Sr. EHS Project Manager

Toyota Tsusho America, Inc.

$90K — $120K *
Plano, TX 75025In-Person
Manufacturing & Automotive
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's in Occupational Health and Safety, Environmental Science, Engineering, or related field.
  • 5-8 years in environmental health and safety roles.
  • Strong knowledge of Occupational Health and Safety Management Systems.
  • Experience in start-up operations and facility layout preferred.
  • Familiarity with regulatory agencies like OSHA, EPA, and DOT.

Responsibilities

  • Direct comprehensive project lifecycle workflows, managing budgets and timelines.
  • Implement safety and environmental management systems per corporate and regulatory standards.
  • Embed safety and productivity benchmarks into Standardized Work documentation.
  • Drive continuous improvement initiatives across safety and environmental programs.
  • Establish training academies and onboarding matrices to enhance process effectiveness.
  • Conduct compliance audits and lead incident investigations to improve safety standards.

Benefits

  • Opportunity to lead impactful safety projects within a collaborative team.
  • Culture focused on continuous improvement and safety excellence.
  • Potential for professional development through training programs.
  • Engagement with senior leadership to influence safety protocols.
  • A dynamic work environment that emphasizes regulatory compliance.
Full Job Description
Summary
Serves as a key member of the team responsible for leading and managing safety-related projects across the organization to enhance safety performance, ensure regulatory compliance, and minimize risk. This role collaborates with various Logistics Operations locations and the Senior Logistics Leadership team to drive a culture of safety excellence, utilizing continuous improvement principles to achieve sustainable results.
What You'll Do
  • Project Management & Cost Control: Directs comprehensive project lifecycle workflows-including research, timeline generation, milestone tracking, and accountabilities delegation-while managing project budgets and escalating issues that impact operational profitability.
  • Safety & Environmental Governance: Implements internal Occupational Health and Safety Management Systems and Environmental Management Systems that comply with corporate guidelines, regulatory expectations, and international compliance standards.
  • Operational Integration & Standardization: Partners with leadership to embed critical safety, quality, and productivity benchmarks directly into Standardized Work documentation and Floor Management Development Systems across manufacturing departments.
  • Continuous Improvement & Kaizen: Supports established operations by driving improvement initiatives across safety, quality, productivity, human resources, and environmental programs, thoroughly documenting all results as directed by Strategic Business Unit leadership.
  • Training & Workforce Development: Establishes facility training academies, mobile equipment training programs, and comprehensive onboarding matrices to validate training versatility and process effectiveness across teams.
  • Compliance Auditing & Investigation: Conducts rigorous compliance audits of established operations against strategic business unit standards and leads incident investigations to continuously enhance regional workplace safety standards.
  • Other duties as assigned


What You Need
  • Bachelor's degree in Occupational Health and Safety, Environmental Science, Engineering, or a related technical field. High-level professional industry safety certifications are strongly desired.
  • 5 to 8 years of environmental health and safety experience. Working knowledge of Occupational Health and Safety Management Systems is required.
  • Prior experience in start-up operations with facility building layout and root-source unit cost principles is preferred.
  • Experience delivering working improvements to safety standards, conducting incident investigations, and heading safety committee leadership across Occupational Safety and Health Administration, Environmental Protection Agency, Department of Transportation, and other required regulatory jurisdictions.
  • Certified Safety Professional, Associate Safety Professional, Certified Industrial Hygienist, or similar certification strongly desired, or eligibility to sit for the exam.


Travel Required: 25% or more

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