Ability to work flexible hours as needed to coordinate with headquarters and global sites
Equal Opportunity Employer
LG Energy Solution is an Equal Opportunity Employer and considers all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or any other protected status under applicable law.
Reasonable accommodations may be made for qualified individuals with disabilities.
Title: Manager, Health & Safety
Location: Phoenix, Arizona
LG Energy Solution Michigan, Inc is a global leader in advanced lithium-ion battery technology for electric vehicle (EV) and energy storage applications. With growing operations across the United States, we are committed to innovation, quality, and powering the future of clean energy. Join a leader in advanced EV batteries.
Summary
As the Manager of Health & Safety, you will lead the development, implementation, and continuous improvement of site safety programs by using your experience to anticipate, recognize, evaluate, and control chemical, mechanical, electrical, ergonomic, and other workplace hazards. This role serves as the subject-matter expert for Health & Safety, ensuring consistent application of company standards, regulatory compliance, employee engagement, risk reduction, and a strong safety-first culture across all operations.
Responsibilities:
- Accountable for achieving strategic objectives in team member safety, environmental protection, and loss prevention
- Lead implementation of safety programs, Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) compliance, workers’ compensation reduction initiatives, and required recordkeeping
- Ensure plant-wide compliance with OSHA and all applicable federal, state, and local regulations
- Ensure timely communication of safety, environmental, and compliance matters to plant operations and corporate leadership
- Conduct ad hoc compliance audits and site assessments as needed
- Build and promote a company culture that prioritizes safety, protects employees, improves processes, and enhances key metrics such as Incident Rate Ratio (IRR) and Lost Time Incident Rate (LTIR)
- Ensure effective hazard identification, risk mitigation, and corrective actions for plant operations and administrative offices
- Manage, coach, and develop the Health & Safety team
- Establish, monitor, and report key performance indicators (KPIs) for team and site performance
- Provide coaching, mentoring, and career development planning for direct reports
- Conduct daily safety walks to verify safe work practices and identify unsafe acts, faulty equipment, or policy non-compliance
- Ensure prompt follow-up and closure of corrective actions identified through audits, inspections, or incidents
- Oversee all required environmental reporting related to air, chemical, waste, and water compliance
- Organize Health & Safety training programs and maintain required records, certifications, and documentation
- Lead incident investigations, root cause analysis, and preventive action implementation
- Support emergency response planning, drills, and crisis preparedness activities
- Partner cross-functionally with Operations, Maintenance, Engineering, HR, and leadership to improve safety performance
- Conduct thorough and timely Layered Process Audits (LPA) in assigned work areas
- Maintain cleanliness at the worksite in accordance with 5S3R Standards:
+ Sort, Set in order, Shine, Standardize, Sustain
+ Right Location, Right Quantity, Right Container
- Perform other duties as assigned
Qualifications
Bachelor’s Degree in Occupational Safety, Environmental Health, Industrial Hygiene, Engineering, or related field; or equivalent relevant experience
- Board of Certified Safety Professionals CSP (Certified Safety Professional) preferred
- Strong knowledge of occupational safety regulations, environmental compliance, and risk management systems
Experience:
7 to 10+ years of experience evaluating, leading, and improving safety programs in a manufacturing environment
- 3 to 6+ years of leadership experience managing a Health & Safety team in a manufacturing environment
- Experience with regulatory inspections, audits, workers’ compensation, and incident management
- Knowledge of advanced manufacturing technology, chemicals, pneumatic, and industrial systems preferred
- Experience in high-volume production environments preferred
Skills:
- Comfortable presenting to and partnering with senior leadership
- Ability to manage ambiguity and make sound business decisions
- Effective workflow, project, and process management skills
- Strong planning skills with clear communication of priorities
- Ability to delegate effectively and lead teams to meet goals
- Strong knowledge of OSHA and applicable state/local regulations and requirements
- Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite, especially Excel and PowerPoint
- Strong analytical, organizational, and communication skills
- Ability to work flexible hours as needed to support all production shifts
- Ability to work flexible hours as needed to coordinate with headquarters and global sites
Equal Opportunity Employer
LG Energy Solution is an Equal Opportunity Employer and considers all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or any other protected status under applicable law.
Reasonable accommodations may be made for qualified individuals with disabilities.
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Get Access To All JobsTips for Finding TN Visa Sponsorship as a Safety Manager
Match your credentials to USMCA categories
TN eligibility for Safety Managers depends on your degree field. A bachelor's in occupational health, industrial hygiene, or engineering maps cleanly to approved categories. A general business degree alone won't qualify, so verify your credentials align before applying.
Target employers with OSHA VPP status
Companies enrolled in OSHA's Voluntary Protection Program already run formal safety management systems and hire dedicated Safety Managers. These employers understand the role's professional scope, which makes TN classification easier to justify during the offer letter stage.
Require a precise offer letter from your employer
Your offer letter must describe the Safety Manager role in technical terms tied to your degree, not just job duties. Generic titles like 'site safety lead' can invite CBP scrutiny. Canadian professionals need this letter ready before presenting at the border.
Search TN-specific job listings through Migrate Mate
Most job boards don't filter by visa classification, making it hard to find employers open to TN sponsorship. Migrate Mate lets you search Safety Manager roles specifically tagged for TN visa candidates, so you spend time on employers already willing to sponsor.
Understand the Mexican consular timeline before accepting offers
Mexican citizens must schedule a consular interview at a U.S. embassy, which adds processing time compared to the Canadian border option. Build at least four to six weeks into your start date negotiation to account for appointment availability.
Prepare a specialty occupation summary for CBP or consular review
CBP officers and consular officials are not safety industry specialists. A one-page technical summary explaining how your Safety Manager duties require at least a bachelor's level of theoretical and practical knowledge helps officers make a confident determination on the spot.
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Find Safety Manager JobsSafety Manager TN Visa: Frequently Asked Questions
Does a Safety Manager role qualify for TN visa status?
Yes, but qualification depends on how the role is framed. Safety Manager positions tied to industrial hygiene, occupational safety engineering, or scientific risk assessment align with USMCA's approved professional categories. Roles framed primarily around compliance administration or general management, without a clear connection to a qualifying degree field, are more likely to face CBP scrutiny.
How does TN compare to H-1B for Safety Manager positions?
TN is faster and has no lottery. Canadian professionals can get TN status at a port of entry the same day, while H-1B requires winning a random annual lottery and waiting months for USCIS processing. The trade-off is that TN is nonimmigrant intent only, so it doesn't put you on a direct path to a green card the way H-1B can.
What documents does my employer need to provide for TN sponsorship?
Your employer needs to provide a formal offer letter that includes your job title, a description of duties tied to your qualifying degree field, the professional nature of the role, and your start date. For Canadian professionals, this letter is presented at the border alongside your credentials. For Mexican citizens, it's submitted as part of the consular visa application package.
Where can I find Safety Manager jobs that already offer TN visa sponsorship?
Migrate Mate is built specifically for Canadian and Mexican professionals seeking U.S. roles with TN sponsorship. You can search Safety Manager listings filtered by visa type, which removes the guesswork of reaching out to employers who aren't open to sponsoring TN professionals. This is a faster path than applying broadly and screening employer by employer.
Can I switch Safety Manager employers while on TN status?
Yes, but you need a new TN authorization before starting with the new employer. Canadian professionals can return to a port of entry with the new offer letter and get a fresh TN the same day. Mexican citizens must schedule a new consular appointment. You cannot simply transfer TN status the way some other visa categories allow, so plan your transition timeline accordingly.
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